Hot Box Pizza turns to Smart Car delivery

July 9, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS — With the average price of gas in Indiana well over $4 a gallon, Hot Box Pizza is coming to the aid of its pizza delivery drivers. The company…

Commodities update – Week of July 7, 2008

July 6, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange stayed relatively stable, averaging slightly above $1.92 per pound for the shortened trading…

Delivery drivers feel economic pinch

Rising gas prices, falling wages make delivery jobs less attractive.

Commodities update — Week of June 30, 2008

June 29, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to decline for the week ended June 27, averaging slightly above $1.92 per pound for…

Drew Carey orders hometown pizza for game show

June 25, 2008

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Cleveland native Drew Carey ordered 45 pizzas from Antonio's Pizza in Parma, Ohio, to serve to the audience at the taping of the…

Commodities update — Week of June 23, 2008

June 22, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to fall for the week ended June 19, averaging $2 per pound, down 6 cents from an…

Pizza boxes could be health threat

June 22, 2008

Telegraph.co.uk: A study by scientists at the University of Milan showed that chemicals in pizza boxes made from recycled material could migrate to the pizzas.

Domino's in talks to add movie delivery

June 18, 2008

Video Business: Domino's Pizza is in talks with Seattle-based MOD Systems to give consumers the opportunity to have movies delivered along with their pizza…

Intura to offer automated map-sectoring technology

June 15, 2008

ARLINGTON, Texas — Intura Solutions LP, a manufacturer of point-of-sale and enterprise-management software for quick service, fast casual and delivery…

Commodities update — Week of June 16, 2008

June 15, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their downward trend for the week ended June 13, averaging $2.06 per pound for the…

Arrest in delivery-driver murder ruled proper

June 12, 2008

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.): A judge ruled that police acted properly when they arrested Bradley M. Justice for the brutal beating and murder of a…

Building business beyond pizza

Early reports say pasta delivery a success for Pizza Hut, but others stick to their core product.

Cops pose as delivery drivers to bust thieves

May 22, 2008

PennLive.com: Police in Harrisburg , Pa. , posed as pizza delivery drivers to arrest a group of five would-be teenage robbers. One of the boys flashed a…

Collar bomb suspect competent, psychologist says

May 21, 2008

Phillyburbs.com: Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, who is accused of planning a bank robbery that ended with the death of a pizza deliveryman, is competent to stand…

Domino's to raise dough for the National Military Family Association

May 18, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza stores located near military bases across the country will be asking customers to "Make it Patriotic" by adding $1 to their…

Pizza drivers hit by rising gas prices

May 14, 2008

WTVH-TV (Syracuse, N.Y.): Pizza delivery drivers are feeling the pressure from rising gas prices. Pizzerias are looking for ways to mitigate the impact on…

Pizza Hut to close call center

May 13, 2008

Dallas Morning News: Pizza Hut will close its only company-owned telephone call center, located in Overland Park, Kan., on June 30. The company will lay off…

Vertoris Pizza House launches delivery reward program

May 7, 2008

BRADENTON, Fla. — Vertoris Pizza House has launched a reward program specifically designed for their delivery customers.   Between now and July 31, recipients…

Pizza driver uses car to foil robbery

April 30, 2008

The Capital Times (Madison, Wis.): A pizza delivery driver escaped from an armed robber by knocking the thief down with his open car door. The driver was…

Pizza Hut's Tuscani Pastas a success

April 29, 2008

DALLAS — Pizza Hut's Tuscani Pastas have become one of the most successful new product launches in Pizza Hut history, the company says, selling more than two…