The Pizza Co. eyes booming Philippines market

November 8, 2004

ABS-CBN News: Thailand-based The Pizza Co. wants to open the first of 50 planned outlets in the Philippines next month.

Battle over pizza sign reaching Olympic proportions

November 8, 2004

The Vancouver Province: A corner pizza parlor's sign is rapidly turning into an Olympic-sized public-relations nightmare for Vancouver 2010 officials.

John's Incredible Pizza to hire 300 workers '— for one unit

November 7, 2004

The Daily Bulletin: Seeking to hire more than 300 people for full and part-time jobs, John's Incredible Pizza Co. is hosting two job fairs.

Presto Foods lands LaRosa's Pizzeria account

November 7, 2004

Dayton Business Journal: A recent contract with Cincinnati-based LaRosa's Pizzeria has West Carrollton, Ohio-based Presto Foods Inc. poised to double its sales…

Wings take flight at Papa John's Pizza

November 7, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's is officially rolling out its new Papa's Wings nationwide.

Frank Carney: From riches to rags to riches

November 4, 2004

Frank Carney is the picture of success: a 66-year-old trailblazer to whom retirement seems as distant now as the day in 1958 when he and brother, Dan, founded…

Pizza driver pounded with pumpkins

November 4, 2004

The Daily Northwestern: Fifteen to 20 unknown subjects hit a Papa Romeo's delivery driver with a pumpkin on Halloween night.

Seeing red, avoiding the blues

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

November 4, 2004

Redlining — restricting delivery areas by marking off a map with red lines — is always a contentious and controversial topic in the pizza industry. Operators…

Scoring in the marketing game

November 4, 2004

According to William Millett, Ph.D., restaurant owners are one of two types of people: Operations people or marketing people.

Rotelli Pizza & Pasta headed to Queen City

November 4, 2004

Cincinnati Business Courier: Rotelli Pizza & Pasta wants to add five Greater Cincinnati stores to its system over the next three years.

To catch a thief

November 4, 2004

As the owner-operator of Big Dave's Pizza in Oscoda, Mich., Dave Ostrander learned the hard way that there are three kinds of employees: those who will never…

Cheese, this is confusing!

November 4, 2004

Cheese is serious business to pizza operators, so we do our share to stay abreast of price changes and market cycles relative to this most precious commodity.

Papa John's reports slight 3Q increase in comp-store sales

November 3, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International Inc. reported a 1.2 percent increase in domestic comp-sales in the third quarter 2004 ended Sept. 26 compared to…

Not your ordinary pizza

November 3, 2004

Boston Globe: Though they don't open their doors until midday, the pizza-making at Penguin Pizza in Boston starts at 7 a.m. Duck must be braised…

Australia takes world pizza crown

November 3, 2004

News.com.au: AUSTRALIA today can boast being home to the best gourmet pizza in the world, after taking on the rest of the globe at the America's Plate…

Yum sales up at Pizza Hut, Taco Bell

November 3, 2004

Forbes: Yum Brands Inc. said Thursday that combined same-store sales at U.S. Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC restaurants rose 2 percent in October, despite lower…

Pizza Inn says CEO Parker is overpaid

November 3, 2004

THE COLONY, Texas -- The board at 410-unit Pizza Inn believes CEO Ronald Parker's pay package far exceeds his performance.

Papa John's cracks 4 new intl. pizza markets

November 3, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's announced entry into four new international markets in 2004 with the opening of its first restaurants in Trinidad, Peru, Bahrain…

Food Network stages national pizza competition at Angelina's Pizza and Deli

November 2, 2004

OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio — Angelina's Pizza and Deli was selected as the backstage site for the Food Network's first-ever national pizza competition, which the…

Papa John's adds wings, seeks a lift

November 2, 2004

The Courier-Journal: Better ingredients might make better pizza, but Papa John's has come to realize it "don't mean a thing if you ain't got that wing."