Mintel releases findings on trends in ice cream, coffeehouses and alcohol

June 11, 2009

CHICAGO -- Mintel has released new findings about three of the hottest food and drink markets: ice cream, coffeehouses and alcoholic beverages.   Flavor wars…

U.S. senators craft compromise national menu labeling bill

June 10, 2009

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate supporters of competing menu-labeling legislation have come up with a compromise bill that has the support of the National Restaurant…

Eagle Boys seeks to hire 1,000 workers

June 10, 2009

WEST END, Queensland, Australia -- Eagle Boys Pizza has launched a National Jobs Drive to fill more than 1,000 jobs now available at its stores across…

Extreme Pizza wins 'Inner City 100' award

June 10, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO -- Extreme Pizza has won the Inner City Advisors (ICA) Inner City 100 Award, the company has announced. The award honors businesses that work to…

Indy Chuck E. Cheese hit with another lawsuit

June 10, 2009

Indianapolis Star: A new lawsuit raises more allegations of racist treatment by Chuck E. Cheese's and a former manager at two of the pizza chain's Indianapolis…

Arsonist offered free pizza for life to torch competitor

June 10, 2009

Melbourne Herald Sun: A pizzeria owner in Clayton, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, promised a heroin addict free pizza for life to burn down a competitor's…

Y-Not Pizza to hold hospital fundraiser

June 9, 2009

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- On June 24, Y-Not Pizza will offer a large 14-inch cheese pizza for $9.99 with $5 of every sale going to benefit Children's Hospital of…

Former Papa John's president joins Miami Subs Pizza & Grill

June 9, 2009

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Dan Holland, a former president of Papa John's, has joined Miami Subs Pizza & Grill as director of global franchising, the company…

Food critic slams the pizza cone

June 9, 2009

Examiner.com: A food blogger from Nashville, Tenn., offers a few unkind words about the pizza cone. Kornet Pizza and Pizza Corner are two chains offering their…

Pizza Finder app available for iPhone

The application will display a listing of up to 30 of the closest pizzerias, starting with the closest.

Marketing, technology discussions highlight inaugural Pizza Executive Summit

June 9, 2009

CHICAGO -- The Pizza Executive Summit wrapped up nearly two days of panel discussions and collaborative sessions on June 9.   The summit, held June 8-9 at the…

Pizza Executive Summit addresses changing industry

June 8, 2009

CHICAGO -- The Pizza Executive Summit wrapped up its first day with a cocktail party and dinner for more than 60 operators, vendors and industry experts who…

Zeeks Pizza to open second Seattle suburb location

June 8, 2009

ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Zeeks Pizza, a popular Seattle-area pizza parlor, will open a new location in Issaquah Highlands on June 16. It will be Zeeks' second…

Pizza Nova stops using plastic bags at Ontario locations

June 8, 2009

TORONTO -- Pizza Nova has voluntarily discontinued the use of all plastic bags from their restaurant locations across Ontario in tandem with the introduction…

Commodities update - Week of June 8, 2009

June 7, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices remained fairly flat last week on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, with prices averaging just under $1.15 per pound for the…

Pizza Executive Summit kicks off in Chicago

June 7, 2009

More than 75 pizza company executives, vendors and industry experts are gathering today and Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Chicago for the first Pizza Executive…

Five shot at Conn. pizzeria

June 7, 2009

The Associated Press: Hartford, Conn., police say five people were shot inside a local pizzaria, and one of the victims is hospitalized in serious condition…

Neighbors help beaten, robbed Papa John's delivery driver

June 7, 2009

The Chicago Tribune: Stephen Walker was delivering Papa John's pizza in an Evanston, Ill., neighborhood when he was attacked, beaten and robbed after a…

Getting pizza ready for school

Recipe changes may be needed to ensure those school pizza parties stay on the menu.

New York experiencing a 'pizza moment'

June 2, 2009

Newsweek: The New York pizza scene is going through a change. Several upscale pizzerias have opened in the city, while purveyors of authentic New York…