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Period 5 comps flatten at Pizza Hut corp. stores
May 18, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Despite the late April launch of the 3Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizza, comparable-store sales at Pizza Hut's 1,760 U.S. corporate stores rose only…
read nowSbarro sues two former employees
May 18, 2005
Newsday: Sbarro, the Melville, N.Y.-based pizza chain, has sued two high-ranking ex-employees, alleging they stole the company's trade secrets and were…
read nowQ1 comps rise 3% at Pizza Hut corp. stores
May 17, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands announced that comparable-store sales at its 1,760 Pizza Hut corporate stores in the U.S. rose 3 percent for the first quarter of…
read nowPapa John's Pizza tops ACSI satisfaction list 6th straight year
May 17, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the sixth consecutive year, Papa John's led the limited-service restaurant category in the 2005 American Customer Satisfaction Index.
read nowOld Chicago rolls out 'Unbox' prototype design
May 17, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Deep dish pizza and imported beer purveyor, Old Chicago, is rolling out what it calls an "Unbox" prototype design it plans to use for…
read nowMr. Ed goes to Washington
May 16, 2005
Gourmet pizza creator, Ed LaDou, has been chosen to represent American pizza at the 2005 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
read nowCheese prices leap 10 cents in two days
May 16, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A busy two-day sell-off sent block cheddar prices streaking upward 10 cents in trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
read nowAuthor urges customers to be cool to delivery drivers
May 16, 2005
NPR.org: PizzaMarketplace editor's note: This essay on how customers should treat pizza delivery drivers is both insightful and funny. We pass along this…
read nowCouncil widens 'pizza-free' zones near school
May 16, 2005
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: About 20 students were already lined up yesterday across the street from Cleveland High School in Seattle when Eugene Barbu pulled…
read nowDomino's Pizza unit won't fight driver union election
May 16, 2005
FESTUS, Mo. — Operators of a Domino's Pizza unit in Mansfield, Ohio, called off a May 16 hearing with the National Labor Relations Board in which it planned to…
read nowPizza drivers ambushed, stabbed during late run
May 15, 2005
San Francisco Chronicle: Two pizza delivery drivers in Oakland, Calif., were hospitalized after being stabbed and robbed by bogus customers on May 13.
read nowTrading begins on Domino's Pizza Australia NZ
May 15, 2005
BRISBANE, Australia — Shares of Domino's Pizza Australia began trading on the Australian Stock Exchange on May 16. According to a news release, the shares…
read nowOhio pizza drivers file for union election
May 15, 2005
FESTUS, Mo. — Pizza drivers in Mansfield, Ohio, filed for union election and plan to join the Association of Pizza Delivery Drivers. According to a news…
read nowPerfecting pizza delivery dispatch
May 12, 2005
No amount of correct order taking and great pizza baking can overcome mistakes at the delivery dispatch area. Now, however, technology and operator procedures…
read nowCheese prices hit floor, then inch higher
May 12, 2005
After finding the floor at $1.42 per pound on May 10, cheddar blocks began an upward trek to end a price slide from a height of $1.62 on April 4.
read nowHumorous hair, driver beware and marketing flair
May 11, 2005
He might not change his mind, but Senior Editor Steve Coomes always welcomes rebuttals — and he got a few on his "driver reimbursement" commentary. He also…
read nowDomino's Pizza of Canada aims for 250 new units by '07
May 11, 2005
CALGARY, Alberta — Domino's Pizza Canada wants to double its current 250-unit count by 2007.
read nowSouth Korean group named Papa John's intl. franchisee of the year
May 10, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's has named PJI Korea its International Franchise Operator for 2004. According to a news release, the 21-unit franchise group…
read nowFigaro's Pizza signs development deals for 56 units
May 10, 2005
SALEM, Ore. — One-hundred-unit Figaro's Pizza, a self-dubbed "we bake or you bake" chain, announced it recently inked development deals for the opening of 5…
read nowDine-in component removed from new Nick-N-Willy's take-and-bake store plans
May 10, 2005
LONE TREE, Colo. — Nick-N-Willy's Franchise Company, a take-and-bake-centered pizza chain, has opened its first take-and-bake only outlet.
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