Card sharks

Credit card fees can take a deep bite out of pizza operators' profits. Having an ATM onsite, however, may encourage customers to take the cash option, starve…

Lost bank deposit returned to pizzeria owner

January 2, 2005

Newsday: When Norwich, Conn., pizza shop owner Rena Dorr heard that an employee had lost a bank deposit bag full of thousands of dollars, she didn't worry too…

Cash management advances keep money safe

December 27, 2004

Delivery drivers are supposed to carry as little cash as possible, and operators are supposed to set up policies to ensure drivers drop their cash after each…

Cashing in on a POS's cashing-out system

December 27, 2004

Great pizza operators are detail people. But even masters of minutia allow some things to slip through the cracks now and again. Electronic aides are handy…

KFC to help expand Pizza Hut outlets

December 16, 2004

The Jamaica Observer: Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ) will begin operating some of its Pizza Hut restaurants under its KFC roof, a strategy that the company says…

Pizza Hut named most trusted quick-service restaurant in India

December 16, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Economic Times' (India) annual survey of the country's "Top 50 Most Trusted Service Brands" rated Pizza Hut as the most trusted…

Pizza Pizza helps fulfill healthy holiday wishes

December 15, 2004

TORONTO — Pizza Pizza is partnering with Make-A-Wish Foundation to help make wishes come true for children this Christmas season by donating $1 from every…

NorthStar Tech. signs Mazzio's Pizza for check verification services

December 2, 2004

TULSA, Okla. — NorthStar Technolgies, a premier service provider in the application of electronic collections, will provide verification to the central call…

NorthStar Tech. driving check verification for Domino's Pizza franchisee

December 1, 2004

TULSA, Okla. — NorthStar Technologies, a premier service provider in the application of electronic collections, has signed a contract with Domino's Pizza of…

Pizza Hut Switzerland runs out of dough

November 23, 2004

NZZ Online: Pizza Hut Switzerland is closing its six remaining restaurants, with the loss of around 100 jobs. The company, a franchise of the world's biggest…

Pizza heist goes awry

November 23, 2004

The Pawtucket Times: In the world of the Dore brothers' dreams, the bottle would have broken when Michael Dore got hit on the head and the police, and…

To catch a thief

November 4, 2004

As the owner-operator of Big Dave's Pizza in Oscoda, Mich., Dave Ostrander learned the hard way that there are three kinds of employees: those who will never…

Papa John's reports slight 3Q increase in comp-store sales

November 3, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International Inc. reported a 1.2 percent increase in domestic comp-sales in the third quarter 2004 ended Sept. 26 compared to…

Yum sales up at Pizza Hut, Taco Bell

November 3, 2004

Forbes: Yum Brands Inc. said Thursday that combined same-store sales at U.S. Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC restaurants rose 2 percent in October, despite lower…

Papa John's adds wings, seeks a lift

November 2, 2004

The Courier-Journal: Better ingredients might make better pizza, but Papa John's has come to realize it "don't mean a thing if you ain't got that wing."

U.S. Restaurant Properties announces December common stock dividend of 11 cents per share

November 1, 2004

DALLAS — U.S. Restaurant Properties Inc.'s (NYSE:USV) board of directors approved a December monthly common stock dividend of 11 cents per share (which equates…

Red alert!

October 28, 2004

Like cheese and toppings prices, the cost of fresh tomatoes is pinching pizza operators' profits.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: That perfect location

September 30, 2004

Price is only one factor among many to be considered when shopping for the right location for a pizza operation.

Number crunchers

September 19, 2004

Jeff Ward envies the "numbers freaks," pizza operators who can use POS systems to deliver up-to-the-minute data on their businesses.

Catch rubber checks on the fly with payment recovery services

September 9, 2004

Check-recovery services are nothing new, but some operators say that only recently have they become more of a blessing than a burden.