Telepizza to partner with Blockbuster Video

August 21, 2002

MADRID -- Telepizza SA has reached an agreement with Blockbuster Video to carry a video and DVD rental section in its pizza outlets.

Eager for change, delivery drivers form trade association

August 20, 2002

Few know about the newly formed Association of Pizza Delivery Drivers, but its members believe it someday will be a force to reckon with.

Giant pizza 'eatertainment' store opens in Stockton

August 20, 2002

STOCKTON, Calif. -- In an age when the 1,200 square-foot delco has become the standard pizzeria, John Parlet still believes bigger is better.

Second-quarter comp sales rise 7.1% at Bertucci's

August 20, 2002

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- A 4.3 percent jump in dine-in traffic, plus a 3.5 percent rise carryout and delivery sales drove comparable same-store sales up 7.…

Revenue and profit down at Telepizza

August 18, 2002

MADRID -- Spanish pizza chain, TelePizza, recorded domestic store revenues of 154.43 million euros (U.S. $151 million) for the first half of 2002, a drop of .…

TurboChef reports losses amid revenue increases

August 18, 2002

DALLAS -- TurboChef Technologies (Nasdaq:TRBO), a maker of high-speed ovens for the foodservice industry, reported that revenues for the second quarter 200…

Redlined residents say racism is behind delivery denial

August 18, 2002

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. -- Following the robbery of a Pizza Hut delivery driver here last November, the store where the driver was employed has refused after-dark…

Domino's enters ''chicken fight' with own boneless appetizer

August 18, 2002

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza will introduce a Buffalo Chicken Kickers appetizer on Aug. 26 -- on the very same day Papa John's rolls out its own boneless…

Pizza Hut's Gier made marketing chief at Yum! International

August 15, 2002

DALLAS -- Yum! Restaurants International (YRI), the Dallas-based international division of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM), has appointed Randy Gier chief…

Schwan's launches aggressive $20 million frozen pizza promotion

August 15, 2002

MINNEAPOLIS -- Schwan's Consumer Brands North America and Europe has launched a $20 million sales-boosting prize giveaway it calls "The World's Greatest Pizza…

Who's Who: Tom Lehmann

August 15, 2002

A high school class schedule mistake led Tom Lehmann to become the pizza industry's Dough Doctor.

Pizza Hut reports flat sales for July

August 14, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) has reported that strong performance at Taco Bell stores plus moderate gains at KFC outlets pushed its…

Former Chuck E. Cheese employee sues for overtime compensation

August 13, 2002

DALLAS -- CEC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: CEC), parent company of Chuck E. Cheese's, said that a former restaurant manager in Ohio has filed a lawsuit against…

Noble Roman's 2Q revenue rises, profits drop

August 13, 2002

INDIANAPOLIS -- Noble Roman's, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NROM) announced that earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, were down slightly compared to the…

Papa John's readies chicken strip rollout, chooses new ad firm

August 13, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A chicken strip side item will land on menus at Papa John's stores nationwide come Aug. 26.

A price increase is the answer, not a delivery fee

August 13, 2002

Narrow margins and the industry as a whole would benefit more from price increases rather than delivery fees.

Drivers' group delivers angry response to Domino's fee test expansion

August 13, 2002

WARNER ROBBINS, Ga. -- The Association of Pizza Delivery Drivers is expressing outrage at the expansion of a delivery fee test being conducted at 350 Domino's…

Delivery halted in two England neighborhoods

August 12, 2002

Amante Gourmet Pizza to add 8-10 N.C. stores

August 12, 2002

DURHAM, N.C. -- Amante Gourmet Pizza is planning to add eight to 10 North Carolina stores in the next two years through franchising.

Pizza Hut aims for 100 India outlets by '04

August 12, 2002

MUMBAI, India -- Restaurant franchisee Dodsal Corporation is planning to spend Rs 100 crore ($20 million) to help Pizza Hut have to 100 stores in India by…