Mid-Atlantic Expo to feature educational seminars

August 28, 2008

BALTIMORE — The Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging Expo, to be held Sept. 17-18 at the Baltimore Convention Center, will offer attendees the know how…

Uno Chicago Grill squeezed by debt

August 12, 2008

Wall Street Journal: Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp., the parent of the 200-unit Uno Chicago Grill chain, will skip a bond payment on Friday as it tries to…

Commodities update – Week of May 27, 2008

May 26, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange took a sharp jump last week, averaging $2.21 per pound, up 16 cents from an average of $2.0…

NRA Show: Panelists say fast casuals here to stay

May 17, 2008

Domino's appoints new CFO

April 29, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza has appointed Wendy A. Beck to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer, the company has…

Uno names new CFO

April 9, 2008

BOSTON — Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp., the parent company of Uno Chicago Grill, has named Louie Psallidas senior vice president and chief financial officer.

Commodities update - March 24, 2008

March 23, 2008

CHICAGO — Although block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trended lower during the shortened trading week ended March 20, prices showed signs…

Noble Roman's hires financial advisor

March 19, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS — Noble Roman's Inc., franchisor of Noble Roman's Pizza and Tuscano's Italian Style Subs restaurants, is evaluating strategies to enhance…

Pizzeria workers close restaurant over pay

March 16, 2008

The Daily News (Longview, Wash.): Employees at Figaro's Pizza restaurant closed the restaurant early Friday because their paychecks didn't clear the bank. One…

N.Y. pizzeria on the market for $2.5 mil

March 11, 2008

The Business Review (Albany, N.Y.): Marino's Pizza Ltd, a 28-year-old Saratoga Springs, N.Y., restaurant, has been placed on the market for $2.5 million. The…

Pizzerias cope with increased costs

Operators make changes to keep up with commodity, fuel and labor costs.

Philly pizzerias raise prices to cope

March 5, 2008

Philadelphia Inquirer: The owner of Apollo's Family Pizzeria in Bensalem, Pa., was forced to raise prices to keep up with rising commodities prices. Other…

Electronics Line unveils upgraded Remote Store Manager

March 2, 2008

BOULDER, Colo. — Electronics Line USA has announced the launch of an upgraded Remote Store Manager, powered by the ETV 5 Flex Recorder. The ETV 5 is a combined…

Garcia's back on track after bankruptcy

February 17, 2008

The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.): At its peak, Garcia's Pizza operated 18 locations, but hard times led to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in 1998. After…

CEC Entertainment to Webcast earnings report

February 12, 2008

IRVING, Texas - CEC Entertainment Inc., parent company of pizza chain Chuck E. Cheese, plans to host a conference call with investors Feb. 19, 2008, to discuss…

Boston Pizza net up nearly 20 percent

February 10, 2008

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Same-store sales at Boston Pizza International Inc. increased 3.3 percent for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2007, the company…

Commodities update - Feb. 11, 2008

February 10, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to rise last week, averaging $1.93 per pound for the week ended Feb. 8, up 4 percent…

California Pizza Kitchen steps up stock buyback

January 31, 2008

LOS ANGELES — California Pizza Kitchen Inc. has entered into an agreement with Bank of America to repurchase $46.3 million of its common stock in an…

Laws to decrease Ariz. restaurant openings

January 16, 2008

The Arizona Republic: The Southeast Valley won't have as many restaurant openings this year as it has in the past two years, according to the Arizona…

California Pizza Kitchen revises '08 estimates

January 15, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Revenues at California Pizza Kitchen Inc. increased 12 percent to $162.9 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 30, 2007, compared with $14…