L.A. Times conducts calorie-count comparisons

June 8, 2008

LA Times: Restaurants such as Chipotle Mexican Grill, Pizza Hut and McDonald's are offering consumers menu items lower in fat and calories.   The following are…

NM officials ask restaurants to stop serving tomatoes

June 5, 2008

Las Cruces Sun-News: New Mexico's Environment Department has advised restaurants, hospitals, schools and grocery stores to stop selling and serving certain…

Domino's celebrates international anniversary

June 5, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the first Domino's Pizza store opened outside of the United States.   The company's…

Self-Service & Kiosk Assoc. launches report: Restaurant self-service

June 5, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Self-Service & Kiosk Association has sponsored a new report about the role kiosks play in boosting restaurant revenue, efficiency and…

World's Healthiest Pizza intros mobile coupons

June 5, 2008

NEW ORLEANS — The two-unit World's Healthiest Pizza chain has introduced "text coupons" that customers can download to their mobile phones.   Customers text…

Report reveals consumers' age-based restaurant distinctions

June 5, 2008

CHICAGO — Chicago-based Technomic Information Services has released a "Generational Consumer Trend Report," which found that age-based distinctions among…

RedBrick's Charity Café to benefit American Heart Assoc.

June 4, 2008

PALMDALE, Calif. — RedBrick Pizza Worldwide and its participating franchises throughout the United States and Canada are sponsoring a nationwide "Go Red…

Naples pizza protection sparks controversy

June 4, 2008

BBC News: From now on, the classic Pizza Napolitana will be recognized by the European Union as a "regional speciality," with the same standing as French…

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…

Reading for pizza

Educational programs fill both minds and stomachs.  

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…