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Jimmy's Pizza plans Nebraska expansion
December 17, 2008
West Central Tribune (Willmar, Minn.): The family-owned Jimmy's Pizza is taking root in the Midwest. Since the company was founded 23 years ago it has grown to…
read nowDigital pizza delivery taking root
December 17, 2008
Wall Street Journal: Customers can order pizza via Facebook, mobile phones and even their TV sets. A group of Wall Street Journal reporters run the latest…
read nowFast Casual to host NRA 2009 Restaurant Industry Forecast - LIVE
December 17, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The National Restaurant Association will release its 2009 Restaurant Industry Forecast and will unveil its public policy agenda for the…
read nowAgency sees more regulations for foodservice ahead
December 16, 2008
Los Angeles Times: The Center for Science in the Public Interest predicts that more regulations for the food service industry may be ahead under the Obama…
read nowBeverage group decries New York obesity tax proposal
December 15, 2008
Advertising Age: The governor of New York has included a 15 percent tax on full-calorie, sugar-sweetened soft drinks, a so-called 'obesity tax,' in a list that…
read nowPregnant delivery driver attacked with hammer
December 15, 2008
News-Leader (Springfield, Mo.): A pregnant woman who was delivering pizzas is recovering after being attacked by two men wielding a hammer. Ashley Baker…
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Pizza drivers face increasing pressures
Rising insurance, falling wages keep drivers under the hood.
read nowCiCi'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…
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