N.Y. Restaurant Association closes 2 offices

April 2, 2009

The Business Review (Albany, N.Y.): The New York State Restaurant Association has closed its Rochester and Long Island offices due to a 10 percent decline in…

Hartman Group webinar to focus on building a better restaurant brand

April 2, 2009

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Consumer research firm The Hartman Group is hosting a free webinar April 16 that will explain its point of view on how customers' lives are…

NPD finds young adults a shrinking restaurant customer base

April 2, 2009

CHICAGO — In addition to a challenging economy, restaurant operators also are dealing with shifting customer demographics as parents decide to leave the kids…

Bronx pizzeria shut down in drug raid

April 1, 2009

New York Daily News: A Bronx pizza parlor that delivered drugs as well as pizza has been shut down and six people, including the store's manager, were…

Details emerge in Va. pizzeria slayings

April 1, 2009

Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Telegraph: A couple slain at a Virginia pizzeria died as a result of multiple wounds, police said. Officials believe robbery was the…

Pizzeria owner devastated after shooting robber

April 1, 2009

Akron Beacon Journal: A day after he shot and killed a shotgun-wielding robber, pizzeria owner John Hayes remains concerned about his business, his life and…

No restaurant-industry turnaround in '09, analysts say

April 1, 2009

Reuters: The U.S. restaurant industry is unlikely to turn around in 2009 as a deepening recession, credit crunch and rising unemployment gnaw at performance…

Will national menu labeling take hold?

Support grows for federal standards as more communities propose their own rules for calorie count postings.

Mintel: Regular soda losing ground in beverage segment

March 31, 2009

CHICAGO — A recently report from industry research firm Mintel has found that today's adults rapidly switching from calorie-laden soft drinks to other, often…

Heidi Klum pranks pizzeria customers

March 31, 2009

Entertainment Tonight: Supermodel Heidi Klum worked the counter at a pizza parlor as part of a CBS reality show called "I Get That a Lot." Klum was rude to…

Two dead at Virginia pizzeria

March 31, 2009

Bluefield (West Virginia) Daily Telegraph: Investigators with the Tazewell County, Va., Sheriff's Office are searching for leads in a possible double homicide…

Wolf takes top spot at Papa Gino's

March 31, 2009

Boston Globe: Papa Gino's Holdings Corp., which operates the Papa Gino's pizzeria and the D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches restaurant chains, has named Rick Wolf as…

Pizza team preps for Italy's World Pizza Championships

March 31, 2009

CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. -- The World Pizza Champions pizza team is planning to vie for a gold medal in the Artistic Bread Sculpture competition as part of the…

NRA industry outlook reports slight gains, more uncertainty

March 30, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Restaurant industry performance remained soft in February, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…

Fast casual chains lead restaurant-industry growth

March 30, 2009

CHICAGO -- Restaurant-industry growth continues to be driven by fast casual chains, according to data released by Chicago-based consultancy Technomic Inc. in…

Menu labeling falters in W.Va., fails in Md.

March 30, 2009

The Register-Herald (Beckley, W.Va.): The West Virginia Senate voted 19-14 against menu labeling legislation Monday. However, one of the bill's chief backers…

'Pizza! The Movie' to debut on Documentary Channel

March 30, 2009

NEW YORK -- 'Pizza! The Movie,' a feature-length documentary about the pizza industry, will premier on the Documentary Channel on April 6 at 9 p.m. Eastern…

Seven hurt as taxi slams into NYC pizzeria

March 29, 2009

WABC-TV: Seven people were injured Friday when a New York City taxi crashed into a pizzeria on Manhattan's Upper West Side. One person was in critical…

Commodities update - Week of March 30, 2009

March 29, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were relatively unchanged last week, averaging slightly under $1.27 per pound for the trading…

Woodstock's Pizza announces new hires, promotion

March 29, 2009

SAN DIEGO -- Woodstock's Pizza has expanded its team to fulfill technology, store management and social networking functions.   Ali Gilmore joins Woodstock's…