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Buonamici International lands three new distributor partners
November 13, 2003
RICHMOND, Va.—Buonamici International added three new distributor partners to its growing specialty pizza and Italian food distributor base.
read nowPapa John's to roll out The Papa Card
November 13, 2003
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Just in time for the holidays, Papa John's is getting into the gift business with its Papa Card.
read nowString of pizza-related robberies have Georgia stores on alert
November 12, 2003
ELLENWOOD, Ga.—Several recent holdups of pizza store employees have staffs on alert in Henry County.
read nowCity Centre in merger talks with Ask Central, wants its pizza chains
November 12, 2003
LONDON—U.K.-based restaurant chains Ask Central PLC and City Centre Restaurants announced on Nov. 12 that they're in merger talks.
read nowPizza Inn reschedules annual meeting as proxy battle looms
November 12, 2003
THE COLONY, Texas—Hoping to avoid a potential costly proxy battle over nominations to its board of directors, Pizza Inn has rescheduled its annual meeting from…
read nowOPINION: If you think fiction's interesting, take a look at reality in the pizza news
November 11, 2003
There's a wry eye in the house when Editor Steve Coomes takes a look at the pizza price wars, possible takeovers and sell-offs, and the never-say-die issue of…
read nowPizza World owner recoups trademark, former partner is investigated
November 11, 2003
ST. LOUIS—Eric Wortham, who sold half of his St. Louis-based Pizza World Restaurant to ex-Domino's Pizza executive Tom Burnham in 1997, now questions whether…
read nowOrganic pizza chain growing quickly in the UK
November 11, 2003
KINGSTON, England--The recent opening of a Pizza Organic restaurant here may signal a growing interest for organic foods in the UK.
read nowOPERATIONS: Monaghan's maxim was never to put the cart before the horse
November 10, 2003
One of Jim Moran's mentors was Domino's Pizza founder Tom Monaghan, who told him that calculated, patient growth is essential to long-term success.
read nowC-store pizza is changing, but it's still about location
November 10, 2003
Pizza exhibitors at the 2003 NACS Show say that some of the best sites for their operations are shared with gas stations.
read nowMARKETING: Money spent on star employees is a great marketing investment
November 10, 2003
Kamron Karington persuades Mr. "X" to reveal the amazingly simple mega-marketing secret behind In-N-Out Burger's success!
read nowDomino's Pizza to open first Victoria, Australia store
November 10, 2003
SHEPPARTON, Australia—Though Domino's Pizza Australia has 260 units "down under," it will open its first unit in the state of Victoria on Nov. 12.
read nowBoston Pizza delivers 2,200 Pizzas to Canadian troops in Afghanistan
November 10, 2003
RICHMOND, British Columbia—In what may be the longest pizza delivery in Canadian history, Boston Pizza embarked on a mission to deliver 2,200 pizzas 6,70…
read nowU.S. foodservice equipment sales down 1.1%, says MAFSI Business Barometer
November 10, 2003
ATLANTA—According to the Business Barometer of the Manufacturers' Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry (MAFSI), all regions of the U.S. reported an…
read nowCalifornia Pizza Kitchen SVP departs under fire for site selection
November 9, 2003
LOS ANGELES—A Nov. 6 SEC filing by California Pizza Kitchen revealed that Tom Jenneman, the company's vice president of real estate and chief development…
read nowMcDonald's sale of Donatos Pizzeria appears imminent
November 9, 2003
OAK BROOK, Ill.—A string of positive sales reports at McDonald's units has the company saying it will sell all or some of its Partner Brands—Donatos Pizzeria…
read nowSpeedLine to install POS units in all 35 Abby's Legendary Pizza units
November 9, 2003
LYNDEN, Wash.—Abby's Legendary Pizza announced it will install SpeedLine point-of-sale units in its 35 locations throughout Oregon and Washington.
read nowPizza delivery driver murdered in Phoenix'—UPDATED 11/7/03
November 6, 2003
PHOENIX—A pizza delivery driver returning to his car after bringing an order to an apartment complex was shot to death on the night of Nov. 2.
read nowPizza delivery driver robbery ring broken in New Hampshire
November 6, 2003
CLAREMONT, N.H.—A crime ring centered on pizza delivery driver robberies has been broken with three arrests.
read nowNEWS OF THE WEIRD: Angry customer threatens to blow up Papa John's store
November 6, 2003
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.—According to a report in the St. Augustine Record, an angry Papa John's customer threatened to bomb the store after his pizza wasn't…
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