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Who's who: Frank Carney
February 24, 2002
Hard lessons in business changed the diet of Pizza Hut founder, Frank Carney, from humble pie back to pizza pie.
read nowPizza companies showcase c-store concepts at NACS show
February 24, 2002
Several pizza companies were on hand at the National Association of Convenience Stores show in Las Vegas last month, exhibiting their non-traditional c-store…
read nowReduced planting, high temps reduce Cal tomato crop for '01
February 24, 2002
STOCKTON, Calif. -- California's processing tomato industry has again made substantial reduction in contracted acreage for 2001 in an effort to bring…
read nowTerrorist attacks, storm hurt fresh tomato crops
February 24, 2002
EAST MANATEE, Fla. -- Florida agriculture took a double hit when terrorists attacked America on Sept. 11 and tropical storm Gabrielle ravaged Florida's Gulf…
read nowProcessed tomato prices will rise slightly in 2002
February 24, 2002
Unseasonably hot weather in May has California tomato producers seeing red after the fall harvest.
read nowWho's Who: Ron Peters
February 24, 2002
Ron Peters, founder and CEO of Paradise Tomato Kitchens, is sold on innovation and technology as the keys to servicing customers and competing profitably in…
read nowThere's nothing tiny about Teeny Foods' growth plans
February 21, 2002
Family-owned Teeny Foods may have to change its name after it moves to a new, state-of the-art baking facility early next year. The automated baking operation…
read nowCheese price melts to $1.17, lowest since Oct. ''01
February 21, 2002
The price of a 40-pound block of cheddar cheese dropped to $1.17 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Feb. 22, the lowest price since Oct. 24, when the market…
read nowFuel Pizza to speed up store growth in 2002
February 21, 2002
Concerns over the current recession haven't diluted the high-octane growth plan set out by the owners of Fuel Pizza, in Charlotte, N.C.
read nowWho's Who: Dave Brandon
February 21, 2002
When Dave Brandon took over Domino's Pizza in 1999, he said the company was healthy. Three years later, it's almost in fighting trim.
read nowPizzaFone wireless payment system set for test
February 20, 2002
LODI, Calif. -- PayStar Corporation announced Feb. 20 that it signed a joint marketing venture with New York City-based Paybox Global Holdings, Inc., to launch…
read nowThird quarter profit and cash flow up at Saputo
February 20, 2002
MONTREAL -- Saputo Inc., Canada's largest dairy producer, revealed strong financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2002, ended December 31, 2001. The…
read nowSame-day pizza news coverage happens only on the Web
February 19, 2002
Though the pizza industry is centuries old, same-day coverage of major events benefits everyone in the business.
read nowSouth African pizza store turns govt. error into front page news
February 19, 2002
A clever Cape Town pizza delivery service got an enviable mention from South Africa's finance minister, Trevor Manuel, during a budget speech delivered to the…
read nowCalifornia cheese and milk production set '01 records
February 19, 2002
While 2001 cheese production in the U.S. fell for the first time since 1984, California's cheese industry grew 9.8 percent last year to 1.6 billion pounds.
read nowInvestor class-action suit filed against Suprema Specialties
February 19, 2002
Just last August, Fortune magazine named Italian cheese maker Suprema Specialties one of its 100 fastest growing companies, and in October Forbes named it one…
read nowPapa John's tops pizza segment in service three years running
February 19, 2002
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- It appears that soft sales in the pizza segment have only hardened Papa John's resolve to focus on customer service.
read nowSmoking stinks, but smokers have rights
February 19, 2002
Smoking regulations usurp operators' right to set the rules in their own restaurants.
read nowSmall Business Franchise Act will stop franchisees' bleeding
February 19, 2002
The battle over contracts between franchisors and franchisees has raged for years, but is legislation necessary to end the strife?
read nowFocus on your operation, not the future
February 19, 2002
With an uncertain year ahead, operators should focus less on the future and more on the pizza.
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