May 8, 2003
BOSTON -- BancBoston Capital Inc., the private equity arm of FleetBoston Financial Corp., is selling Papa Gino's Holdings Corp., the Dedham, Mass.-based…
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Not every delivery driver agreed with all of Editor Steve Coomes' recent suggestions for getting along better with operators. Operators were curiously silent.
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To prove that they're making a living rather than a killing, Jim Laube knows some operators open their books to show their staffs what it costs to run a…
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CROYDON, England -- The manager of a Share Pizza restaurant got the best of an armed robber who threatened him with a hammer and demanded cash.
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DALLAS -- Pizza Hut's P'ZONE -- a medium-size pizza crust filled with toppings and cheese, folded into a crescent shape and sealed calzone-style -- will make a…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza received a Stevie Award for Best Human Resources Team in the first-ever American Business Awards, sponsored by Forbes.com…
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BRADLEY, Ill. -- Monical Pizza Corporation has achieved what many industry people felt was an impossible dream -- zero general management turnover at its more…
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OAK BROOK, Ill. -- Unable to sell its Partner Brands on its own, McDonald's Corp. has hired Morgan Stanley to move the chains.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Noble Roman's, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: NROM), a franchisor of pizza-focused convenience operations, announced earnings and net income increases…
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ELGIN, Ill. -- Restaurant equipment manufacturer Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ:MIDD) reported strong increases in earnings for the first quarter of 2003.
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MARION, Ohio -- Marion Catholic High School students wondered recently why Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Geoff Freeman stopped their cars as they pulled…
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Good sales always affect profitability, but as Jim Moran reveals in his interviews with four operators, running low labor also builds the bottom line.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Positive performance at Domino's, Inc.'s international stores overcame domestic store same-store sales declines in the company's first…
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JERUSALEM -- PizzaIDF.org, a Web site providing a channel through which supporters of Israeli troops can send them pizza and soda, is celebrating its first…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) is launching a direct mail and e-mail campaign asking about a half-million American…
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MADISON, Wis. -- Country Kitchen International, a 190-unit family dining chain, signed a cobranding deal with Breadeaúx Pizza, a dine-in and delivery chain…
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MAGHERALIN, Northern Ireland -- Europe's leading manufacturer of pizza cheese said it will invest $19.3 million (U.S.) in a new manufacturing technology…
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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. and ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Comdata Corporation announced the launch of the Domino's ExpressPay Card, a card-based payroll product that replaces…
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Despite inventories and flat demand, processors are contracting for a large tomato crop, which should keep downward pressure on prices.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc. (Nasdaq:CHGO) announced that its first quarter 2003 revenues increased 37 percent to $23.…
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