Pa. town proclaims itself world's pizza capital

March 25, 2008

CNN: Old Forge, Pa., proclaims itself to be the "Pizza Capital of the World." The town is famous for "black" pizza, which is made with only cheese, black…

Concern spreads over mozzarella imports

March 25, 2008

The Daily Telegraph: European Union officials have set an April 1 deadline for Italian food safety officials to provide test results on buffalo mozzarella. The…

Digital Signage Today publishes exclusive industry survey

March 25, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Digital Signage Today, an Internet news site covering the digital signage industry, has published the 77-page guide "Digital Signage: The…

Sal's Pizza drops cheese pizza prices

March 24, 2008

LAWRENCE, Mass. — For a limited time beginning April 1, New England pizza chain Sal's Pizza will drop the price of its signature 19-inch, 3-pound cheese pizza…

LaRosa's announces executive changes

March 24, 2008

700 WLW News (Cincinnati): LaRosa's Inc. has announced that Michael LaRosa, president and son of founder Buddy LaRosa, will become chief executive officer of…

Pizza Hut preps for pasta

March 24, 2008

USA Today: Pizza Hut has unveiled plans to start delivering pasta April 6. The company projects pasta could be 15 percent of Pizza Hut's business within a year…

In search of the world's best pizza

A visit to some of New York's most famous pizzerias

Pizzeria worker contracts typhoid

March 23, 2008

HICKSVILLE, N.Y. — A worker at a Hicksville, N.Y., pizzeria has contracted typhoid fever, putting more than 100 customers at risk, according to the Nassau…

Pizza.com domain name up for grabs

March 23, 2008

Pizzas and Other Stuff: The auction for the Pizza.com domain name is slated to begin March 27. The reserve is set at $1 million.   Read more

Commodities update - March 24, 2008

March 23, 2008

CHICAGO — Although block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trended lower during the shortened trading week ended March 20, prices showed signs…

San Francisco mayor approves menu-labeling law

March 23, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom signed the San Francisco local menu-labeling ordinance into law March 24. The new law requires chain…

Pizza Hut seeks dismissal of door case

March 20, 2008

Madison County Record: Pizza Hut has asked a judge to dismiss attorney Amanda Verett's claim that she suffered an injury while walking out the door at a Pizza…

Papa Romano's to buy ice cream chain

March 20, 2008

Detroit Free Press: Papa Romano's Enterprises Inc. is planning to buy a majority stake in Stucchi's, a manufacturer and wholesaler of premium ice cream.

High dioxin levels found in Italian mozzarella

March 20, 2008

Associated Press: Italian authorities have searched dozens of buffalo dairies in that country after higher-than-permitted levels of dioxin were discovered in…

Noble Roman's hires financial advisor

March 19, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS — Noble Roman's Inc., franchisor of Noble Roman's Pizza and Tuscano's Italian Style Subs restaurants, is evaluating strategies to enhance…

Pizzeria operator admits to cooking up fake dough

March 19, 2008

SILive (Staten Island, N.Y.): The owner of a suburban New York pizzeria pleaded guilty this week to one count of forgery and admitted making 16 fake $50 bills.

CiCi's intros new wing flavors

March 18, 2008

COPPELL, Texas — CiCi's Pizza is rolling out three new buffalo-style wing flavors available at To-Go and buffet restaurants. The wing flavors are created from…

Domino's tracker tops 1 million users

March 18, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Houston resident Ashley Elskoe has been awarded $1,000 worth of Domino's gift certificates for being the millionth customer to use the…

Amato's to offer gourmet sauces

March 18, 2008

PORTLAND, Maine — New England pizza chain Amato's has expanded its line of jarred pasta, pizza and marinara sauces with a new collection of Super Premium San…

Pizza Hut to reward basketball upset

March 17, 2008

DALLAS — This year, if a No. 16 seed defeats a No. 1 seed in the NCAA basketball tournament, Pizza Hut will give away 300,000 free slices of its new Pizza Mia…