Ask the Experts: What is the benefit of employee screening?

February 26, 2009

Finding the right employees for a brand is still a challenge, even as more people are applying for job openings. Kacy Oden, director of membership for People…

Ask the Experts: What technological tools are impacting training?

February 26, 2009

Training employees is an ever-present challenge for operators. Kacy Oden, director of membership for People Report, explains how technology can improve…

Kuwait royal opens Uno Chicago Grill restaurant

February 25, 2009

BOSTON -- On the heels of a recent opening at the Mall of Dubai, the world's largest mall, Uno Chicago Grill continues its expansion into the Middle East with…

Road rage incident gives driver a black eye

February 25, 2009

Park Rapids (Minn.) Enterprise: Pizza delivery driver Patrick Bartz encountered a new level of road rage this weekend.   Bartz was trying to pass a gray…

Overseas business keeps pizza chains cooking

International growth helps to offset flagging domestic operations.

Round Table Pizza intros the Meatball Marvel

February 24, 2009

CONCORD, Calif. – Round Table Pizza has rolled out its latest creation, the Meatball Marvel. The Meatball Marvel features oven-roasted meatballs, seven premium…

Delivery driver charged with lying about robbery

February 24, 2009

Observer-Reporter (Washington, Pa.): A Fayette County, Pa., pizza delivery driver has been accused of lying to police when he told them he was robbed and…

Maine, Hawaii consider menu labeling

February 24, 2009

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network has reported that Maine has proposed a measure to require calories to be printed out on menu boards and at the drive-thru…

Papa John's profit up 66 percent in Q4

February 24, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Domestic system-wide comparable sales at Papa John's restaurants decreased 2 percent for the company's fourth quarter ended Dec. 28, the…

Zpizza opens in Saudi Arabia

February 23, 2009

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Zpizza has opened its second international location with a new store in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.   The store marks the beginning of…

Donini outlines five-year expansion plan

February 23, 2009

MONTREAL, Quebec -- Donini Inc. has announced a five-year expansion plan aimed at maximizing revenues and profits. The plan includes the development of…

International business helps ease pain at Domino's

February 23, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Same-store sales at domestic Domino's restaurants fell 3 percent for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 28 and fell 4.9 percent for the year, the…

Teenage girl sentenced to 10 years in pizza robbery

February 22, 2009

NWAnews (Northwest Arkansas): An 18-year-old girl pleaded guilty last week to accomplice to robbery and admitted to helping two men rob a Pizza Hut deliveryman…

Commodities update - Week of Feb. 23, 2009

February 22, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to climb last week, averaged slightly less than $1.31 per pound for the trading…

Pizza employee charged with drive-thru drug sales

February 19, 2009

MSNBC: A Frankfort, Ky., man has been charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, a class C felony, after allegedly using the drive-thru…

Orkin University Online offers free training resources

February 19, 2009

ATLANTA -- To better equip business owners and operators for the fight against pests, Orkin Commercial Services offers free training materials via an online…

Va. passes smoking ban in most restaurants

February 19, 2009

The Washington Post: The Virginia General Assembly has voted to approve a measure that prohibits smoking in most of the state's bars and restaurants, and the…

CiCi's conference to auction dinner with Donny Deutsch

February 18, 2009

COPPELL, Texas -- A two-night, three-day stay in New York and exclusive opportunity to dine one-on-one with Donny Deutsch, CNBC host and chairman of Deutsch…

Papa Bello's opens first international restaurant

February 18, 2009

LAS VEGAS -- Papa Bello Enterprises Inc. has announced the opening of the company's first international franchised unit in Shanghai, China.   The restaurant…

Customers mourn murdered pizzeria owner

February 18, 2009

WFMZ-TV (Allentown, Pa.): Police are searching for the killer of a man who owned a popular pizza shop in Montgomery County, Pa. Antonio Lombardo, 60, was found…