NAPICS tops attendance record

Pizza-focused trade show offers a wealth of new products, ideas.

Obama pizza delivery nets $60 tip

February 13, 2008

The Journal-Times (Racine, Wis.): The campaign staff of presidential hopeful Barack Obama, D-Ill., sampled pizza from Dino's Restaurant during a stop in…

Brawl breaks out over late pizza

February 13, 2008

10News.com (San Diego): While calling to complain that his pizza delivery order was more than two hours late, Chris Harding told the operator he was going to…

Papa John's franchisee tracks orders via GPS

February 3, 2008

Information Week: An 11-store Papa John's franchisee in Huntsville, Ala., has partnered with TrackMyPizza.com, a service that lets customers track the progress…

Domino's intros pizza tracking system

January 29, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza has launched Pizza Tracker, a system that allows customers to follow the progress of their order online from the time they…

Pizza Hut outlines Super Sunday stats

January 29, 2008

DALLAS — Each year, Pizza Hut handles 2.5 million calls on Super Bowl Sunday, making game day Pizza Hut's busiest day of the year. The orders, 60 percent to 7…

Domino's revamps Web site

January 20, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza has introduced a revamped Web site to reflect the company's current "You Got 30 Minutes" and "Big Fantastic Deal…

Suspect in driver murder surrenders

January 16, 2008

WIS-TV (Columbia, S.C.): The man accused of killing a pizza delivery driver in Sumter County, S.C., has turned himself in to police. Twenty-year-old Daniel…

Suspect named in delivery driver murder

January 15, 2008

The Item (Sumter County, S.C.): Investigators from the Sumter County, S.C., Sheriff's Office have obtained an arrest warrant for Daniel Deangelo Jackson, 20…

Driver killed while on delivery

January 13, 2008

WIS-TV (Columbia, S.C.): Forty-six-year-old William Flexon was shot and killed while delivering pizzas for Sambino's Pizza in Sumter County, S.C. The address…

Pizzerias prep for Super Bowl Sunday

January 7, 2008

Pizzas and other stuff: Super Bowl Sunday will be the busiest day of the year for the pizza industry. Some pizza chains are expecting a nearly 50 percent…

Driver beaten in robbery

January 6, 2008

Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas): A Papa John's delivery driver in Tyler, Texas, was beaten and robbed Friday night while making a delivery to what turned out…

Father, son arrested in driver assault

January 3, 2008

Denver Post: A Denver father and son have been charged with sexually assaulting a pizza delivery driver on New Year's Eve, according to Denver district…

Domino's driver broke policy in shooting

January 2, 2008

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A Domino's delivery driver who shot and killed a robber last week could have faced disciplinary action over the incident had he not…

Delivery driver allegedly shoots, kills suspected robber

December 27, 2007

KMOV-TV (St. Louis): Police in Pagedale, Mo., are investigating an incident where a pizza delivery driver allegedly shot and killed a man who tried to rob…

Arrest made in driver bleach attack

December 17, 2007

WQAD-TV (Moline, Ill.): Police in Clinton, Iowa, have arrested a woman in connection with two different robberies where pizza delivery drivers were…

Domino's tries to tap 30-minute nostalgia

December 16, 2007

Wall Street Journal: Domino's Pizza dropped its "30 minutes or free" guarantee after a 1993 lawsuit alleged the guarantee led to driver accidents. Ever since…

Arrest made in missing delivery driver case

December 10, 2007

The Republican (Springfield, Mass.): Police arrested 28-year-old Alex A. Morales and charged him with murder in the case of a Domino's delivery driver who…

Pizza Pizza in hot water

December 9, 2007

Legal Post: Canadian pizza chain Pizza Pizza is being sued over an accident involving one of its delivery drivers. According to attorneys for Ursula Prince…

Driver wins partial victory in shooting cases

December 3, 2007

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: The Milwaukee pizza delivery driver who shot two would-be robbers in seven months was allowed to reclaim one of the pistols police…