Shakey's selects e*Restaurant as enterprise solutions provider

September 19, 2007

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Shakey's USA Inc. has announced the selection of Altametrics' e*Restaurant Food Management Solutions to support the launch and…

Straw Hat Pizza opens in Nevada

September 19, 2007

SPARKS, Nev. — Straw Hat Pizza has opened its newest location in Sparks, Nev., owned and operated by Larry and Lori Lancelle.   The new restaurant is the first…

Pizza Fusion: From green to black

Operators try to prove that green business practices can translate into black ink.

Pizzeria to serve first beer in 100 years

September 18, 2007

Michigan Live: Vitale's Pizza in Zeeland, Mich., will be the first restaurant to serve beer and wine in the city in nearly 100 years. Voters overturned a ban…

Pizza Shuttle dropped from Marquette debit program

September 18, 2007

Marquette (Wis.) Tribune: Popular Milwaukee pizzeria Pizza Shuttle has been dropped from the MarquetteCASH program after a student allegedly bought alcohol at…

Domino's shuffles top management

September 17, 2007

Michigan Live: Domino's Pizza Inc. president David Brandon plans to stay with the company as its chief executive officer, he recently told employees and…

Papa Murphy's eliminates trans fat

September 17, 2007

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Take and bake chain Papa Murphy's International has eliminated the use of trans fat in its 1,000-plus locations in the United States, the…

Papa John's adds to online ordering

September 16, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Visitors to the Papa John's Web site now can preset their favorite repeat orders, providing the ability to quickly order a favorite…

Seattle pizzeria celebrates 50 years

September 16, 2007

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Enzo "Vince" Mottola and his wife, Ada, founded Vince's Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria in Seattle in 1957. This month, the…

Little Caesars founder recognized for service to vets

September 16, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, is presenting Little Caesar Enterprises Inc. founder Michael Ilitch with…

Domino's picks new ad agency

September 13, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza has selected Miami-based Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B) as its lead creative advertising agency of record.   Effective…

Savannah police go undercover to combat driver robberies

September 13, 2007

WTOC-TV (Savannah, Ga.): Police in the Savannah, Ga., area are going undercover as pizzeria employees in an effort to catch robbers who have been targeting…

Round Table Pizza launches Pizza Knight campaign

September 13, 2007

Adweek: Los Angeles-based independent ad agency WongDoody has introduced TV spots in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle promoting Round Table Pizza. The…

Time compression under Summit microscope

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

September 13, 2007

On Sept. 18 and 19, more than 70 fast-casual executives and industry representatives will descend upon the Hotel Palomar in Dallas to attend the 2007 Fast…

CiCi's Pizza recognized for ad campaign

September 12, 2007

COPPELL, Texas — CiCi's Pizza has been recognized by Nation's Restaurant News and PepsiCo Foodservice with the Excellence in Advertising on Television and…

Donatos Pizza intros hand-held Stromboli

September 12, 2007

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Donatos Pizza has announced its newest menu addition — the Donatos Stromboli.    The Stromboli is available for $4.29 and is available in…

RedBrick Pizza goes international

September 12, 2007

EDMONTON, Alberta — RedBrick Pizza Worldwide Inc. has signed its first international master development agreement in Canada, the company announced.   The…

Mid-Atlantic to offer region's best

New trends in technology, food and beverage will be on display in Baltimore Sept. 19-20.

Judge strikes down NY calorie-counts rule, NRA reacts

September 11, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association has issued a statement in response to Tuesday's U.S. federal district court decision to strike down a…

Pizzeria manager gives customer credit-card info to fake cop

September 11, 2007

The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio): Several Iacono's Pizza restaurants in Columbus have received calls from a man claiming to be a Columbus police detective…