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Mod Pizza reports 81% increase in system-wide sales
March 14, 2018
Mod Pizza finished 2017 with a 5.2 percent growth in same-store sales and reported that system-wide sales grew 81 percent to $275 million. Company net revenue…
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Commodities: Clocks not the only things 'springing ahead'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Just as we reset all our clocks to "spring forward" over the weekend, pizza stocks also spent the last trading week moving up in value.
read nowPapa John's loses Peyton Manning as franchisee, keeps him as spokesman
March 8, 2018
Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning will stay on as a Papa John's spokesman, but sold dozens of Denver metro chain stores two days before the…
read nowKotipizza reports substantial sales boost in February
March 7, 2018
Same-store sales for Finnish brand Kotipizza grew 15.1 percent in February, the company reported today. Total sales for the pizza chain, part of Kotipizza…
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Commodities: Prices begin to rise, along with temperatures
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The annual changing of the seasons is beginning; for proof, look no further than the price of commodities.
read nowPapa John's enters $100M accelerated share repurchase
March 1, 2018
Papa John's International today said it has entered into a $100 million accelerated share repurchase agreement with Bank of America, N.A. The company will…
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The NFL: What Papa John's giveth away, Pizza Hut picks up
February 28, 2018
A sales-hemorrhaging Papa John's last night announced it was cutting its NFL organizational sponsorship and designation as the NFL's "official pizza." Pizza…
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Lessons for pizza brands in Panera's mobile pay experience
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
If Panera's CEO and his brand's experiences with tech tools like Apple Pay, is any indication, pizza brands stand to gain possibly more than other food service…
read nowBlaze reports 51 percent system-wide 2017 sales growth, adding nationwide delivery
February 27, 2018
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has grown phenomenally fast over the last year reporting an eye-popping 51 percent growth in system-wide 2017 sales to $279 million…
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Commodities: A little bit of everything over week's trading activity
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
All players were heading in their own directions in commodity and brand trading last week.
read nowTaco Bell trounces Burger King, Domino's outdoes Pizza Hut, KFC catches up
February 22, 2018
Taco Bell has overtaken Burger King in sales, according to a comparison by research firm Technomic on last year's sales data. The company still puts…
read nowDomino's misses mark on year-end financials
February 20, 2018
The world's top-selling pizza chain, Domino's, released its Q4 and FY17 financials this week showing that the brand aimed high and performed well but fell…
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Commodities: Good news in gas prices, not-so-good news in stock prices
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It was a "bad news, good news" kind of week for most pizza restaurateurs, with some encouragement from gas prices which appear to be finally leveling out over…
read now'17 sales growth awards go to fast casual, fine dining brands
February 14, 2018
In its latest report, research company Technomic said the 500 chains it recognizes as industry leaders have, for the second straight year, experienced slow…
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Commodities: Heart-dropping pre-Valentine's Day losses for pizza brands in Wall Street sell-off
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
There wasn't a lot of love being shown toward pizza operators in either Wall Street or commodities trading last week. A largely business-hostile stock market…
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Commodities: Patriots aren't the only ones licking their wounds today
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The end-of-week stock market plummet Friday took no prisoners, capturing pizza brands as well in its value-depleting trend.
read nowKotipizza Group shoots for $224.7 million for 3 brands by 2020
February 5, 2018
Kotipizza Group Oyj's board of directors has approved a new strategy and financial goals for the next three years to manage a portfolio of franchised fast…
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Commodities: Gas prices climb, Papa Murphy's value declines
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Though most pizza commodity prices are falling as of late, the steady rise in vehicle fuel costs is eating up the savings for the delivery-heavy pizza industry.
read nowGatti's got its groove back
January 25, 2018
Leaders of a favorite pizza of baby boomers said that 2017 was a stellar year for restaging it as a favorite of boomers' kids and grandkids, too. Two years…
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Commodities: Up, up and up ... mostly
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pizza stock prices have continued the steady rise that began in earnest in 2018.
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