Pizzeria chain owner charged with arson

September 11, 2008

WMAQ-TV (Chicago): The owner of the Bacci Pizzeria chain, which operates 18 locations across Illinois, has been charged with arson in a 2000 building fire.

Panago delivers healthy pizza program to schools

September 11, 2008

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Canadian pizza chain Panago Pizza has designed a menu for schools in accordance with guidelines set by the BC Ministry of Health…

Eagle Boys adds international chef to its menu

September 10, 2008

WEST END, Queensland -- Australian pizza chain Eagle Boys Pizza has appointed an international chef to spearhead the creation of new pizzas and menu items for…

Little Caesars named best value

September 10, 2008

DETROIT -- Little Caesars has been named the "Best Value for the Money" among all quick-serve restaurant chains across America in Sandelman & Associates…

CiCi's Pizza ranks in top five in franchise satisfaction study

September 10, 2008

COPPELL, Texas -- CiCi's Pizza ranked fourth in franchise satisfaction within the QSR segment, and first in the pizza industry, according to a study conducted…

Papa Bello's partners with Asia mall developer

September 9, 2008

LAS VEGAS – Pizzeria operator Papa Bello Enterprises Inc. has partnered with CapitaRetail, one of the largest retail mall developers in China, to open…

Police order pizza, bust driver

September 8, 2008

Charleston (W.Va.) Daily Mail: When West Virginia State Police served a search warrant at the home of Donna Jean Moles, they found a working meth lab in the…

RedBrick Pizza earns Future 50 rank

September 8, 2008

PALMDALE, Calif. — RedBrick Pizza Worldwide Inc. has reached No. 8 on Restaurant Business Magazine's Future 50 — a list of the fastest-growing emerging…

Pizza and politics

Operators talk with Pizza Marketplace about their top election-year concerns.

Pizza box trail leads to robbery suspect

September 7, 2008

Boston Globe: Two days after he'd been robbed at gunpoint, a delivery driver spotted pizza boxes from the shop where he worked in trash barrels outside a home.

Man busted trying to sell hot frozen pizza

September 7, 2008

Salt Lake Tribune: Truck driver Anthony Herbert Lee was arrested for trying to sell 26,652 pounds of stolen pizza, worth more than $45,000, according to the…

Panago Pizza adopts sustainable seafood purchasing

September 7, 2008

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Canadian pizza chain Panago Pizza has transitioned all seafood items on their menu at more than 160 locations to ensure they are…

Commodities update - Week of Sept. 8, 2008

September 7, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange reversed their recent declines during a shortened trading week, averaging just over $1.72 per…

Mid-Atlantic to showcase new products, services

September 7, 2008

BALTIMORE — The Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging Expo, slated to take place Sept. 17-18, 2008, at the Baltimore Convention Center, will offer a variety…

Yum! plans price adjustment to meet costs

September 4, 2008

CNNMoney.com: Yum! Brands Inc. said it plans to adjust prices more often next year to meet rising ingredient costs.   While the quick-serve…

Technomic: New Yorkers strongly support menu labeling

September 4, 2008

CHICAGO — Technomic Inc. has announced that 86 percent of New York City restaurant users consider the recently-enacted menu-labeling law there — requiring…

Indiana pizzeria clashes with NCAA

September 3, 2008

Indiana Daily Student: Pizza Express has changed its signature special "Big Ten Bargain" to the "Big Bargain" after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from…

Delivery driver undergoes surgery after brutal attack

September 3, 2008

The Times (Munster, Ind.): A delivery driver for J & J's Pizza Shack in Munster was airlifted to a hospital after she was beaten with a metal club by two…

Co-defendant in collar-bomb case to plead guilty

September 2, 2008

Philadelphia Inquirer: A defendant in the 2003 bank robbery case that led to the death of a pizza delivery driver will plead guilty, his attorney said. Kenneth…

Marco's Pizza to expand in California

September 2, 2008

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Marco's Pizza franchisee Deepak Gupta plans to open up to 36 restaurants in the East Bay and Central Valley areas of northern California.