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Commodities: Supply prices up, stock prices mixed
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It got more expensive to stock the shelves for pizza restaurateurs last week, but most brands still got a lift in trading over the week.
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Commodities: Pizza stocks fall, gas rises
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The afterglow of a profitable Thanksgiving week of trading on the pizza marketplace is all but gone this week after pizza stock prices returned to a lower…
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Commodities Report: Thanksgiving week gives pizza traders a lot to be grateful for
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pizza stocks traders were clearly overjoyed at the news last week of a federal injunction halting enactment of the federal overtime pay laws that were set to…
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Last-minute federal injunction halts OT rules
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Less than a week before the overtime regulations were to kick in, a federal judge in Texas has blocked the rule that would have made an estimated 4 million…
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Study: Restaurant traffic slow on Black Friday
November 22, 2016
Although many retailers look to Black Friday as the most successful shopping day of the holiday success, restaurants should not be among them, according to…
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Commodities: Most pizza stocks see bump, supply prices mixed
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Commodity prices were truly a mixed bag this week with the cost of some of the most commonly used items in pizza restaurant operation truly varied, although…
read nowMod Pizza gets $42M investment
November 16, 2016
Mod Pizza has raised an additional $42 million of equity, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and PWP Growth Equity. This is the second round of…
read nowBlaze and Sodexo partner to bring brand to college campuses
November 15, 2016
The huge French food services and facilities management company, Sodexo, today announced its partnering with Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza to offer the chain's…
read now&pizza lands $25M investment and a spot in the Big Apple
November 15, 2016
We're more than a month away from the big giving holiday, but that didn't stop investors from pledging to give &pizza $25 million of growth capital to fund…
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Commodities: Election rocks nation, not pizza stocks
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
With the big question answered on the next U.S. president, the good news is the pizza commodities market remained relatively stable. Most prices for…
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Commodities: Prices echo country's 'case of nerves' this week
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
With one day to go before a potentially game-changing presidential election, pizza stocks echoed the country's overall trepidation and commodity prices were no…
read nowPapa John's credits digital and international for positive Q3 results
November 2, 2016
Papa John's today announced strong financial results for the third quarter of 2016, and year to date, ending Sept. 25.
read nowPapa John's announces Q3 dividend
October 27, 2016
Papa John’s will pay a quarterly dividend of 20 cents per common share on Nov. 18 to all shareholders of record at the close of business Nov. 7. At this rate…
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Commodities: A 'trick-y' market for pizza restaurateurs
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
If you're a pizza restaurateur and you’re still hiding under your covers this Monday, you're likely not alone. Not only are we beginning that last rocky week…
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Commodities: Pizza love at stock market, ingredients prices rising
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
It was a very good week for all but one of the pizza stocks monitored here last week, though the prices paid for essential pizza ingredients rose mostly.
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Domino’s knocks down 91 straight quarters of global growth
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Domino’s Pizza continues to dominate the category with another strong quarter of financials marked by strong growth in same store sales, global store counts…
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Uncle Maddio's on franchisee failure: Lessons learned drive growth forward
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
When you build a brand, you are taking a chance on new franchisees. There will be failures, shares Uncle Maddio's. The trick is to turn those failures into…
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Commodity prices rise amidst a week of restaurant turmoil
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Amidst a week of bankruptcy announcements and less-than-rosy financial news across the restaurant industry, increasing commodity prices only rubbed salt in the…
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Report reveals record wave of restaurant chain failings
October 17, 2016
An industry "over-expansion" is the culprit behind a wave of bankruptcy declarations by restaurant chains.
read nowStudy: UK says 'God save the restaurant industry'
October 4, 2016
NPD Group said its latest food service tracking results show that Brits may want out of the European Union, but their love of eating out has never been…
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