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Commodities: A rocky 2016 ends with pizza stocks falling
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The last week of 2016 was brutal for pizza stocks, which bled off significant value before the close of trading on Dec. 30.
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Commodities: Down, down, down … for all but Domino's
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Commodities traders were invoking Johnny Cash's lyrics during trading in the week before Christmas, as prices on all pizza chain commodities except auto fuel…
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Yum declares 1st dividend after split from China business
December 22, 2016
In its first dividend declaration since separation from its China business, Yum Brands Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share…
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Commodities: Little joy to the world in pizza commodity prices
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Papa John's was the only pizza chain that reported a markedly profitable week, while the other three brands monitored here remaining essentially flat or…
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2 studies yield 2016 and 2017 chain winners and losers
December 13, 2016
As the year that was 2016 heads into the history books, year-end awards and year-beginning trend predictions have begun in earnest. For instance, Technomic has…
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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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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.
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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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