California Pizza Kitchen splits stock

May 23, 2007

LOS ANGELES — The board of directors of California Pizza Kitchen Inc. has approved a three-for-two stock split which will be distributed in the form of a 5…

Pizza Inn announces stock repurchase plan

May 23, 2007

THE COLONY, Texas — The board of directors of Pizza Inn Inc. has authorized a stock repurchase plan whereby the company may repurchase up to 10 percent of its…

Two workers accused of scamming Domino's

May 20, 2007

Ocala.com (Florida): Two Domino's employees are accused of scamming the store where they worked out of nearly $40,000. The pair allegedly rang up thousands of…

Pizza Inn cuts development deals

May 20, 2007

THE COLONY, Texas — Pizza Inn Inc. has signed development agreements with franchisees in the Greenville/Spartanburg, S. C., and Dallas-Fort Worth markets. In…

NRA show kicks off in Chicago

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

May 19, 2007

After a slow attendee start at this year's National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, things were in full swing Saturday afternoon as show…

Pizza Hut, Taco Bell parent to split stock

May 16, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum Brands Inc., the parent company of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long Jon Silvers, KFC and A&W brands, plans to split its stock 2-for-1…

Sbarro 1Q comps up, revenue flat

May 16, 2007

MELVILLE, N.Y. — Comparable-store sales at company-owned Sbarro Inc. stores grew 2.7 in the first quarter ended April 1, the company announced. Comps at…

Chuck E. Cheese cleared in stock options probe

May 14, 2007

Reuters: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission won't take any action against Chuck E. Cheese parent CEC Entertainment Inc. following an investigation…

Marco's forms lending affiliate

May 13, 2007

TOLEDO, Ohio — Marco's Franchising LLC, the franchising arm of Marco's Pizza, has announced the formation of MFS Leasing LLC to assist in the financing of new…

NPC net off 84 percent

May 13, 2007

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Comparable-store sales at Pizza Hut franchisee NPC International Inc. rose 0.7 percent in the first quarter ended March 27, the company…

California Pizza Kitchen comps up nearly 5 percent

May 10, 2007

LOS ANGELES — Comparable-store sales at California Pizza Kitchen increased 4.7 percent in the first quarter ended April 1, the company announced.   Average…

Boston Pizza comps up nearly 7 percent

May 10, 2007

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Comparable-store sales at Canadian pizza chain Boston Pizza International Inc. increased 6.6 percent for the first quarter ended…

Papa John's net off 18 percent

May 8, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Domestic system-wide same-store sales for Papa John's International Inc. increased 0.2 percent in the first quarter ended April 1, the…

Pizza Inn reports 2nd consecutive positive quarter

May 8, 2007

THE COLONY, Texas — Domestic comparable-store sales at Pizza Inn Inc. decreased 2 percent in the company's third quarter ended March 25, while comparable…

Papa Gino's, D'Angelo deploys Cognos restaurant-management solution

May 6, 2007

BURLINGTON, Mass. — New England-based Papa Gino's and D'Angelo restaurant chains have selected Cognos as their enterprise performance management solution. …

Pesos boost sales at Pizza Patron

May 3, 2007

DALLAS – First-quarter sales at Latino pizza brand Pizza Patrón increased 35 percent compared to the same period last year, the company announced.   Company…

Domino's comps fall in 1Q

May 1, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Same-store sales at Domino's Pizza Inc. restaurants in the United States fell 2.9 percent in the first quarter ended March 25…

Strong showing for Yum despite Taco Bell publicity

May 1, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum Brands Inc., the parent company of the Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, Long John Silver's and A&W brands, saw system-wide revenues…

UK Domino's clamping down on handhelds

April 30, 2007

Computer Weekly: Domino's Pizza has implemented Devicewall from Centennial Software on PCs across the company's operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland…

Restaurants target of data-security push

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Credit card companies vow to crack down on data-security breaches.