Mexican firm buys Colombian Domino's operator

June 4, 2008

CNN: Mexican fast-food restaurant operator Alsea SAB has bought 75 percent of Dominalco SA, which operates Domino's Pizza Inc. franchises in Colombia.

Consumer spending takes a dip

June 4, 2008

Marketing Daily:  The rising cost of basic household expenses such as gas and food is affecting discretionary spending on all levels.    According to Discover…

CPK to present at N.Y. investor conference

June 3, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Officials from California Pizza Kitchen Inc. will be presenting at the Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference in New York on June 10, 2008, at 3:3…

Santa Clara County adopts calorie count rule

June 3, 2008

KGO ABC7: Like New York City and several California counties, Santa Clara County, Calif., has passed an ordinance requiring fast-food restaurants to post…

Pizza Pizza debuts gluten-free crust

June 3, 2008

TORONTO — Canadian pizza chain Pizza Pizza has started to offer gluten-free pizza at all of its traditional restaurants, the company has announced.

CPK founders to publish new cookbook

June 3, 2008

LOS ANGELES — California Pizza Kitchen founders Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield are publishing the California Pizza Kitchen Family Cookbook, which is expected…

Paradise intros new BBQ sauces

June 2, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Paradise Tomato Kitchens has introduced several new BBQ sauces, the company has announced. New flavors include Smokehouse Chipotle, Honey…

California Pizza Kitchen to present at investor conference

June 2, 2008

 

Suspect captured in pizzeria slaying

June 2, 2008

NBC10.com (Philadelphia): A man suspected of killing a Philadelphia pizza shop owner was taken to a city hospital after being captured by members of the shop…

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Brooklyn man beats pizza-eating record

June 1, 2008

New York Daily News: Sal Carbone ate slightly more than 15 slices of pizza June 1 to beat his own record — 15 — in a contest at Rocco's Pizzeria in Brooklyn…

Commodities update – Week of June 2, 2008

June 1, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange remained high during the shortened trading week ended May 30, averaging $2.25 per pound for…

SpeedLine partners with Big Holler

June 1, 2008

LYNDEN, Wash. — Restaurant point-of-sale developer SpeedLine Solutions Inc. has entered into a strategic-technology partnership with Parsippany, N.J.-based…

Pizza Inn extends stock repurchase

June 1, 2008

THE COLONY, Texas — The board of directors of Pizza Inn Inc. has authorized the repurchase of an additional 1 million shares of company stock pursuant to the…

VIDEO: New NRA chairman discusses host of industry issues

June 1, 2008

CHICAGO — Michael Kaufman, newly named chairman of the board of the National Restaurant Association, is ready to move the NRA into a higher position of…

Report: Down economy driving Americans out of restaurants

May 29, 2008

CHICAGO — New consumer research from Chicago-based Mintel has revealed that 54 percent of people who dine out regularly are cutting back on restaurant spending…

Calif. Assembly approves nutritional-disclosure bill

May 29, 2008

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill requiring nutritional disclosure of menu items at chain restaurants was approved yesterday by the California Assembly. It now will…

New Zealand Pizza Hut sales fall

May 28, 2008

Stuff.co.nz: New Zealand Pizza Hut operator Restaurant Brands said the chain recorded a "disappointing" 13 percent fall in total sales and same-store sales for…

Commodities update – Week of May 27, 2008

May 26, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange took a sharp jump last week, averaging $2.21 per pound, up 16 cents from an average of $2.0…

2008 NRA Show highlights industry concerns

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Rising commodity costs, food safety concerns, part of industry "perfect storm."