Cops pose as delivery drivers to bust thieves

May 22, 2008

PennLive.com: Police in Harrisburg , Pa. , posed as pizza delivery drivers to arrest a group of five would-be teenage robbers. One of the boys flashed a…

Gatti's Pizza sends cancer patients to summer camp

May 22, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas — Gatti's Pizza LP made a donation of $31,000 to The Periwinkle Foundation, which will make it possible for 31 youth cancer patients from Texas…

Memphis students apologize for pizza brawl

May 22, 2008

WREG-TV: A group of seniors from a Memphis high school apologized for a brawl that took place during a multi-school field trip to America's Incredible Pizza…

Collar bomb suspect competent, psychologist says

May 21, 2008

Phillyburbs.com: Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, who is accused of planning a bank robbery that ended with the death of a pizza deliveryman, is competent to stand…

Adults cause of problems at Wis. Chuck E. Cheese

May 21, 2008

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Police in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield have been called to the local Chuck E. Cheese restaurant 81 times since the beginning…

Papa John's taps ONOSYS for Canadian market

May 21, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International has signed with Cleveland-based ONOSYS Online Ordering for online ordering services in Canada, the company has…

Cintas restroom study unveils perceptions of 'clean'

May 21, 2008

CHICAGO — Cintas has released the results of an independent study designed to learn how people judge restroom cleanliness.   Through an independent research…

Yum donates $2.3M to earthquake relief efforts

May 20, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of the Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W brands, has donated $2.3 million for…

New York pizzerias struggling to cope

May 20, 2008

NY Daily News: New York pizza makers are facing rising prices on everything from flour to pizza boxes. Some operators on Manhattan's East Side have been…

Uno signs Middle East deal

May 20, 2008

BOSTON — Pizza restaurant operator Uno Chicago Grill has entered into an agreement with Sofra LLC, master licensee for Uno in the Middle East, to open 20 new…

NRA Show: Industry expert explores menu trends

May 20, 2008

There are three important features a foodservice menu must emphasize to be successful in today's market:  freshness, flavor and health. This is according to…

Papa John's again tops customer satisfaction list

May 19, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's has received the highest customer satisfaction rating among national pizza chains in the 2008 American Customer Satisfaction…

NRA Show: Pepsico partners with Green Restaurant Association

May 19, 2008

PURCHASE, N.Y. — PepsiCo Foodservice has entered into a strategic partnership with the not-for-profit Green Restaurant Association in an effort to assist…

Pizza Hut launches desktop ordering app

May 19, 2008

DALLAS — Pizza Hut has introduced a new downloadable application that allows customers to place pizza orders directly from their computer desktops. The widget…

Selling pizzas by e-mail

E-mail databases can be an inexpensive marketing tool.

Domino's to raise dough for the National Military Family Association

May 18, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza stores located near military bases across the country will be asking customers to "Make it Patriotic" by adding $1 to their…

Commodities update – Week of May 19, 2008

May 18, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange moved past the $2 mark last week, averaging $2.05 per pound, up 7 cents from an average of…

Big Apple Pizza & Pasta sets world record

May 18, 2008

USA Today: The employees of Big Apple Pizza and Pasta in Fort Pierce, Fla., created a chain of pizza on Saturday that reached just over 722 feet, beating a…

NRA Show: McDonald's CEO talks unity, gets blast from the past

May 18, 2008

Calling the confluence of problems now facing the restaurant industry "a perfect storm," Jim Skinner, CEO of McDonald's, the largest restaurant operation in…

NRA Show: McCain promises tax reform, creation of jobs

May 18, 2008

CHICAGO — Senator John McCain addressed attendees of the National Restaurant Association's 89th annual Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show today in a campaign stop.