CEC Entertainment to webcast earnings call

April 14, 2009

IRVING, Texas -- CEC Entertainment Inc., parent company of the Chuck E. Cheese chain, will host a conference call with investors on April 30 to discuss…

Shakey's signs Nevada development deal

April 13, 2009

LOS ANGELES -- Shakey's Pizza is returning to Nevada with five restaurants scheduled to open over the next five years, the first of which is slated to open in…

Falling flour prices a bright spot for pizzeria operators

Lower fuel costs and a drop in overseas demand has helped make pizza crusts a little less pricey.

Commodities update - Week of April 13, 2009

April 12, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were off slightly last week, averaging slightly under $1.26 per pound for the shortened…

Brazil Fast Food Corp. Q4, FY 2008 results down

April 9, 2009

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil Fast Food Corp., the second largest fast-food restaurant chain and operating under the Bob's, KFC, Pizza Hut, In Bocca al Lupo CafÃ…

Pizza shop owner fights to stay put

April 8, 2009

Nashua (N.H.) Telegraph: Facing $6,000 a month in business expenses and sales that have declined 60 percent since the recession hit, James Gotzamanis moved…

Ulster County N.Y. passes menu labeling

April 8, 2009

Ulster County, N.Y., which is located about 90 miles north of New York City, has become the fourth municipality to pass a menu labeling ordinance in the state.

Feds issue I-9 reminder

Missing paperwork could cost pizzeria owners some dough.

St. Louis pizzeria owner preps for White House delivery

April 7, 2009

St. Louis Dispatch: Following a campaign rally last year in St. Louis, Barack Obama's staff ordered pizza from local restaurant Pi. Obama was so impressed with…

W.Va., Mass. town, quash menu labeling proposals

April 7, 2009

The Charleston Gazette: Members of the West Virginia House Government Organization Committee ate breakfast biscuits from Tudor's Biscuit World and McDonald's…

Papa Bello rolls out new menu

April 6, 2009

LAS VEGAS -- Papa Bello Enterprises Inc. has rolled out a new menu company-wide after experiencing a strong increase in sales during a pilot program in various…

Sbarro to host conference call

April 6, 2009

MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Sbarro Inc. has scheduled a conference call on April 9 at 10 a.m. Eastern time to discuss its results of operations for the fourth quarter…

N.C. pizzeria owners battle for AIG refund

April 6, 2009

WRAL-TV: Troubled insurance giant AIG owes Ruckus Pizza owners Robert and Ashley Royster $2,261 after they overpaid on their 2008 worker's compensation…

Food safety tightens under Obama administration

April 6, 2009

The New York Times: As evidenced by the recent pistachio recall despite no confirmed illnesses, the Obama administration is substantially changing the way the…

Boston's taps Current Energy for management system

April 6, 2009

DALLAS -- Current Energy, a Dallas-based provider of energy efficiency solutions for commercial and residential customers, will install its Energy and…

Former employees find franchise success

Spending time in the trenches can help an operator prepare for an ownership role.

Miss. Pizza Hut health dept. report inconclusive

April 5, 2009

The Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth: A state Department of Health laboratory analysis of a January incident at a Pizza Hut in Greenwood, Miss., yielded little…

Welltech Bistro launches menu consulting services Web site

April 5, 2009

Montclair, N.J. -- Welltech Bistro, a division of the consulting company Welltech Solutions, has launched its Web site, which provides menu labeling services…

British restaurant breaks longest pizza record

April 5, 2009

The Yeovil (England) Express: Tamburino Restaurant in Yeovil, England, has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records for making the longest line of…

Commodities update - Week of April 6, 2009

April 5, 2009

CHICAGO – Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were relatively stable last week, averaging slightly under $1.29 per pound for the trading…