Pizza Hut door case drags on

July 10, 2008

Madison County Record (Illinois): Attorneys for Amanda Verrett are seeking evidence that a police officer involved in the case roughed up a citizen in 1997.

Papa John's latest PETA target

July 10, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has purchased 110 shares of Papa John's stock, the animal rights organization has announced. …

Hot Box Pizza turns to Smart Car delivery

July 9, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS — With the average price of gas in Indiana well over $4 a gallon, Hot Box Pizza is coming to the aid of its pizza delivery drivers. The company…

California Pizza Kitchen sees comps rise

July 9, 2008

LOS ANGELES -- Comparable-store sales at California Pizza Kitchen Inc. increased 1.4 percent for the second quarter ended June 29, 2008, compared with a 5.…

Firefighters deliver CiCi's pizza

July 9, 2008

WHSV-TV (Harrisonburg, Va.): Firefighters from the Harrisonburg, Va., fire department went to work July 9 delivering CiCi's pizza. The customers got the pizza…

Domino's delivers first $10K

July 9, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Port St. Lucie, Fla., resident Jason Nicodemus is the first $10,000 winner in a marketing partnership between Domino's Pizza and "The Dark…

Man sentenced in pizzeria fire

July 8, 2008

The Saginaw News (Michigan): Evan T. Desjardins was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for setting a fire that destroyed the Pizza King in Mount Pleasant…

Pinky's Pizza founder on trial for assault

July 8, 2008

The Herald Sun (Australia): Pinky's Pizza founder Milan Mandic is on trial in Australia for assaulting his next-door neighbor, Kathleen Miller, with a piece of…

Pizza Pizza to sponsor in-store video series

July 8, 2008

TORONTO — Rogers Media, which operates the in-store network for Canadian chain Pizza Pizza, is sponsoring "ChickChat TV," a video series created by social…

CRA sues to overturn San Fran menu-labeling law

July 7, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Restaurant Association has announced it has filed suit against the city and county of San Francisco and the San Francisco…

California Pizza Kitchen closes Baltimore location

July 7, 2008

Baltimore Business Journal: California Pizza Kitchen Inc. closed its location along Baltimore 's Inner Harbor promenade June 29. The company didn't say why…

Uno Chicago Grill intros summer menu offerings

July 7, 2008

BOSTON — Uno Chicago Grill is celebrating summer with a limited-time menu. New dishes include Four Flavor Vegetable Pot Stickers with Peanut Sauce appetizer…

Grimaldi's finds success out west

Company plans to double in size within two years.

Panago Pizza intros take-home line

July 6, 2008

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia — Canadian pizza chain Panago Pizza has launched its own line of exclusive, branded packaged food items.   The Panago Cucina…

Investigators probe jalapenos in salmonella outbreak

July 6, 2008

The Wall Street Journal: Officials investigating the salmonella outbreak now are looking at jalapeño peppers as a leading suspect for spreading the bacteria.

Radiant Systems acquires Orderman

July 6, 2008

ATLANTA — Point-of-sale system manufacturer Radiant Systems Inc. has acquired Salzburg, Austria-based Orderman, a manufacturer of wireless, customizable…

Commodities update – Week of July 7, 2008

July 6, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange stayed relatively stable, averaging slightly above $1.92 per pound for the shortened trading…

Restaurant index rises as same-store sales improve

July 2, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Restaurant industry performance improved in May as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant activity rose for…

Atlanta engineer cracks N.Y. pizza code

July 2, 2008

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Former software engineer Jeff Varasano spent the past two years trying to duplicate the pizza served at Patsy's in Harlem. This…

New Zealand man sells his soul to Hell (Pizza)

July 2, 2008

CNN: New Zealand pizzeria company Hell Pizza has signed a deal with Walter Scott, 24, to buy a deed to his soul for $3,800. The online auction site TradeMe had…