Domino's Franchise Association members to use PayMaxx Internet payroll system

December 1, 2003

FRANKLIN, Tenn.—The Domino's Franchisee Association (DFA), a group supporting 1,400 Domino's Pizza franchisees, has partnered with PayMaxx Inc. to offer its…

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: To skim or not to skim?

November 24, 2003

Operators may think they're pulling one over on the taxman when they dip into the till, but as Jim Laube points out, in actuality, their operation suffers the…

SpeedLine to install POS units in all 35 Abby's Legendary Pizza units

November 9, 2003

LYNDEN, Wash.—Abby's Legendary Pizza announced it will install SpeedLine point-of-sale units in its 35 locations throughout Oregon and Washington.

JUSTCHEX signs agreement with Domino's Franchisee Association, offers new state fee collection option

November 2, 2003

OXNARD, Calif.—JUSTCHEX, LLC, a provider of an Internet-based electronic check recovery process for returned checks, announced it signed an Affinity Partner…

Franchisees of Shakey's pizza chain sue corporation for $20 million

September 23, 2003

Shakey's Inc. is facing its second breach of contact battle in two years as 17 franchisees have accused the company of doing nothing to help its shrinking…

2002: A Year in Review

Sluggish sales amid a sputtering economy didn't stop the pizza industry from delivering a year full of highs and lows in 2002

California Pizza Kitchen announces quarterly revenue increase

September 17, 2003

LOS ANGELES -- California Pizza Kitchen Inc. revenues increased 16.2 percent to $87.9 million for the second quarter ended June 29 from $75.6 million during…

Back to the futures

Dairy industry watchers believe the only way to smooth out the bumps in the cheese price cycle is to lock prices in long term.

Papa John's April sales drop 7.3%, Q1 revenues down 5.4%

September 11, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The struggle to boost comp-store sales and revenues continues for Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA).

Schnatter believes Papa John's can reverse negative trends

September 11, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- While Papa John's has reported sales declines in 11 of the past 16 months, the company's chairman and CEO, John Schnatter, remains…

Papa John's comp sales down slightly in May

September 11, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International, Inc. announced domestic systemwide comp sales for the four weeks ended May 25 dropped 0.4 percent, according to a…

July comp-store sales fall 4.7% at Papa John's, 2Q net slides 12%

September 11, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Soft sales and stiff competition continue to exact their toll on sales and profits at Papa John's.

The bounce stops here

Thanks to the Internet, services that recover funds from bad checks have come a long way recently, and pizza operators are reaping the benefits -- for free.

Pizza Inn net income up in fourth quarter

September 4, 2003

THE COLONY, Texas — Pizza Inn reported net income for its fourth quarter, ended June 29, of $522,000 or 5 cents a share, compared to a net loss of $498,000, or…

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Proper portion controls boost pizza profits

August 17, 2003

Good portion controls not only improve profits, as Jim Laube points out, they ensure customer satisfaction time and time again.

Noble Roman's doubles earnings for quarter

August 11, 2003

INDIANAPOLIS - Noble Roman's Inc. announced continued growth of the company's franchising efforts resulted in a quarterly earnings increase of more than 13…

Pizza Corner India holding its own, CEO says

August 6, 2003

CHENNAI, India -- Officials at Pizza Corner India said the company is holding its own against competition from international pizza chains like Pizza Hut and…

JU$TCHEX adds online collection for returned checks

July 27, 2003

OXNARD, Calif. -- JU$TCHEX, a provider of Internet-enabled NSF check re-presentment and recovery processes now offers online collections for its customers to…

MARKETING: ''Lazy' customers will turn ''a 180' on the 30/60/90 plan

July 17, 2003

As Kamron Karington explains it, a small investment in a scheduled postcard reminder program can turn lapsed customers into loyal buyers.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Making menu pricing easier and more profitable

July 8, 2003

As Jim Laube demonstrates, fine-tuning your menu's prices is simpler than it seems, plus it benefits the bottom line.