North Korea releases pizzeria images

May 18, 2009

China View (via Slice): The Korean Central News Agency has released images of North Korea's first Italian restaurant, located in the city of Pyongyang. North…

Sbarro comps off on mall traffic declines, strong dollar

May 18, 2009

MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Comparable-store sales at company-owned Sbarro Inc. restaurants declined 4.8 percent for the first quarter ended March 29, while comps at…

Institutional Investor survey names Yum! CFO tops in restaurant industry

May 17, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc.'s chief financial officer Richard Carucci has been recognized by Institutional Investor's 2009 America's Best CFOs survey…

Pizzeria owner arrested for identity theft

May 17, 2009

WRAL-TV (North Carolina): The owner of a Fayetteville, N.C., pizza parlor has been arrested and charged with identity theft, obtaining property by false…

Commodities update - Week of May 18, 2009

May 17, 2009

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices were relatively flat last week on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, with prices averaging just above $1.13 per pound for the…

NRA 2009: Payment solutions to combat card breaches shown

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

May 16, 2009

When Heartland Payment Systems was contacted by Visa and MasterCard about reports of fraud tied to credit cards it had processed, an investigation showed that…

Man gets 35 years for driver robbery

May 14, 2009

The Muskogee Phoenix: A 20-year-old Muskogee, Okla., man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the robbery of a pizza delivery man who was nearly…

Second national menu labeling bill introduced

May 14, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) have…

Falling sales, tax expense hits Pizza Inn net

May 13, 2009

THE COLONY, Texas -- Comparable domestic buffet sales at Pizza Inn Inc. restaurants decreased 0.9 percent for the fiscal 2009 third quarter ended March 29, the…

Cutting-edge chef plans pizzeria

May 13, 2009

Los Angeles Times: Acclaimed chef Ferran Adrià, operator of the restaurant El Bulli in Spain, has traveled to Italy to learn the part of pizza-making in…

Chain founders return to Hell

May 12, 2009

New Zealand Herald: The three men who first opened Hell Pizza in 2003 have bought the New Zealand franchise back from the local owners of Burger King. Warren…

Pizza Hut franchisee espouses 'voice marketing'

May 12, 2009

Latin American Herald Tribune: Al Salas, who operates Pizza Hut's largest Hispanic-owned franchise, believes that knocking on clients' doors is key to business…

Keynotes announced for Pizza Summit

Presentations by industry experts to cover changing business models.

Delivery driver spots, nabs robber

May 12, 2009

The Providence Journal: Four days after three men beat him with a pipe and robbed him while he was delivering a pizza, Domino's driver Ceasar Lopez saw one of…

Massachusetts passes menu labeling

May 12, 2009

Boston Herald: The Massachusetts Public Health Council has approved new statewide regulations that will require restaurant chains with 20 or more in-state…

Noble Roman's revenue down, earnings up

May 11, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS -- Revenues for Noble Roman's Inc. were $1.9 million for the first quarter ended March 31, off 21 percent compared with revenues of $2.4 million…

Despite uptick, economic downturn still affecting consumer behavior

May 11, 2009

Results from Technomic's latest consumer sentiment survey reveal that consumers continue to remain highly concerned about the U.S. economy, their personal…

Commodities update - Week of May 11, 2009

May 10, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices continued to fall on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange last week, with prices averaging just above $1.14 per pound for the trading…

Fox's Pizza Den partners with Roma

May 10, 2009

PITTSBURGH -- Fox's Pizza Den Inc. has partnered with food distributor Roma of Ga. to provide distribution to 66 Fox's locations in the southeastern United…

Pizzas in translation

American pizza is popular overseas, but companies often add some local flavor.