Pizzeria holding its own presidential election

July 22, 2008

WEAVERVILLE, N.C. -- Blue Mountain Pizza in Weaverville is offering its own version of the presidential election by tracking sales of the restaurants two new…

Marketing pizza by mobile

Operators have high hopes for mobile coupons, but the jury is still out.

N.M. teen makes dough with own pizza business

July 20, 2008

Las Cruces (N.M.) Sun-News: When Great American Pizza shut its doors, a former employee, 19-year-old Carla Deemer, asked her father for a loan to buy the shop.

Pizzeria sign lands owner in hot water

July 20, 2008

Daily Local (Philadelphia): A Chester Springs, Pa., businessman has been inundated with complaints about his outdoor sign. Critics say the sign, which reads…

UK Domino's sees sales, profit climb

July 20, 2008

London Times: Profits at Domino's UK operations rose nearly 33 percent for the first six months of the year, the company has announced. Comparable-store sales…

Commodities update – Week of July 21, 2008

July 20, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trended upward last week, averaging slightly above $1.95 per pound for the trading week ended…

Eagle Boys buys Pizza Haven Australia

July 17, 2008

BRISBANE, Australia -- Australian pizza maker Eagle Boys Pizza has acquired Pizza Haven Australia, the nation's fourth largest pizza chain.   The move will…

Papa John's warns of coupon scam

July 17, 2008

The Daily Reflector (Greenville, N.C.): Counterfeit coupons offering free Papa John's pizzas are circulating in Greenville and other towns in the region…

Unique Pizza and Subs partners with The Dream Factory

July 16, 2008

PITTSBURGH -- Unique Pizza and Subs Corp. has partnered with The Dream Factory Inc. to assist 30 Latino families in raising the necessary capital to open their…

Hungry Howie's taps Revention for online ordering

July 15, 2008

HOUSTON -- Hungry Howie's Pizza has partnered with point-of-sale system provider Revention Inc. to adopt Revention's HungerRush Online Ordering solution. …

CEC Entertainment to Webcast earnings call

July 15, 2008

IRVING, Texas -- CEC Entertainment Inc., parent company of Chuck E. Cheese, will host a conference call with investors July 22, 2008, to discuss financial…

Knocked-out pizzeria robber was employee's dad

July 14, 2008

Dallas Morning News: An employee at a Denton, Texas, Pizza Patron restaurant recognized a would-be robber as her father after he was knocked unconscious by…

Gun accusation lawsuit heads back to court

July 14, 2008

Chicago Tribune: Two Indianapolis men, detained by police after a Papa John's pizza delivery driver falsely accused one of them of pulling a gun, can proceed…

Uno blames overcharges on computer glitch

July 14, 2008

The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.): Patrons of an Uno Chicago Grill restaurant in Braintree, Mass., were recharged this month for every credit card bill…

Pizzerias look local

Buying ingredients produced close to home can be a business booster.

Delivery driver arrested after road rage incident

July 13, 2008

Appleton (Wis.) Post-Crescent: Police in Appleton, Wis., arrested a pizza delivery driver after he allegedly fired a BB gun at another vehicle in an apparent…

Yum! Brands announces Q2 earnings call

July 13, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W All American Food, has announced it will host…

Donato's intros new subs

July 13, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Donatos Pizza is expanding its sub offerings with four new sandwiches, the company has announced. All subs are oven-baked and served hot on…

Pizzeria clerk takes revenge on robber

July 13, 2008

Fox News: A man's attempt to rob a Denton, Texas, pizzeria ended badly after the clerk decided to fight back. The alleged robber, Benjamin Ramirez, was knocked…

Commodities update – Week of July 14, 2008

July 13, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange stayed relatively stable, averaging slightly under $1.91 per pound for the trading week ended…