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CiCi's distribution company names director of purchasing
December 14, 2008
COPPELL, Texas -- JMC Restaurant Distribution, the distribution company for CiCi's Pizza, has hired Bob Fulks as its new director of purchasing, the company…
read nowNational Restaurant Association names EVP
December 11, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elizabeth Johnson has joined the National Restaurant Association as executive vice president for public affairs, the organization has…
read nowMintel forecasts restaurant trends for 2009
December 11, 2008
CHICAGO -- Mintel Menu Insights, which tracks U.S. restaurant menus, expects five trends to influence foodservice in 2009. Restaurants will reinvent comfort…
read nowTomato industry rebounding from salmonella scare
December 11, 2008
Bradenton (Fla.) Herald: An increase in tomato supplies since last spring has dropped prices for consumers, encouraging them to buy tomatoes. The industry was…
read nowCops follow snow tracks to solve pizza theft
December 11, 2008
CBS News: A pizza delivery driver in Joliet, Ill., was robbed of pizzas, sodas and $200 earlier this week while trying to make a delivery. Police followed…
read nowPizza Pizza adds wireless debit to its delivery options
December 11, 2008
TORONTO, Ontario -- Canadian pizza chain Pizza Pizza has rolled out a wireless technology that allows customers to pay for their delivery orders at their door.
read nowSubmit your nomination for Chain of the Year
December 10, 2008
Each year, Pizza Marketplace recognizes the pizzeria chain that exemplified a commitment to a quality product and excellence in operations. Click here to…
read nowYum! Brands unveils 2009 plans
December 10, 2008
CNN Money/Dow Jones: Yum! Brands, parent company of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silver's and A&W, hopes record international store expansion and a…
read nowPizzeria owner busted for tax fraud
December 9, 2008
The Salt Lake Tribune: The former owner of four Salt Lake County pizzerias was sentenced Monday to 90 days in jail and could be ordered to repay $260,992 in…
read nowFrench bread pizza inventor Bob Petrillose dies
December 9, 2008
Slice: Bob Petrillose, the man credited with having invented French bread pizza, has died after a battle with Parkinson's disease. Petrillose founded the Hot…
read nowNRA to release 2009 Restaurant Industry Outlook
December 8, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Restaurant Association will release its 2009 Restaurant Industry Forecast and unveil its public policy agenda for the coming…
read nowNRA to release 2009 Restaurant Industry Outlook
December 8, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association will release its 2009 Restaurant Industry Forecast and unveil its public policy agenda for the coming…
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Yum! to release corporate responsibility report
December 8, 2008
The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal: Yum! Brands will distribute its first corporate responsibility report tomorrow at an investor conference in New York.
read nowBREAKING: Nigel Travis heading to Dunkin
December 8, 2008
Boston Globe: Nigel Travis, who resigned last week as chief executive of No. 3 pizza chain Papa John's, is taking the top spot at Boston-based Dunkin' Brands…
read nowEagle Boys Pizza to launch sweet ‘Thingies'
December 7, 2008
WEST END, Queensland, Australia -- Australian pizza chain Eagle Boys Pizza has launched Dessert "Thingies," a range of desserts combined with traditional pizza…
read nowOperators look harder at reducing waste, cost
December 7, 2008
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.): Restaurant owners are doing more to track food waste to cut costs in light of the recession. Methods operators have…
read nowCommodities update - Week of Dec. 8, 2008
December 7, 2008
CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trended upward during the shortened trading week, averaging slightly under $1.79 per pound…
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