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Always Room for More
June 1, 2004
Unlike so many industries, the pizza business always seems able to accommodate new operators. Mama Mimi's Take 'n Bake Pizza has proven itself one of them.
read nowWould you hire this man?
June 1, 2004
A pizza delivery driver shoots and kills a would-be armed robber and loses his job for breaking a pizza company's "no gun" rule. Would you hire him? Senior…
read nowHigh cheese prices 'slice' into NYC pizza lovers' wallets
June 1, 2004
NEW YORK—The recent hike in cheese costs has Big Apple pizza lovers paying record prices for slices.
read nowPapa John's May comp-store sales slip 3.4%
June 1, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's said its U.S. comparable-store sales for the four weeks ended May 23, 2004, declined 3.4 percent (composed of a 0.8 percent…
read nowPapa John's honors top pizza operators for 2003
May 31, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—At its annual Operators' Conference on May 11-12, Papa John's handed out the following awards to its top performers:
read now62 San Diego Pizza Huts shuttered temporarily
May 31, 2004
SAN DIEGO—Sixty-two Pizza Hut units in San Diego County were closed abrubtly on May 27.
read nowPizza delivery driver not charged in fatal shooting
May 31, 2004
INDIANAPOLIS--A former Pizza Hut delivery driver who killed a man who tried to rob him at gunpoint won't face criminal charges.
read nowLa Nova planning distribution hub for frozen pizza and dough lines
May 31, 2004
BUFFALO, N.Y.—La Nova, Inc., owner of two La Nova Pizzerias and a prepared frozen chicken wing company, wants to build a distributorship for its upcoming line…
read nowSan Diego Pizza Huts reopen for business
May 31, 2004
SAN DIEGO—Sixty-two San Diego County Pizza Huts reopened May 30 after closing abruptly two days before.
read nowSan Diego-area Pizza Huts reopened
May 30, 2004
SAN DIEGO--Sixty-two Pizza Hut units in San Diego County that were closed abrubtly on May 27, reopened on May 30 in time for lunch.
read nowThree pizza delivery driver thefts may be connected
May 27, 2004
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.—Three pizza delivery driver robberies occurring between May 23 and May 27 have operators here on high alert.
read nowPapa John's intros Grilled Chicken Club pizza, new Coke-and-music promo
May 26, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's is introducing a new Grilled Chicken Club pizza, topped with all-white chicken, hickory-smoked bacon, onions, Roma tomatoes and a…
read nowOPERATIONS: Pricing and perceived value
May 26, 2004
As Jim Moran shows, damaging perceived value of a product is a risk operators take when they raise or lower menu prices.
read nowThai Pizza Huts stretch delivery hours during soccer tourney
May 26, 2004
BANGKOK, Thailand—Pizza Hut units here are extending delivery hours to better serve Thai soccer fans staying up late for live broadcasts of matches underway in…
read nowAtkins Nutritionals launches controlled-carb frozen pizza
May 25, 2004
NEW YORK—Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. (ANI) has introduced a new line of controlled-carbohydrate frozen pizzas called Atkins Quick Quisine Pizza.
read nowPapa John's targets Vermont, last state on U.S market list
May 24, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's announced plans to enter the Vermont market, the only U.S. state in which the company lacks a presence.
read nowAdvertisers buying space on pizza operator's boxes
May 24, 2004
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J.—Logoed pizza boxes commonly are viewed as advertising opportunities for pizza operations. But according to The Associated Press, one…
read nowQ1 comps up 1.5% at Pizza Huts in Australia, New Zealand
May 24, 2004
AUCKLAND, N.Z.—Restaurant Brands, franchisee of Pizza Hut units in Australia and New Zealand, said comparable-store sales for the pizza chain were up 1.…
read nowBlock cheese dives 20 cents to $1.80, further drops ahead
May 23, 2004
Prices for block cheddar plummeted 20 cents on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to trade at $1.80 on May 21.
read nowPapa John's buys Pizza & A Movie firm
May 23, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International, Inc. has acquired the Pizza & A Movie concept and related programs from Peter Connors and his company, Idols…
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