Armed 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. …

NEXTEP 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…

Tyson 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…

Goodfella'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…

Oregon 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…

Legendary 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…

North 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…

Pizza 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…

Commodities update - Week of March 16, 2009

March 15, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged slightly under $1.18 per pound for the trading week ended March 6, up 6 cents from…

Delivery driver acted in self defense

March 12, 2009

The State (Columbia, S.C.): A pizza deliveryman acted in self defense when he shot and killed a teenager who was assaulting him during a robbery last week…

Texas police chief fired over pizza delivery job

March 12, 2009

Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas): Rio Hondo, Texas, city commissioners fired longtime Police Chief Sam Martinez after they found out he works a second…

Miss. Pizza Hut franchisee sued after patrons fall ill

March 11, 2009

Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth: Patrons who fell ill while dining in a Greenwood, Miss., Pizza Hut restaurant have filed suit against the shop's owners. The…

Boston Pizza announces February fund distribution

March 11, 2009

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Same-store sales at Canadian pizza chain Boston Pizza grew 5.8 percent for the period from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, the company…

"Recipes for Restaurateurs" IACP award finalist

March 10, 2009

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- Duke Marketing, Publishing LLC has announced its recently published book, "Four Star Restaurant Marketing Cookbook—Recipes for…

CiCi's conference draws over 300 attendees

March 10, 2009

COPPELL, Texas -- CiCi's Pizza drew more than 300 business leaders, entrepreneurs and CiCi's team members to its Restaurant Business Conference, held March 4-…

Gelato shop eyes national pizza cone distribution

March 9, 2009

IslandPacket.com (Hilton Head, S.C.): The owner of Pino Gelato has formed a joint venture with Cono Italiano, the North American subsidiary of Pizza Hands, to…

Vapiano opens fourth D.C. location

March 9, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vapiano has announced the opening of its fourth location in Washington, D.C. The new restaurant is located at on H Street NW in the popular…

Oklahoma considers task force to study menu labeling

March 9, 2009

NewsOK: The Oklahoma state Senate has passed a bill to create a task force to determine whether restaurant menus should list calories, fat grams and other…

Delivery drivers share their tips

March 9, 2009

Reader's Digest: Anonymous pizza delivery drivers in New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania compiled this list of 13 Things Your Pizza Guy Won't Tell You…

Controlling credit card fees

Pizzeria operators can't completely escape paying interchange fees, but there are ways to save.