Commodities update - Week of Oct. 13, 2008

October 12, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged $1.85 per pound for the trading week ended Oct. 10, unchanged from the previous…

Connecticut man launches pizzeria out of fire truck

October 9, 2008

TheDay.com: When pizzeria operator Christopher Owens saw the fire truck for sale in front of the Noank, Conn., Fire House, he envisioned himself selling pizza…

Delivery driver saves family from fire

October 9, 2008

WCVB-TV (Boston): A pizza delivery driver in Athol, Mass., saved a family from their burning home earlier this week. Donald Hager was delivering a pizza nearby…

Credit crunch hurting franchisees, Domino's CEO says

October 8, 2008

Detroit News: The global credit crisis is forcing some Domino's franchisees out of business, said David Brandon, CEO of the No. 2 pizza chain. Franchisees with…

Revenues up at California Pizza Kitchen

October 7, 2008

LOS ANGELES – Revenues at California Pizza Kitchen Inc. increased 7.4 percent to $174 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 28, 2008, compared with…

Yum global comps up 3 percent despite soft economy

October 7, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Comparable-store sales at Yum! Brands Inc, parent company of Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W brands, increased …

Zagat survey reveals fewer New Yorkers dining out

October 6, 2008

NEW YORK -- Thirty-eight percent of New Yorkers say that one way they are responding to the economic crisis is by eating out less, according to Zagat Survey…

Figaro's hires marketing VP

October 6, 2008

SALEM, Ore. -- Figaro's Pizza has hired Patty Duffey as the company's vice president of marketing, effective immediately.   Duffey formerly held senior…

Commodities update - Week of Oct. 6, 2008

October 5, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged just under $1.85 per pound for the trading week ended Oct. 3, off 12 cents compared…

Pizzeria health inspection uncovers drug stash

October 2, 2008

Arizona Daily Star: The owner of a Tony's Pizza & Chicken Wings is under arrest after city health inspectors found marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine and…

Sammy's Woodfired Pizza names new COO

October 1, 2008

LA JOLLA, Calif. -- The Ladeki Restaurant Group has appointed Dan Clay as chief operating officer for Sammy's Woodfired Pizza.   Clay formerly served as…

Frozen pizza hostage crisis enters third month

October 1, 2008

Hamilton Journal-News (Ohio): A truck driver who was supposed to deliver 35,000 pounds of frozen pizzas in early August continues to keep the pizzas hidden at…

Pizza 73 comps up 20 percent

September 30, 2008

Edmonton Journal: A little more than a year after the Edmonton-based Pizza 73 chain was acquired by Pizza Pizza, the company is growing aggressively. Average…

Calif. signs calorie count law

September 30, 2008

The Washington Post: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Tuesday requiring chain restaurants with 20 or more locations to put calorie counts…

Pizza Pizza to host Cheese for Charity

September 29, 2008

MONTREAL -- Canadian pizza chain Pizza Pizza will host a special fundraiser on Oct. 21 in participating restaurants across Québec and Ontario in support of…

Uncertain economy dampens industry outlook

September 29, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Restaurant industry performance remained soft in August, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…

Remaking the menu

Pizzeria operators may already have on hand the makings of a popular new dish.

Commodities update - Week of Sept. 29, 2008

September 28, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged just under $1.97 per pound for the trading week ended Sept. 26, up 5 cents compared…

Fast Casual launches state of the industry report

September 25, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fast Casual magazine and FastCasual.com have released the "2009 Fast Casual State of the Industry Report."   The 73-page comprehensive study…

Former Pizza Pizza exec fined for tax evasion

September 25, 2008

The Toronto Star: A Toronto businessman and former Pizza Pizza executive is guilty of cheating the public of tax revenues and must pay a hefty fine, a judge…