Phone scam steals business from pizzerias, customer credit card numbers

August 20, 2006

San Francisco Chronicle: Scammers working in California are taking business from pizzerias and stealing customers' credit card numbers by duping telecom giant…

The Pizza Co. goes high-tech with Visa at the door

August 20, 2006

AME Info: Visa has teamed up with Chili's and The Pizza Company outlets in the United Arab Emirates to use wireless technology to accept credit cards at the…

Garlic Jim's targets Dallas for expansion

August 14, 2006

DALLAS — Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza announced it will expand into the Dallas/Fort Worth market with QSR Ventures Inc. as its franchise group. …

Snappy Tomato Pizza intros take-and-bake line

August 8, 2006

FLORENCE, Ky. — Snappy Tomato Pizza is rolling out a new Oven Ready line aimed at tapping the growing take-and-bake pizza market.

Pizza drivers threaten walkout over pay demands

August 6, 2006

Bahrain Tribune: More than 50 delivery drivers from three popular pizza, chicken and burger chains have threatened to walk out on the job if their bosses…

Pizza driver shot to death in Minneapolis

August 6, 2006

Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Minneapolis police are investigating the shooting death of a 20-year-old Pizza Hut delivery man the night of Aug. 6. Witnesses…

Emerging Concept: Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza

Filling the nationwide vacuum for speedy gourmet pizza delivery is the goal for 31-unit Garlic Jim's. The chain wants 500 pizza stores by 2013.

Domino's manager fights off robber

August 2, 2006

Indianapolis Star: Indianapolis police say a 24-year-old Domino's Pizza worker twice fought off a man who tried to rob the pizza restaurant on the night of…

Pizza driver retires at 68

July 30, 2006

Sheboygan Press: Sheboygan, Wis.'s, self-proclaimed "oldest pizza delivery driver" made his final run July 30.   At age 68, Bill Reinl, a driver who customers…

Pizza competitors aren't just 'winging' it

Serious competition for pizzerias is coming from multiple restaurant segments, and they're delivering, too.

India Pizza Huts get 'Indianized' menu, call centers

July 9, 2006

IBNLive.com: Pizza Hut customers in India soon will enjoy more ingredients on their pizzas that reflect traditional Indian foods. The chain also is ramping up…

Pizza driver brutally beaten during delivery to darkened house

June 21, 2006

The Southeast Missourian: A 29-year-old Domino's Pizza driver was beaten during a midnight delivery to an unlighted home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The driver was…

Pizza driver charged with murder in robbery retaliation

June 13, 2006

The Charlotte Observer: Pizza driver Robert Delane Camp has been charged with the April 24 murder of Woodrow Dempson. The 17-year-old Dempson allegedly robbed…

Maryland man wins Domino's World's Fastest Pizza Maker

June 11, 2006

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — At Domino's World's Fastest Pizza Maker competition, 15 finalists from around the world competed June 9.   Dennis Tran, a Domino's…

Dressed-up delivery driver saves woman

June 8, 2006

Papa John's breaks world record for largest pizza order

June 8, 2006

SAN DIEGO — Papa John's broke the world record for the largest pizza order and delivery. Papa John's delivered 13,500 pizzas promptly at 11 a.m., June 8 at…

Passing on gas

A small but growing number of pizza operators are using alternative delivery vehicles to reduce gas consumption. There are upfront expenses, but many find the…

STRANGE NEWS: Prank rattles pizza driver, 4 teens charged

June 4, 2006

WCPO.com: A prank played on a pizza driver has four Hamilton, Ohio, teens in big trouble. When driver David Sloan arrived to make a delivery at a home on May…

Pizza driver murdered in Philly robbery setup

June 1, 2006

CBS3.com: Police in Philadelphia said a pizza driver died on June 1 after being shot several times the night before. Driver Jermaine Frazier, 29, was shot in…

Pizza deliveryman leads cops to '$100 change' thief

May 31, 2006

Associated Press: New York City Police say they've got a suspect in connection with a series of robberies of pizza deliverymen who were told to bring change…