June 17, 2003
IRVING, Texas-- CEC Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: CEC), parent company of 440-store Chuck E. Cheese's, announced that Rodney Carter, its executive vice president…
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SINGAPORE -- The board of directors of Inno-Pacific Holdings Ltd. (IPH) wants to sell 69.5 million new ordinary shares of stock for S 1 cent (about U.S. 1/…
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Sales at your place could be strong, but as Jim Laube points out, if your sales per square foot are low, you're likely not making much.
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NEW YORK -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services placed its "BB-" corporate credit and senior secured bank loan ratings, and its "B" subordinated debt rating…
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To prove that they're making a living rather than a killing, Jim Laube knows some operators open their books to show their staffs what it costs to run a…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Positive performance at Domino's, Inc.'s international stores overcame domestic store same-store sales declines in the company's first…
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read nowApril 30, 2003
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. and ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Comdata Corporation announced the launch of the Domino's ExpressPay Card, a card-based payroll product that replaces…
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc. (Nasdaq:CHGO) announced that its first quarter 2003 revenues increased 37 percent to $23.…
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Though Papa Murphy's is paving the way in the take-and-bake pizza market, owners of Nick-N-Willy's World Famous Take-N-Bake Pizza are carving their niche with…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum! Brands, owner of Pizza Hut, reported April 23 that same-store sales at company-owned Red Roof units dropped 3 percent for the first…
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ATLANTA -- Concerned over the impact of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) on Asian businesses, Atlanta-based SunTrust Robinson Humphrey lowered its…
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BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Citing delivery pizza-related messes, six Bemidji hotels will charge pizza restaurants for every pizza delivered to hotel guests.
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IRVING, Texas -- CEC Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:CEC), parent company of Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza, announced it beat its first quarter earnings projections, but…
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LONDON -- PizzaExpress announced its same-store sales dropped 9.4 percent in the first quarter of 2003, which ended April 6.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A proxy statement filed by Papa John's International Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reported the pizza company is…
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WICHITA, Kan. -- The abrupt closure of a Domino's Pizza store in Wichita on April 6 signaled what a company official expects will be the chain's temporary exit…
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According to columnist Jim Laube, a four-week, 13-period reporting cycle is the most accurate way to report and analyze your business' numbers. His latest…
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LOS ANGELES -- The number of malls into which California Pizza Kitchen will expand in the future is going down beginning in 2004.
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The customer is king, and food has to be fantastic, but as Jim Laube writes, success in the restaurant business eventually comes down to the cold, hard…
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