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…

Pizza Fusion reflects on year of growth

December 23, 2008

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Pizza Fusion is concluding 2008 with 16 restaurants open in eight states across the country. The chain, which started 2008 with only…

Tony Palombino to open Boombozz Pizza & Tap House

December 23, 2008

Louisville, Ky. — Tony Boombozz has announced it will officially open its newest Boombozz restaurant in March of 2009 in Louisville, Ky. The new prototype…

Pizza Inn: Our 2008 Chain of the Year

The resilient company rebounded after an era of adversity.

Dunkin' Donuts eager for Nigel Travis to take reins

December 22, 2008

Chain Leader: Dunkin' Donuts chairman and CEO Jon Luther said he wanted to make sure the company found a new CEO who was experienced and results oriented to…

Delivery driver recovering from machete attack

December 21, 2008

First Coast News (Jacksonville, Fla.): A Pizza Hut delivery driver is recovering after being attacked by two men, one of whom was wielding a machete. The…

Commodities update - Week of Dec. 22, 2008

December 21, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit their lowest levels in nearly two years last week, averaging slightly above $1.40 per…

Chuck E. Cheese announces executive hire

December 18, 2008

IRVING, Texas -- CEC Entertainment Inc., operator of Chuck E. Cheese restaurants, has announced the appointment of Michael Beacham as senior vice…

Burke Corp. promotes two

December 18, 2008

NEVADA, Iowa -- Precooked meat producer Burke Corp. has promoted Andrew Michaelsen from product development manager to industrial sales manager, the company…

Pizza Patron honors top franchise partners

December 18, 2008

DALLAS -- Latino pizza brand Pizza Patron honored the achievements of several of its franchise partners during its second annual Franchise Conference in South…

Technomic names restaurant trends for 2009

December 18, 2008

CHICAGO -- Foodservice consultants and research firm Technomic has released its top trends for the restaurant industry for the coming year.   The consulting…

NRA releases 2009 industry forecast

December 18, 2008

Research released today by the National Restaurant Association shows that Americans are looking for healthier options and "greener" restaurants when they…

Pizza hijacker pleads guilty

December 17, 2008

The Times (Munster, Ind.): Truck driver Anthony Lee pleaded guilty this week to hijacking a load of frozen pizzas and trying to sell them. The load of 3,60…