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Chicago Pizza Huts already smoke free as city mulls smoking ban
September 23, 2002
CHICAGO -- A health department survey shows that area Pizza Hut restaurants are among more than 900 restaurants in Chicago and suburban Cook County that have…
read nowInventor of grilled pizza now topping pies with watermelon
September 22, 2002
NEW YORK -- Vincent Scotto, who invented the grilled pizza while working as the chef at Al Forno in Providence, R.I., is pushing the creative edge again as the…
read nowSept. 11 sales declines push Mr. Gatti's franchisee to file for Chapter 11
September 22, 2002
AUSTIN, Texas -- A Mr. Gatti's franchisee is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the wake of post-Sept. 11 sales declines.
read nowThird quarter sales climb at CPK
September 22, 2002
LOS ANGELES -- California Pizza Kitchen Inc., (Nasdaq:CPKI) announced that same-store sales through the first 11 weeks of its third quarter are at the high end…
read nowPizzaExpress denies buyout rumors while stock rises
September 22, 2002
LONDON -- As rumors of a management buyout (MBO) of PizzaExpress circulated through UK stock-trading circles, the company's shares rose 37-1/2 to 320p (U.S.
read nowPizza Inn fills board seat vacated by Rogers
September 19, 2002
THE COLONY, Texas -- Pizza Inn, Inc. (Nasdaq: PZZI) announced that B. Keith Clark, the company's senior vice president and general counsel, has been appointed…
read nowSbarro to open Madrid site
September 19, 2002
MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Italian food and pizza buffet chain Sbarro expects to open a store in Madrid in the first quarter of 2003.
read nowVolunteer effort keeps pizzeria in business
September 19, 2002
A nine-way ownership team foregoes profits and freebies from its business to ensure Fairfield, Idaho, has a pizzeria.
read nowDelivery driver lured to apartments and robbed at gunpoint
September 18, 2002
SAN DIEGO -- Two men robbed a Papa John's delivery driver after luring him to an apartment complex on the night of Sept. 16.
read nowPinched by pizza prices, Italian group plans embargo
September 18, 2002
ROME -- A group of food-cost-savvy Italians are threatening to give up pizza if pizzeria operators in their native land don't lower the prices of their pies.
read nowLittle Caesars' co-founder among Forbes 400 Richest People
September 17, 2002
DETROIT -- Michael Ilitch, co-founder and chairman of Little Caesars, is the 381st wealthiest person in America, according to Forbes.
read nowDirections to the future
September 17, 2002
Electronic resources have turned pizza store road maps into much more than they used to be.
read nowDelivery driver fights off hold-up man and escapes harm
September 17, 2002
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- A pizza delivery driver successfully fought off an armed robber on the night of Sept. 14.
read nowShakey's Malaysia launches Italian pizza and pasta promotion
September 17, 2002
JALAN NANAS, Malaysia -- SHAKEY'S Restaurants Sdn Bhd, which operates pizza and fried chicken restaurant chains under the same name, has launched a RM200,00…
read nowNZ Pizza Huts drive strong 2Q gains for Restaurant Brands
September 17, 2002
AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Coffee and fast-food franchisee firm Restaurant Brands, posted a 17.7 percent sales gain for the second quarter 2002.
read nowTrio robs pizzeria staff at gunpoint
September 16, 2002
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Frustrated because a time-locked safe wouldn't open, three armed robbers forced five Pizza Hut employees into a freezer and fled on the…
read nowCheese price jumps 9 cents in two days
September 16, 2002
CHICAGO -- The price of 40-pound blocks of cheddar cheese jumped 9 cents in just two days of trading (Sept. 16-17) on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. At $1.2…
read nowKosher pizza is on the rise
September 15, 2002
Kosher pizza is still a niche segment in the pizza industry, but its growth is being helped by customers who want healthful, whole foods.
read nowU. Albany students to use meal cards for pizza delivery
September 15, 2002
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Students at the University of Albany soon will be using student meal cards to pay for deliveries from D.C.'s Pizza and Wings and four other…
read nowRTX Securities sets target of $13 for Chicago Pizza's stock
September 15, 2002
NEW YORK -- RTX Securities has rated Chicago Pizza & Brewery's stock a "strong buy" and set a 12-month target price of $13. The firm's target is about 8…
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