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Proposal for Ask Central pizza chain coming soon, says TDR
January 22, 2004
LONDON—Pizza and pasta chain Ask Central is now the subject of a rival takeover approach valuing the firm at £211 million (U.S. $389.2 million).
read nowNEWS OF THE WEIRD: Angry patron holds up pizza staff, dines and leaves
January 21, 2004
EDMONTON, Alberta—A man accused of holding up a pizzeria after being told his pizza would take 45 minutes to be delivered told a court police arrested the…
read nowJealously guarded pizza secrets revealed for the first time ever ...
January 21, 2004
Pizza Experts, "Big Dave" Ostrander, Kamron Karington, Tom Lehman, and Jim Laube Meet for the First Time Ever in Columbus, Ohio, at the North America Pizza…
read nowDomino's Pizza franchisee firm changes name to Canada's Pizza Delivery Corp.
January 20, 2004
CALGARY, Alberta—The Canadian franchisee of Domino's Pizza is changing its name from Comac Food Group Inc. to Canada's Pizza Delivery Corp., effective Jan. 22…
read nowPapa John's appoints new COO and CFO
January 20, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International, Inc. announced the departure of Chief Operating Officer and PJ Food Service President Robert Wadell, who had worked…
read nowPizza delivery driver critically wounded in shooting
January 19, 2004
CHARLESTON, W.Va.—A pizza delivery driver from Gino's Pizza & Spaghetti House was shot while on the job Jan. 19.
read nowOPERATIONS: Top five client mistakes of 2003
January 19, 2004
As Jim Moran points out, sometimes it's the little things that can do serious damage to an otherwise good business.
read nowUPDATED: Pizza delivery driver murdered in Philadelphia
January 19, 2004
PHILADELPHIA—Bita Dobromirescu, a 46-year-old delivery driver for New Oxford Pizza was shot and killed on the night of Jan. 18 as he made a delivery run to an…
read nowNAPICS to offer first-ever hands-on Pizza Test Kitchen
January 18, 2004
If you've ever wanted to try out a pizza oven or a dough product—while at the tradeshow where you found it—you'll get your chance in the NAPICS Pizza Test…
read nowFrozen pizza sales rose last year, but Kraft's brands were down
January 18, 2004
NORTHFIELD, Ill.—Kraft Foods Inc., the world's No. 2 food maker, reported in a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing that its frozen pizza sales…
read nowPrices fall as tensions rise in Aussie pizza price war
January 18, 2004
WENDOUREE, Australia--The pizza war here is heating up as operators slash prices to match their competition.
read nowFollowing Moscow opening, Papa John's eyes 600 new intl. pizza units in 7 years
January 15, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International announced the opening of its first unit in Moscow.
read nowPizza Patron signs 18-unit development deal in Austin, Texas
January 15, 2004
DALLAS—Continuing its aggressive growth spurt, Pizza Patron has signed a development agreement to open 16 units in 36 months in the Texas cities of Austin…
read nowPizza Hut hurdles franchisee conflict to intro 4forALL Pizza on Jan. 26
January 15, 2004
DALLAS—Pizza Hut will introduce its new 4forALL Pizza on Jan. 26.
read nowPizza Patron unit cracks $1 million in sales mark
January 14, 2004
DALLAS, Texas—Pizza Patron, a Latino-focused pizza concept based in Dallas, announced that one of its stores posted more than $1 million in sales for 2003.
read nowPizza Inn board 'frustrating' Newcastle proxy solicitation by delaying annual meeting again
January 14, 2004
DALLAS—Newcastle Partners, which owns a 36-percent stake in 410-unit Pizza Inn, is accusing the company of frustrating its attempts to solicit shareholder…
read nowDonatos Pizzeria tests low-carb, no-dough soy-based pizza
January 13, 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Donatos Pizzeria is testing a low-carb no-dough pizza at multiple outlets in and around Columbus.
read nowVistar acquires pizza, Italian distributor Original Brand Foods
January 13, 2004
DENVER—Vistar Corp., based here, announced Jan. 9 that it acquired Original Brand Foods of Atlanta Inc.
read nowGibbs' Redskins return leads D.C. Papa John's to counter Domino's Pizza special
January 13, 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The return of Joe Gibbs to the head coach's spot at the Washington Redskins, the very team he led to three Super Bowl wins, has sparked a…
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