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…

Pizza Marketplace to host industry webinar

March 29, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Pizza Marketplace will host the free webinar "Building the Modern Pizza Business" on Thursday, April 2, at 2 p.m. Eastern time. The webinar…

Sbarro amends senior credit facilities

March 26, 2009

MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Sbarro Inc. has entered into an amendment to its senior secured credit facilities, which include a $183 million term loan facility and a $2…

Remaining pizzeria vandalism suspect faces deportation

March 26, 2009

Pocono Record: The getaway driver in a Pennsylvania pizzeria vandalism case will apparently plead guilty to one count of criminal conspiracy and face…

Yum! Brands to buy stake in Little Sheep Group

March 25, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum! Brands Inc., parent of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has announced that it has agreed to purchase 20 percent of the outstanding common…

Pizza Patron continues winning streak

March 25, 2009

DALLAS -- Comparable-store sales at Latino pizza brand Pizza Patrón increased 10.5 percent in February, the company has announced, up from its January comp…

Italian chefs cool to pizza vending concept

March 25, 2009

Reuters UK: Chefs in Italy are less than enthusiastic about a new vending machine being introduced in that country. The "Let's Pizza" machine kneads flour and…

Everpure launches SMARTWORKS program to foodservice operators

March 25, 2009

CHICAGO — Commercial water-treatment products supplier Everpure has announced the launch of SMARTWORKS, a turnkey water analysis program that provides…

NRA readies for 2009 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show

March 25, 2009

CHICAGO — The 2009 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show will be held May 16-19 at McCormick Place in Chicago.   This year's show…

Sneak peek: NRA 2009

Organizers stress the event's importance in a dismal economy.

Maryland looks to enforce soda fountain fee

March 24, 2009

ABC 2 News: The Maryland comptroller wants to enforce a nearly century-old law that established a $25 to $60 annual soda fountain license fee that many…

Mercedes-driving pizza man inundated with job offers

March 24, 2009

ABC Action News: Ken Karpman, who once earned $750,000 as a hedge fund manager, made national news when he turned to pizza delivery in order to make ends made.

Pizza Snobz adds deep-fried cheesesteaks

March 24, 2009

The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.): Pizzeria owner David Barker, who gained fame in recent months for his deep-fried pizza, has adapted his technique to the…