NAPICS 2009 to serve up operator tips

North American Pizza & Ice Cream Show to offer info on staying profitable in tough times.

Pizzeria pistol-whipper may be mob informant

February 8, 2009

Daytona Beach News-Journal (via Slice): Goomba's Pizzeria owner Joseph Milano, accused of pistol-whipping a customer who complained about a calzone he had…

Pizza proves irresistible

February 8, 2009

Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, Wis.): A Wisconsin woman received a police citation after she and another woman entered a delivery driver's parked car and ate…

Boston Pizza franchise sales up 11 percent for 2008

February 8, 2009

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Same-store sales at Boston Pizza International Inc. grew 0.1 percent for the company's fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 and 0.…

Commodities update - Week of Feb. 9, 2009

February 8, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange remained fairly flat last week, averaging slightly higher than $1.15 per pound for the…

Qdoba, zpizza tap Exit41 for call center duties

February 5, 2009

ANDOVER, Mass. -- Qdoba Mexican Grill, and zpizza have partnered with Exit41 Inc., a provider of online ordering and call center software and services for the…

Pizza Executive Alliance now on LinkedIn

February 5, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Pizza Marketplace is hosting the Pizza Executive Alliance on the business networking site LinkedIn. If you are a leader and innovator in the…

Technomic study: Calorie count on menus influencing consumer behavior

February 5, 2009

CHICAGO — A new survey conducted by Chicago-based foodservice consultants Technomic Inc. revealed that the mandated calorie disclosure for New York City…

Innovation on display at the NAFEM, FS/TEC shows

February 5, 2009

The co-located NAFEM Show and FS/TEC expo opened yesterday to smaller crowds than in previous years, several exhibitors said. Still, a number of booths were…

SpeedLine to sponsor credit card security seminar

February 4, 2009

LYNDEN, Wash. -- Restaurant point-of-sale provider SpeedLine Solutions Inc. has engaged Jim Fish, vice president of IT governance and compliance firm Coalfire…

Restaurants hit by Heartland data breach

With literally tens of millions of card transactions at risk, malware found on the server of Heartland Payment Systems may make history.

CRA, FoodCalc partner for menu labeling compliance

February 4, 2009

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Restaurant Association has announced a partnership with FoodCalc, makers of the online tool, MenuCalc, which instantly…

Man paying for pizzas with counterfeit $50 bills

February 3, 2009

Tribune-Times (Greenville, S.C.):  Simpsonville, S.C., police are searching this week for a man who has twice used counterfeit $50 bills to pay for pizza…

Vapiano franchisee to enter Dallas market

February 3, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Vapiano area developer and franchisee Tim McCallum will open the first of 10 planned restaurants in Dallas by April, the company has…

zpizza to enter Seattle market

February 3, 2009

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- zpizza has finalized a contract with franchisee Ritu Shah-Burnham to open three new restaurants in Seattle, the company has announced.

Yum! net falls 12 percent in Q4

February 3, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Global comparable-store sales at Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of the Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W brands…

More states add menu labeling to docket

February 3, 2009

The number of states and communities considering bills related to posting nutritional information or banning trans fats continues to rise.   The (Louisville…

Uno Restaurant Holdings to host investor call

February 2, 2009

BOSTON -- Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp., operator and franchisor of Uno Chicago Grill restaurants, will host a conference call for investors, analysts and…

Nashville residents say they favor menu labeling

February 2, 2009

The Nashville City Paper: The Nashville, Tenn., Metro Health Department has released a survey revealing that a vast majority of Nashville residents favor the…

NPD reports restaurant industry stable for most of 2008

February 2, 2009

CHICAGO — The restaurant industry remained stable for most of 2008 with visits and dollars up over the previous year, but traffic dipped in the fourth quarter…