Vapiano receives capital for expansion, hires new CEO

January 6, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Fresh casual restaurant and lounge Vapiano has received funding from three European banks for a total of 45 million Euro (U.S. $62.…

King County menu-labeling rule doesn't faze customers

January 6, 2009

The Seattle Times: Calorie-count posting requirements for chain restaurants in King County, Wash., went into affect Jan. 1, but customers seemed to take little…

Pizza employee who complained about heat out in the cold

January 5, 2009

KING5.com (Lacey, Wash.): A pizzeria worker has been fired after talking to reporters, he claims. Dan Baxter was fired after telling KING 5 News that the…

Pizza Patron opens quick-serve restaurant

January 5, 2009

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Latino pizza brand Pizza Patron has opened its first Quick Service Pizza outlet in San Antonio, Texas. The restaurant is located in a…

Pizza Time workers left out in the cold

January 4, 2009

MSNBC: Employees of a Lacey, Wash., Pizza Time restaurant say the owners have cut off the heat in the store after they forgot to shut off the furnace one…

Commodities update - Week of Jan. 5, 2009

January 4, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to slide during the shortened trading week last week, averaging $1.19 per pound for…

CiCi's bets on Vegas

January 4, 2009

COPPELL, Texas -- CiCi's Pizza has opened its third and fourth Las Vegas locations, and plans to open three more in 2009.   In recent years, prices for food…

Boston Pizza International expands royalty pool

January 1, 2009

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Boston Pizza International Inc. has announced that effective Jan. 1, the number of Boston Pizza restaurants included in the…

Milwaukee residents brave cold for free Topper's pizza

January 1, 2009

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: About 75 people camped out in freezing temperatures in the hopes of winning free food for a year from the new Toppers Pizza…

Dairy industry works to boost pizza sales

January 1, 2009

Dairyline Radio: A dairy industry trade group has launched an effort to boost pizza sales. According to Dairy Management Inc., about 25 percent of total cheese…

NRA reports record low performance index

December 30, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry worsened in November, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…

Pizza still No. 1 food

December 30, 2008

Rocky Mountain News: Pizza is still the No. 1 food people bring home, said Harry Balzer, vice president of consumer-marketing firm NPD Group. But the major…

Figaro's Pizza launches NY-style pizza

December 29, 2008

SALEM, Ore. -- Figaro's Pizza debuts its newest menu offering – NY Style Pizza – on Jan. 1.   According to Dave Schy, Figaro's director of new concepts and…

Former Moe's exec launches pizza concept

December 29, 2008

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Matt Andrew, former president of the Moe's Southwest Grill burrito chain, is opening a made-to-order pizza concept called…

Yum! Brands to offer online fitness program

December 29, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants, is launching a free online…

Nashville metro legal endorses menu-labeling regulation

December 29, 2008

Nashville City Paper: A proposed menu-labeling regulation under consideration by the Nashville, Tenn., Metro Board of Health received a positive review from…

Top pizza trends for 2009

The economy will be the main factor affecting operators this year.

Girl gets arm stuck in dough machine

December 28, 2008

Sydney Morning Herald: A girl was injured after her arm became stuck in a pizza dough machine in western Sydney, according to authorities in the Australian…

Ice storm helps snap pizza sales record

December 28, 2008

Foster's Daily Democrat (New Hampshire): Hungry and without power, pizza lovers from all over the Seacoast showed up at the Bratskellar in Portsmouth, N.H., on…

Commodities update - Week of Dec. 29, 2008

December 28, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their decline during the shortened trading week last week, averaging $1.28 per…