Thieves steal ATM from pizzeria

July 15, 2009

Fresno Bee: Fresno police are looking for two men who walked into John's Incredible Pizza Monday and walked out with an ATM. The men loaded the ATM into their…

Anne Hathaway serves pizza to fans

July 14, 2009

Gawker: Actress Anne Hathaway surprised waiting fans by serving them pizza at 3 a.m. The Devil Wears Prada star had been appearing in the play Twelfth Night at…

Yum! comps slip on Pizza Hut decline

July 14, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Comparable-store sales at U.S. restaurants operated by Yum! Brands Inc. declined 1 percent in the second quarter ended June 13, the company…

Ruth Madoff clipping California Pizza Kitchen coupons

July 13, 2009

NY Post: Ruth Madoff, the wife of convicted financier Bernie Madoff, became upset when dining at a California Pizza Kitchen in Manhattan this week after her…

N.Y. Mag's handbook to the city's pizza

July 12, 2009

New York Magazine: This week's magazine features a package of articles under the heading "The Great New York Neoclassical Neapolitan Pizza Revolution." Stories…

A day in the life of a pizza driver

July 12, 2009

Cleveland Plain Dealer: A reporter from the Cleveland Plain Dealer recently spent an evening with a driver from Danny Boy's Italian Eatery. Bob Davies has been…

Commodities update - Week of July 13, 2009

July 12, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices slipped again this week on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, with prices averaging $1.11 per pound for the trading week ended…

Pizzeria menu trends all over the map

Locally sourced ingredients and artisan cheeses are some of the products likely to appear on menus this year.

NRA exhibitors donate 66,000 lbs. of food

July 9, 2009

CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association has announced that exhibiting companies at its 2009 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, held May 16-19 at McCormick…

Homeland Security drops no-match in favor of E-verify

New employee screening requirements will take effect Sept. 8.

Gemignani debuts restaurant/pizza school

The menu at Tony's Pizza Napoletana features four distinctive styles of pizza. 

White House outlines upgrade to U.S. food safety

July 7, 2009

  Vice President Joe Biden, Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack have announced the key findings of…

GE Energy debuts new LED lamps for restaurants

July 7, 2009

CLEVELAND — GE Consumer & Industrial has introduced two new lamps that enable restaurants and other commercial customers to make significant strides toward…

Patsy's dispute continues

July 6, 2009

New York Daily News: The new fight between Patsy's Italian Restaurant in midtown New York and Patsy's Pizzeria on Long Island began when Patsy's Pizzeria put…

Papa Gino's Holdings promotes two

July 6, 2009

DEDHAM, Mass. -- Papa Gino's Inc., parent company of Papa Gino's and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches, has promoted Gary Sandeen and Kathy Tirrell to executive vice…

Pepe's opens fourth location

July 5, 2009

New Haven Register: The legendary Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, a fixture in New Haven, Conn., since 1925, has opened its fourth location at the Mohegan Sun…

Commodities update - Week of July 6, 2009

July 5, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices were unchanged during the shortened trading week on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, with prices averaging just under $1.12 per…

Conn., Tenn. governors respond differently to states' menu labeling bills

July 5, 2009

The Connecticut Post: Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has vetoed legislation that would have required chain restaurants to post nutritional information on their…

Q&A with Stevi B's president Matthew Loney

Buffet chain's new president is laying the groundwork for growth.

Pizza Patron opens second quick-service restaurant

July 1, 2009

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Latino pizza brand Pizza Patron has opened its second quick-service pizza restaurant, located in San Antonio, Texas.   The new restaurant…