Sbarro's loss widens

August 14, 2007

MELVILLE, N.Y. — Comparable-store sales at company-owned Sbarro Inc. stores increased 3 percent for the second quarter ended July 1, the company announced.

California Pizza Kitchen revenues up 17 percent

August 9, 2007

LOS ANGELES — Comparable-store sales at California Pizza Kitchen restaurants increased 5.4 percent in the second quarter ended July 1, the company announced.

Gainesville Domino's halts pizza donations

July 29, 2007

Gainesville Sun: Domino's restaurants in Gainesville, Fla., plan to turn down requests for pizza donations beginning in August. According to a franchisee who…

Domino's net off 91 percent on recap charges

July 23, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domestic comparable-store sales at No. 2 pizza chain Domino's Pizza Inc. rose 2.1 percent for the second quarter ended June 17, compared…

Minimum wage increase takes effect

July 23, 2007

Washington Post: Minimum wage rises 70 cents to $5.85 an hour today, the first increase in a decade.   The increase ends the longest span without a federal…

Bad weather boosts sales at UK Domino's

July 22, 2007

Guardian Unlimited: Sales at Domino's UK operations were up by almost 15 percent for the first six months of 2007 compared with the previous year, with…

Sales climb at Pizza Patron

July 19, 2007

DALLAS — Comparable-store sales at Latino pizza brand Pizza Patron increased 27.2 percent for the second quarter, the company announced. The increase is the…

Yum's net up 13 percent

July 11, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Worldwide comparable-store sales for restaurants operated by Yum Brands Inc. grew 2 percent in the second quarter ended June 16, the company…

DTI online ordering technology adopted by 1,200

July 8, 2007

Digital Transactions: An online-ordering system for fast food, introduced in January by Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Digital Technology Innovations, has been…

Cheese market ripe for manipulation, feds say

July 5, 2007

Salt Lake Tribune: Thin trading on the spot cheese market makes it vulnerable for manipulation, which could affect the price of milk and other dairy products…

Magoo's Pizza to close in Hawaii

June 28, 2007

The Honolulu Advertiser: Honolulu's University Avenue area will bid farewell to Magoo's Pizza, which closes its doors June 29.   "It's not easy running a…

FreshMarx launches new bar code technology

June 27, 2007

MIAMISBURG, Ohio — FreshMarx, a subsidiary of bar-code technology leader Paxar, has introduced a new bar code system designed to help operators manage food…

NRA reacts to failed immigration bill

June 27, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — The National Restaurant Association today expressed extreme disappointment in the Senate's failure to continue consideration of…

Firefly unveils labor-scheduling software

June 24, 2007

HILLSBORO, Ore. — FireFly Technologies has announced the release of its new enhanced labor- scheduling software feature included within the Phoenix…

Cheese prices nearly double from last year

June 18, 2007

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices are continuing their upward trend, standing at $2.02 per pound on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as of June 18, up 5 cents from…

RedBrick saga shows perils of franchising

Lack of disclosure in offering circular basis of franchisee lawsuit.

Cheese up more than 10 cents

June 7, 2007

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices continue to rise, standing at $1.9875 per pound on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as of Thursday, up more than 10 cents from…

Cheese prices continue to increase

May 31, 2007

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices continue to rise, standing at $1.855 per pound on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as of May 31, up 3.5 cents since Tuesday. …

The National Restaurant Association reacts to minimum wage increase

May 24, 2007

  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association is expressing disappointment that Congress has tied the federal minimum wage increase and tax package…

Congress raises minimum wage to $7.25

May 24, 2007

Lexington Herald-Leader: Congress approved the first increase in the federal minimum wage in almost a decade as part of the $120 billion Iraq war spending…