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Aussie Pizza Huts drag profits down under for Restaurant Brands
March 30, 2004
AUCKLAND, N.Z.—Pizza Huts in Australia and New Zealand continue to struggle and are hurting the profits of multi-concept franchisee Restaurant Brands New…
read nowUPDATE: Pizza delivery driver dies from gunshot wound
March 29, 2004
PHILADELPHIA—Abraham Cisse, a 26-year-old pizza delivery driver for Papa's Perfect Pizza, died on March 29, after being shot in the head by at least one gunman…
read nowDairy analysts disagree on whether cheese supplies are truly 'tight'
March 29, 2004
MADISON, Wis.—What goes up, must come down, and Ed Jesse, an agricultural economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said cheese prices are no exception…
read nowPizza Hut launches essay contest to give 'Mom' free pizza for a year
March 28, 2004
DALLAS—Pizza Hut is giving away a $750 Pizza Hut gift card (enough for pizza once a week for a year) to the mother of a child who writes the best essay on "Why…
read nowAmbush! Philly pizza delivery driver shot in the head, robbed
March 28, 2004
PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphia police are looking for two gunmen who called for pizza delivery and ambushed and shot the driver in the head when he arrived.
read nowQ1 '04 comp-store sales heat up 6.2% at California Pizza Kitchen
March 28, 2004
LOS ANGELES—California Pizza Kitchen Inc. announced that comparable-restaurant sales for the first quarter 2004 (ended March 28, 2004) rose 6.2 percent over…
read nowPizza Hut's comps leap 6% in March and Q1
March 25, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands, Inc. reported same-store sales at the world's largest pizza chain jumped 6 percent for the four-week period ended…
read nowDomino's Pizza lends support to NASCAR Drive for Diversity program
March 25, 2004
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Domino's Pizza announced it is an associate sponsor of the Drive for Diversity program.
read nowNEWS OF THE WEIRD: Pizzeria employees say they didn't strangle boss and stuff him behind pizza oven
March 25, 2004
JOHANNESBURG, S.A.—A former floor manager for Panarotti Pizza told a Johannesburg court on March 26 that he had no idea how his boss wound up strangled and…
read nowIncredible Pizza swallows up 96,000 square-foot abandoned Kmart
March 25, 2004
TULSA, Okla.—Springfield, Mo.-based eatertainment outlet, Incredible Pizza Company, is turning a former Kmart store here into its second outlet—using all…
read nowPizza delivery driver knifed in Montreal
March 24, 2004
MONTREAL—Montreal police are investigating a March 22 robbery that left a pizza delivery driver hospitalized with stab wounds.
read nowInternational units help drive '03 system sales up 5.8% at Domino's Pizza
March 24, 2004
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Domino's Pizza, announced systemwide sales of $4.2 billion for the full-year 2003, ended Dec. 28, an increase of 5.8 percent.
read nowPizza topping manufacturer, Patrick Cudahy expands distribution center
March 24, 2004
CUDAHY, Wis.—Patrick Cudahy Inc. (PCI), a manufacturer of pizza toppings and specialty sliced meats, announced it is adding onto its current state-of-the-art…
read nowFigaro's Italian Pizza enters Kentucky market
March 24, 2004
SALEM, Ore.—Figaro's Italian Pizza, Inc. announced it will open its first Kentucky franchise in the town of Lawrenceburg on April 1.
read nowPizza Hut fishing for seafood lovers in Malaysia
March 23, 2004
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Pizza Hut said it plans to spend about $400,000 this year promoting its Seafood Symphony seafood pizza meals in print and on TV.
read nowPapa John's expands pizza and movie test using temporary DVD
March 23, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's plans to expand a test program in which it sells a pizza and movie deal using a no-return DVD that expires in 48 hours.
read nowPizza Pizza offering trans fat-free and whole-wheat pizza menu
March 23, 2004
TORONTO—Pizza Pizza, a 450-unit chain based here, announced it has eliminated trans fats from all its pizza dough and soon will roll out a new whole-wheat…
read nowSERVICE: Separation anxiety
March 22, 2004
Never let guests ask for separate checks—offer them up front as a value-added service, says Paul Paz.
read nowPolice call Pizza Hut robbery an 'inside job'
March 22, 2004
SHELBYVILLE, Ind.—Two teens were arrested in the robbery of a Shelbyville Pizza Hut, which police believe was an inside job.
read nowLow-carb craze will fade sooner than later, industry watchers say
March 21, 2004
NEW YORK—The current low-carbohydrate craze may lose its strength sooner than later, according to some food industry analysts.
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