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March sales drop 3.7% at U.S. Papa John's, Q1 '04 comes in flat
April 6, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International, Inc. announced that domestic systemwide comparable sales for the five weeks ended March 28, 2004, decreased 3.…
read nowBritish Pizza Hut cancels deliveries to 'problem' neighborhood
April 5, 2004
LONDON—Drivers for a Pizza Hut here have refused to deliver the Boundary Way neighborhood because they say it's too dangerous.
read nowLooming financial woes threaten Inno-Pacific, Shakey's pizza parent
April 5, 2004
SINGAPORE—Auditors of Inno-Pacific Holdings say current and potential financial crises threaten the company's viability as a going concern.
read nowSbarro pizza chain loses $17 M in '03, yet family gets bonuses
April 4, 2004
MELVILLE, N.Y.—Quick-casual pizza and Italian chain, Sbarro, reported a loss of $17.2 million for the full year ended Dec. 28, 2003, compared to a profit of…
read nowPa. pizza drivers more wary following robberies
April 4, 2004
UHRICHSVILLE, Pa.—In the wake of recent delivery driver robberies, some pizza places here are increasing safety awareness.
read nowTwo Boynton pizza delivery drivers robbed within an hour
April 4, 2004
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.—Within a single hour on the night of April 2, two Papa John's pizza delivery drivers were robbed at sites less than three miles apart.
read nowStraw Hat Pizza no longer sweet on sourdough
April 4, 2004
SAN RAMON, Calif.—Declining sales of its Sourdough Crust Pizza have pushed Straw Hat Pizza to drop it from its menu.
read nowMenu price boost helps '03 comp-sales at Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizzeria
April 4, 2004
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.—A menu price increase of 2.1 percent helped 2003 comparable-store sales rise 4.1 percent at 89-unit Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizzeria.
read nowPIZZA EXPO COVERAGE: Show floor activity signals a pizza industry rebound
April 3, 2004
An estimated 5,000 attendees were on hand for education, tasting and networking at the 20th-annual International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas.
read nowPizzerias not alone in refusing delivery to Muncie neighborhood
April 1, 2004
MUNCIE, Ind.—Denise Dollison can't get pizza delivered to her home in the Parkview Apartments public housing complex in Muncie. And according to the Star…
read nowQSR Brands adding 16 Pizza Huts to Malaysia market in '04
April 1, 2004
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—QSR Brands Bhd will invest RM12 million (U.S. $3.2 million) to open 16 Pizza Hut outlets this year.
read nowUPDATE: Teen charged in murder of Philly pizza delivery driver
April 1, 2004
PHILADEPHIA—Homicide detectives charged a 16-year-old boy on April 1 with murder in the March 29 shooting death and robbery of pizza delivery driver Abraham…
read nowStick up! Thief pinches $1,000 during pizza workers' bank drop
March 31, 2004
CLAIREMONT, Calif.—A man stole about $1,000 from two Domino's Pizza employees as they attempted a bank drop at around midnight on March 30.
read nowJU$TCHEX adds one-click customer refund function for pizza operations
March 31, 2004
OXNARD, Calif.—JUSTCHEX, LLC, a provider of Web-based electronic check recovery processing for returned checks, announced the addition of customer refund…
read nowMaponics intros Marvel Maps street-mapping product for pizza delivery
March 31, 2004
NORWICH, Vt.—Maponics announced the launch of Marvel Maps, a new subsidiary created to provide digital and printed street maps for the pizza industry.
read nowPizza cheese maker Saputo appoints new CEO
March 31, 2004
TORONTO—Canadian dairy processor and pizza cheese maker Saputo has appointed Lino Saputo, Jr., president and chief executive officer of the company.
read nowTake-and-bake pizza, low-carb trends could hurt frozen pizza sales
March 31, 2004
NEW YORK—Although the U.S. market for frozen pizzas controlled nearly $3.7 billion (27 percent) of retail sales in the $13.4 billion market for frozen meals…
read nowPIZZA EXPO COVERAGE: Attendees sing the cheese price blues
March 30, 2004
Despite the pizza industry's current rebound, skyrocketing cheese prices are the talk of the town at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas.
read nowFree carb counter from Burke Corp. helps pizza ops with dietary numbers
March 30, 2004
Overwhelming consumer interest in low carbohydrate diets has sparked a flurry of activity in the foodservice industry to add new menu items. Even starch-laden…
read nowNEWS OF THE WEIRD: Pizzeria robbed once, but owner nails second thief
March 30, 2004
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.—The old saying of going to the well one too many times proved true for at least one thief, who broke into the Pro Pizza and Grill…
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