Mich. Chuck E. Cheese drops alcohol after brawl

February 4, 2008

The Flint (Mich.) Journal: A Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in Flint, Mich., has banned the sale of alcohol following a Jan. 26 brawl involving as many as 8…

Manny and Olga's offers Valentine's Day pizzas

February 4, 2008

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Manny & Olga's Pizza, a franchise company located in the Washington D.C., Baltimore area, will be offering heart-shaped pizzas Feb.1…

Papa John's franchisee tracks orders via GPS

February 3, 2008

Information Week: An 11-store Papa John's franchisee in Huntsville, Ala., has partnered with TrackMyPizza.com, a service that lets customers track the progress…

Pizzerias flock to chicken wings

February 3, 2008

Dallas Morning News: Many pizza chains are looking to chicken wings as a way to counteract sagging pizza sales. For example, nearly every Pizza Hut opening in…

Miss. bill: No service for obese

February 3, 2008

(Miss.) Sun Herald: House Bill 282 would prohibit restaurants in Mississippi — which has been ranked as the most obese state — from serving food to people who…

Commodities update - Feb. 4, 2008

February 3, 2008

CHICAGO — The price of block cheese on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rebounded slightly last week, averaging $1.74 per pound for the week ended Feb. 1, up …

California Pizza Kitchen steps up stock buyback

January 31, 2008

LOS ANGELES — California Pizza Kitchen Inc. has entered into an agreement with Bank of America to repurchase $46.3 million of its common stock in an…

New Orleans Pizza acquires Pizza Gallery chain

January 31, 2008

ST. MARYS, Ontario — New Orleans Pizza Canada Inc. has purchased the 8-unit Pizza Gallery chain, the company has announced. Terms of the deal were not…

Pizza Fusion opening Calif. restaurant

January 31, 2008

SAN DIEGO — Organic pizza chain Pizza Fusion plans to open a restaurant in San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood in May, the company has announced. The restaurant…

Pizzerias prepping for big day

January 31, 2008

Benton County (Ark.) Daily Record: According to the National Restaurant Association, one in seven people in the United States will order takeout food from a…

Pizza Hut intros Crunchy Cheesy Crust Pizza

January 30, 2008

DALLAS — Pizza Hut has introduced its newest menu item, the Crunchy Cheesy Crust Pizza, as well as a new promotion for sports fans.   The Pizza Hut Crunchy…

Kornet Pizza opens first U.S. store

January 30, 2008

Slice: Kornet Pizza, international purveyors of pizza in a cone, opened their first location in the United States in a mall food court in Overland Park, Kan. A…

Godfather's taps Blackstone for rebranding effort

January 30, 2008

Kansas City Business Journal: Godfather's Pizza has hired Kansas City-based Blacktop Creative to lead a rebrand effort for the pizza chain. Terms of the deal…

Ohio pizzerias warned about credit card scam

January 30, 2008

Xenia (Ohio) Gazette: Fairborn, Ohio, police have issued warnings about a man calling pizzerias pretending to be a local detective. The caller identified…

Road to China paved with fortune, risk

Pizzerias are banking on success in China, but hazards exist.

First female vet opens Little Caesars

January 29, 2008

VALDOSTA, Ga. — U.S. military veteran Patricia Evans opened a Little Caesars franchise in Valdosta, Ga., this week, becoming the first female veteran to open a…

California Pizza Kitchen opens second Mexico location

January 29, 2008

LOS ANGELES — California Pizza Kitchen franchise partner Grupo Calpik, S.A. de C.V. has opened a new CPK restaurant in the Santa Fe area of Mexico City. …

Pizza Hut outlines Super Sunday stats

January 29, 2008

DALLAS — Each year, Pizza Hut handles 2.5 million calls on Super Bowl Sunday, making game day Pizza Hut's busiest day of the year. The orders, 60 percent to 7…

Pizza King chain under new ownership

January 29, 2008

Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press: Dan and David Nix, owners of Western Rib-Eye & Ribs in Evansville, Ind., have purchased the three-unit Pizza King…

New Yorkers get taste of home at Super Bowl

January 28, 2008

New York Daily News: New Yorkers who want a taste of home while in Phoenix for the Super Bowl can stop in at the sister location of one of Brooklyn's most…