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Beware, pizza operators, industry scams abound
January 25, 2005
From grandiose pizza business promises to receipt paper scams, operators need to be on their collective guard against crooks.
read nowNew York teens' obesity suit against McDonald's reemerges
January 25, 2005
Bloomberg News: Despite being dismissed twice by New York courts, a lawsuit filed by two teenagers claiming McDonald's food made them obese will again go…
read nowSbordone appointed CEO at Peter Piper Pizza
January 25, 2005
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Peter Piper Inc. has appointed Frank Sbordone as chief executive officer over its 141-unit Peter Piper Pizza chain.
read nowSERVICE: 'Anchovies '... are they any good?'
January 25, 2005
Great servers and order takers know how to affirm a customer's choices and make them feel good about what they're purchasing, says Paul Paz.
read nowPizza driver robber asks victim for date
January 24, 2005
The Associated Press: Police in Newcastle, Del., say a man who recently robbed a Domino's Pizza delivery driver has asked the woman out for a date.
read nowPizza Inn listed as 'non-compliant' by NASDAQ
January 24, 2005
THE COLONY, Texas — The Jan. 4 appointment of Robert Page as Pizza Inn's interim chief executive officer has placed the company out of compliance with…
read nowNick-N-Willy's Pizza to open five Dallas units in '05
January 24, 2005
DALLAS — Nick-N-Willy's World Famous Take-N-Bake Pizza said it plans to open five units in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in 2005.
read now68% of Super Bowl watchers choose pizza, says Domino's
January 24, 2005
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — On Super Bowl Sunday, widely believed to be the busiest day in the U.S. pizza industry, Domino's Pizza anticipates selling more than 1.…
read nowPizza driver robbed, splashed with chemicals
January 23, 2005
The News Record: A Burlington, N.C. delivery driver suffered burns to his eyes after a man threw a cup of unknown chemicals in his face during a robbery on the…
read nowBig pizza presence the dream for small NYPD
January 23, 2005
Orlando Business Journal: Two-unit NYPD (which stands for New York Pizza Delicatessan) has designs on rolling out 50 to 75 franchise units in 2005 alone.
read nowSafety worries hurt driver recruiting at Aussie pizza shops
January 23, 2005
The Advertiser: Some Bendigo, Australia, pizza outlets are finding it tough to recruit drivers because of the job's occasional danger.
read nowSTRANGE NEWS: Pizza takes 'toothsome' to a new level
January 20, 2005
Reuters reported about a restaurant in Rome whose food is truly cooked "al dente."
read nowEagle Boys Pizza to open 150th store Down Under
January 20, 2005
BRISBANE, Australia — Eagle Boys Pizza, based here, announced it will open its 150th Australian unit in the city of Carindale, Queensland, in late January.
read nowCheese tops $1.75, but ceiling may be near
January 20, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Continuing its history-making rise, the block cheese price climbed nearly 4 cents to $1.75 per pound in Jan. 21 trading on the Chicago…
read nowPizza sting nabs two for check forgery
January 19, 2005
The Associated Press: Two Butte, Mont., men who tried to pay for a pizza delivery with a forged check were arrested following a sting operation involving an…
read nowTomato shortage turns into glut
January 19, 2005
Sky-high fresh tomato prices are gone for now as last fall's crop shortage (read Red alert!) has been erased by a tomato glut.
read nowPizza Hut intros Dippin' Strips for Super Bowl
January 19, 2005
DALLAS — In what has become an annual rite of passage, Pizza Hut is introducing a new item for Super Bowl Sunday.
read nowCheese 42 cents per pound higher than Jan. '04
January 19, 2005
Cheddar block prices rose two-and-a-half cents in Jan. 20 trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to close at $1.72 per pound.
read nowDomino's Pizza posts flat 4Q and full-year U.S. comps
January 18, 2005
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza, Inc. announced that its domestic same-store sales for the fourth quarter, ended Jan. 2, 2005, were minus 0.2 percent (made…
read nowSTRANGE NEWS: Would you let this man bake your pizzas?
January 18, 2005
The Associated Press — A Littleton, Colo., construction worker who shot himself in the head with a nail gun — an accident he didn't discover until he went to…
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