Commodities: Somebody must have hit replay ... but no complaints

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

It was another nice week of pizza stock trading and largely lower commodity prices last week, almost an exact replay of the previous week's financial stats.

Domino's CEO leaves a chain reborn, flying high

January 10, 2018

Domino's President and CEO J. Patrick Doyle will step down in June from the top spot at a chain he led from its "cardboard crust" and "ketchup" sauce days to…

Commodities: Stock prices pumped up, but pump prices siphon gains

Pizza brands did well as the market soared on Wall Street last week, but the highest New Year's pump prices since 2014 stole back some of the profits.

Commodities: 'Dear Santa, please put some oomph in my stock price!'

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Some pizza brands might be firing off a letter to Santa this week before Christmas in one last effort to make something magical happen to their stock prices.

Commodities: What goes up must come down

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The nice uptick in stock market prices for most brands two weeks ago was all but erased  last week in trading of some of the major pizza stocks.

Commodities: Nice week for most pizza brands

It was a largely favorable week for pizza stocks, while commodity prices were mixed.

Commodities: A tale of 2 papas

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

A short trading week still revealed plenty about the current restaurant pizza market in the popularity, or lack thereof, of two brands with different…

Commodities: Papa John’s gets another scoop of 'Rocky Road'

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

With prices falling on many essentials, it was a fairly good week for pizza brands ... unless your name is Papa John's.

Tough restaurant year continues, especially for Papa John's

November 14, 2017

The restaurant industry landscape continues to be challenging for leading operators, according to Technomic's compilation and analysis of third quarter…

Commodities: Papa John's, Domino's droop as supply costs soar

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Pizza brand stocks were mixed in trading last week: Papa John’s share price fell further in the wake of its CEO’s controversial comments about the NFL; and…

Pie Five loses big in Q1 2018, Pizza Inn fares better

November 8, 2017

Pie Five and Pizza Inn parent Rave Restaurant Group released Q1 financial results today for the period ending Sept. 24. The news was dismal for the younger Pie…

Commodities: Yes, Papa John's took a hit

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Last week’s commodities trading was a mixed bag of good and bad news, with minor wins for pizza operators on cheese and natural gas prices. But, in trading on…

Media 'pile-on' shows Papa John's CEO really stepped in it this time

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Papa John's CEO John Schnatter learns (hopefully) the hard lesson of playing the blame game, especially when it comes to race issues and football in the U.S.

Papa John's Q3 financials show healthy growth

November 1, 2017

Papa John's International has announced Q3 financial results showing a 1 percent comparable sales increase system-wide in North America and a 5.3 percent boost…

Today’s diners want more, spend  less, like virtual restaurants

October 31, 2017

Today’s restaurateur had best be the type that literally thrives on competition because a new study shows that staying ahead in their business is increasingly…

Papa John's declares dividend

October 30, 2017

The board of directors of Papa John's International has declared a quarterly dividend of 22.5 cents per common share, a news release said. The dividend will be…

Commodities: Domino's dives despite rosy Q3 financials

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Late September's gain was last week's pain for Domino's in NYSE trading, but lower cheese and gas prices do soothe some of the hurt.

Restaurant biz down, but not as bad as it looks

October 13, 2017

Ever since Hurricanes Harvey and Irma roared through most of the nation's southern regions, analysts and others have been itching for numbers on the storms…

Domino's the dynamo: Brand hits 95 quarters of global sales growth

October 12, 2017

Domino's third-quarter financial results marked an enviable 95 consecutive quarters of global same stores sales growth for the brand. Likewise, the company saw…

Commodities: Domino's leaps up, Papa John's plummets

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Domino's stock price soared last week while Papa John's took a significant hit. But there was good news for both brands in the largely lower commodity prices…