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Donatos closes two Indiana stores
December 5, 2002
MUNCIE, Ind. -- For the third time in as many weeks, Columbus, Ohio-based Donatos Pizzeria has shuttered more stores.
read nowWho's Who: Steve France
December 4, 2002
Thinking inside the box made Arvco Container's Steve France a pioneer salesman to the pizza industry.
read nowN.J. delivery driver 'thrill killer' gets life in prison
December 4, 2002
MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- Thomas J. Koskovich, 24, who was convicted in 1999 for his role in the 1997 ambush, robbery and murder of two pizza delivery drivers…
read nowFox's Pizza promo nets 500 names and wins 3rd in marketing contest
December 4, 2002
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- Fox's Pizza Den franchisee Scott Anthony's creative marketing efforts garnered him a third-place award at the Annual Franchise System…
read nowBruno's and LaRosa's battle for sales to Ohio university students
December 4, 2002
OXFORD, Ohio -- Sales of slices by a LaRosa's Pizza franchisee to students at two popular nightspots in Oxford has the owner of Bruno's accusing the competitor…
read nowPizza Hut sales rise 1% in November
December 4, 2002
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum! Brands Inc. reported Dec. 5 that November same-store sales at Pizza Hut's U.S. company-owned stores rose 1 percent in the four-week…
read nowRedBrick Pizza starts East Coast foundation in Charlotte
December 3, 2002
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Los Angeles-based RedBrick Pizza, which operates 10 restaurants on the West Coast, announced it will open a store in an 1,800-square-foot…
read nowPapa John's notches positive Nov. sales, warns Dec. sales may drop
December 3, 2002
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) announced in a release that domestic systemwide comparable sales for the four weeks ended…
read nowFired employee arrested for pizza shop robbery
December 2, 2002
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- A former employee of a Papa John's pizza store in Williamsport was arrested in connection with the Nov. 25 robbery of the outlet.
read nowScotts worry pizza, beer delivery will boost underage drinking
December 2, 2002
PAISLEY, Scotland -- The Pizza Shop, a pizza and fish delivery outlet, is being criticized by a Paisley alcohol-awareness group for delivering beer and wine to…
read nowMcDonald's Group in Canada sues Boston Pizza affiliate over trademark
December 1, 2002
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Boston Pizza International Inc. (BPI) and Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (TSX: BPF.UN) (the "Fund") announced that Boston…
read nowAfton Food Group posts Q3 loss
December 1, 2002
BURLINGTON, Ontario -- Afton Food Group Ltd. (TSX: AFF) announced losses for its third quarter, ended Sept. 30, and for the first nine months of 2002.
read nowGerman pizza companies sued for fliers in mailboxes
December 1, 2002
COLOGNE, Germany -- Tenants of a house in Cologne are suing pizza delivery companies for leaving unwanted advertisement fliers in its mailboxes.
read nowPizza Outlet likely to change name chain-wide in 2003
November 26, 2002
PITTSBURGH -- Pizza Outlet director of marketing Jim Powers acknowledged in a recent Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report that the 100-plus store delivery-carryout…
read nowThanksgiving eve sees operators staffing up for a busy night
November 26, 2002
Nationwide, Domino's Pizza is doubling staff in expectation of selling 50 percent more pies on Thanksgiving eve than sold on a typical Wednesday.
read nowTrademark pizza? Surely you jest
November 25, 2002
At least one pizza maker says standardizing pizza is impossible in Italy, much less the world.
read nowHigh service standards boost growth for Pizza Hut Korea
November 25, 2002
SEOUL -- In Korea's not-so-distant past, pizza was considered by many to be "fast food."
read nowPizzaExpress to try Marzano concept in Europe
November 25, 2002
LONDON -- As part of its ongoing turnaround strategy, PizzaExpress is testing a new high-quality Italian concept called Marzano.
read nowDonatos closes stores in Michigan
November 24, 2002
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Donatos Pizzeria closed all five of its Michigan stores on Nov. 21.
read nowPapa John's wants new N.C. commissary
November 24, 2002
GARNER, N.C. -- Papa John's International is in the hunt for a 70,000-square-foot-plus facility in Wake County, N.C. to replace its current commissary in…
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