CEC won't project comps for rest of year

October 21, 2008

IRVING, Texas -- Comparable-stores sales at CEC Entertainment Inc., parent company of Chuck E. Cheese restaurants, increased 1.1 percent for the third quarter…

Coalition advocates uniform nutritional info

October 21, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new coalition has announced that it will support federal legislation that provides consumers with detailed nutrition information in…

NY suburb delays vote on calorie count

October 20, 2008

WABC7 (New York): Lawmakers for the New York City suburb of Westchester County have postponed a vote on whether to require chain restaurants to post calorie…

Uno Chicago Grill intros LTO fall menu

October 20, 2008

Newman's Own gets into pizza biz

October 20, 2008

WESTPORT, Conn. -- Newman's Own, the company founded by the late actor Paul Newman and famous for its salad dressings, has introduced Newman's Own Thin and…

Pizzerias caught in the credit crunch

Financing difficulties snarl companies' refranchising efforts.

Papa Romano's and Mr. Pita opens in Houston

October 19, 2008

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Papa Romano's and Mr. Pita have opened a co-branded restaurant in Houston. The new unit, which features the foods of both Papa…

Commodities update - Week of Oct. 20, 2008

October 19, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged $1.87 per pound for the trading week ended Oct. 17, up 2 cents from the previous…

FDA seeks advice to improve produce tracking

October 16, 2008

Google/Associated Press: Prompted by this summer's salmonella outbreak that exposed flaws in the nation's food safety system, the government has begun…

NRA: U.S. restaurant climate toughest since '91

October 15, 2008

Reuters: The National Restaurant Association has said that U.S. restaurants are enduring their toughest time in 17 years as tight credit and falling home…

Pepsi to cut thousands of jobs

October 14, 2008

Associated Press: PepsiCo Inc. will eliminate 3,300 positions globally as a result of lagging soft drink sales in the United States. The company plans to close…

Nashville eyes calorie counts

October 14, 2008

The Tennessean: Nashville is considering requiring restaurants to post calories on menus in an effort to fight obesity.   The Metropolitan Health Board has…

More women bring lunch, study says

October 14, 2008

THOMASVILLE, Ga. -- Harris Interactive has released results of a study commissioned by the Grains Foods Foundation that reports that nearly two-thirds (6…

Eagle Boys' ad campaign wins national PR award

October 14, 2008

BRISBANE, Australia -- Eagle Boys' controversial ‘Measure Up' campaign has been recognized by the Public Relations Institute of Australia in the Consumer…

California Pizza Kitchen launches online ordering

October 14, 2008

LOS ANGELES -- California Pizza Kitchen has introduced online ordering at all of its full-service restaurants around the country, the company announced.

Vapiano signs deal for Texas market

October 14, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vapiano has signed an agreement with University of Houston graduate student Soomyee Song to open five units throughout Houston. Song's first…

Economy hits Domino's domestic comps

October 13, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Comparable store sales at domestic Domino's locations fell 6.1 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 7, the company announced. Comps at…

Fox's Pizza Den fundraiser breaks record

October 13, 2008

The Punxsutawney Spirit: The seventh annual Pizza & Prevention, an annual partnership between area fire departments and Fox's Pizza Den in Punxsutawney…

Pizza Fusion names new CEO

October 13, 2008

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Organic pizza chain Pizza Fusion has named Mark Begelman as chief executive officer, the company announced.   Begelman co-founded…

Promoting via point-of-sale

Now may be the time to dust off that POS manual to help increase sales.