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Alleged burglar trapped in pizzeria air vent
March 22, 2009
TheDenverchannel.com (via Slice): Firemen had to cut the clothes off of a burglary suspect in order to free him from an air vent at a Blackjack Pizza…
read nowSuspect in pizzeria vandalism found dead in jail cell
March 22, 2009
The Pocono Record: A man charged in a series of vandalisms at pizzerias in Canadensis, Pa., was found dead in his jail cell Sunday morning. Mumun (Marty) M.
read nowCommodities update - Week of March 23, 2009
March 22, 2009
CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to rise last week, averaging slightly under $1.28 per pound for the trading week…
read nowPizza Marketplace kicks off industry survey
March 22, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Over the next three weeks, Pizza Marketplace will be conducting an in-depth survey looking at trends in the pizza industry, and we would…
read nowStudy finds customers don't read nutrition info in stores
March 19, 2009
USA Today: A study by Yale University has observed that only 0.1 percent of customers in a sample group read the nutritional facts available on posters…
read nowFamous Famiglia opens Harlem location
March 19, 2009
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Pizza brand Famous Famiglia has opened its first location in Harlem, on Lexington Avenue at the corner of 125th Street, the company has…
read nowPapa Gino's, D'Angelo add new menu items
March 19, 2009
DEDHAM, Mass. -- Papa Gino's Pizzeria and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches have introduced two new anytime menu concepts, the first in either chain's history. …
read nowNoble Roman's swings to loss
March 19, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS -- Revenues at pizza franchisor Noble Roman's Inc. were $9 million for 2008, the company announced, off 22 percent compared with revenues of $11.…
read nowDriver arrested for stalking
March 18, 2009
New Orleans Times-Picayune: A Westwego, La., man has been arrested charged with stalking after a woman said he delivered a pizza to her home, and then kept…
read nowPizza Pizza same-store sales slow in Q4
March 18, 2009
TORONTO, Ontario -- Same-store sales at Canadian pizza chain Pizza Pizza increased 1.7 percent in 2008 compared with the previous year, the company has…
read nowPizzeria owner charged with trying to destroy the competition
March 18, 2009
Pocono Record: Mumun (Marty) M. Barbaros, owner of the Continental Grill in Canadensis, Pa., has been charged with 35 counts, including assault, burglary…
read nowMan gets 32 years in beating of pizza deliverywoman
March 18, 2009
CBS2Chicago: Keith Hawkins, 18, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison after admitting to a brutal attack on a pizza delivery driver. Samantha Wilson-Sayre…
read nowArmed robber targeting South Philly pizzerias
March 17, 2009
MSNBC: South Philadelphia pizzeria operators are on guard following a string of armed robberies. Four shops have been robbed at gunpoint in the past month. …
read nowNEXTEP continues 100 percent annual growth
March 17, 2009
TROY, Mich. -- NEXTEP Systems, a developer of intuitive touch-screen ordering, digital menu boards and online ordering solutions for the foodservice industry…
read nowTyson introduces Bonici pizza brand
March 16, 2009
SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- Tyson Food Service has launched a line of pizzeria products under the brand name Bonici, the company has announced. The new line of…
read nowGoodfella's Pizza of Staten Island wins 'World's Best Pizza' contest
March 15, 2009
NEW YORK -- Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza of Staten Island, N.Y., won two championship titles at the International Pizza Expo 2009 in Las Vegas, the company has…
read nowOregon proposes menu labeling legislation
March 15, 2009
Statesman Journal (Ore.): Oregon lawmakers have introduced a House bill that would require chain restaurants to post the calorie content of regular items on…
read nowLegendary Coney Island pizzeria Totonno's damaged in fire
March 15, 2009
New York Daily News: A famed Coney Island pizzeria is closed after its coal-burning oven caught fire over the weekend. The blaze at Totonno's broke out…
read nowNorth Korea acquires pizza technology
March 15, 2009
The Telegraph: After nearly 10 years of work, North Korea has launched the nation's first "authentic" Italian pizzeria. In the late 1990s, North Korean…
read nowPizza Fusion opens first LEED certified pizzeria
March 15, 2009
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Pizza Fusion was recently awarded Gold and Silver certifications by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for its first two…
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