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Fears connected to ''bird flu' give flight to Thai pizza sales
March 18, 2004
BANGKOK, Thailand--The outbreak of avian flu in Thailand has sent sales flying at two of the country's pizza chains.
read now3 for 1 Pizza & Wings founder charged with fraud
March 18, 2004
TORONTO, Ontario--Toronto Police have charged the founder of the 3 for 1 Pizza & Wings franchise chain with fraud.
read nowGunned down! Pizza delivery driver hospitalized after shooting
March 18, 2004
GREENSBORO, N.C.--A Domino's Pizza delivery driver was shot during an apparent robbery on March 18.
read nowRecord rise continues as block cheese squeaks beyond $2 mark
March 18, 2004
The price for block cheese traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued its roll across the record books when it crossed the $2-per-pound mark on March…
read nowPizza profits to get a pounding as cheese price may exceed $2
March 17, 2004
In only nine trading days, the block cheese market rocketed an astonishing 32 cents, and at least one analyst believes it will exceed $2 before turning around.
read nowFigaro's Italian Pizza cracks Virginia market
March 17, 2004
SALEM, Ore.--Figaro's Italian Pizza, a 100-unit ready-to-eat and take-and-bake chain, announced its entry into the Virginia market in the town of…
read nowCaught on tape
March 16, 2004
Is buying a video surveillance system for your pizzeria a way to deter criminals from coming in, or a means of catching the ones on your staff?
read nowTrue Value
March 16, 2004
When selling or buying a pizza business, these rules of thumb will help you pay--or receive--a fair price.
read nowJacent Technologies intros automated phone ordering for Pizza Hut franchisees
March 16, 2004
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Jacent Technologies Inc. announced the availability of a new telephone-based pizza order-taking and speech-recognition device customized…
read nowThailand's The Pizza Company expanding to China, Vietnam
March 16, 2004
BANGKOK, Thailand--Minor Food Group's The Pizza Company said plans to expand into Vietnam and China, where it wants five restaurants by the end of 2004.
read nowDairy analyst says 'cheese shortage' real, block hits $1.93
March 15, 2004
LYNDEN, Wash.--An anticipated cheese shortage--expected to occur months from now--has arrived early, driving block prices to $1.93 on March 16.
read nowUS Pizza pairing with Indian petroleum giant on 500 delco units
March 15, 2004
BANGALORE, India--Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and US Pizza are partnering to open 500 units nationwide for delivery of pizzas and other fast-food items.
read nowChicago Pizza & Brewery names Mucci CFO
March 15, 2004
Huntington Beach, Calif.--Chicago Pizza & Brewery announced it appointed Louis M. Mucci, CPA, as its new chief financial officer.
read nowCollyns appointed California Pizza Kitchen CFO
March 15, 2004
LOS ANGELES--California Pizza Kitchen announced the appointment of Susan M. Collyns as its chief financial officer.
read nowKraft Foods named in Canadian pizza 'dumping' case
March 14, 2004
WASHINGTON—Canadian authorities are investigating claims that Kraft is selling frozen self-rising crust pizzas at illegally low prices.
read nowCassano's Pizza adds single-number call center
March 14, 2004
DAYTON, Ohio—Forty-one unit Cassano's Pizza and Subs has added a single-number call center to its operations headquartered here.
read nowSee you in Las Vegas '... just not at Pizza Expo
March 12, 2004
Despite being banned from the 2004 International Pizza Expo, PizzaMarketplace Senior Editor Steve Coomes will deliver daily news coverage of the event from Las…
read nowCHEESE MARKET ANALYSIS: Cheese prices may soar to $1.80
March 11, 2004
As Jerry Dryer points out, the block cheese market, like college basketball, is under the annual spell of March Madness.
read nowBlock cheese prices hit $1.60, highest since October
March 10, 2004
LYNDEN, Wash.—An 11-cent price run-up since the start of March pushed block cheese up to $1.60 per pound on March 9. The price is the highest paid at the…
read nowObesity lawsuit ban passes U.S. House of Reps
March 10, 2004
WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation (276 to 139) on March 10 to prevent people from suing restaurant companies for serving food…
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