China wage probe expands to other cities

April 4, 2007

MSNBC: A probe by Chinese labor officials into the pay practices of McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut is expanding to other cities in the region. Labor bureaus in…

Software slashes Domino's delivery times

April 4, 2007

CatererSearch: Domino's Pizza operators in the United Kingdom have found a way to increase the number of orders leaving stores in less than 15 minutes. The…

Pizzeria owner looks to mom for inspiration

April 4, 2007

Utica Observer-Dispatch: Nicholas Cavalier III always kept a picture of his mother, who died of cancer last year, nearby when he was setting up his new…

Papa John's to open 30 stores in Detroit

April 4, 2007

Detroit Free Press: Papa John's International and Alpha Restaurant Group are partnering in a $35-million joint venture project to open 30 new Papa John's…

Domino's promo pits Brooklyn against Philly

April 3, 2007

Sporting News: A new Domino's promotion featuring the company's Brooklyn-style pizza and its Philly Cheesesteak pizza will encourage customers to vote for…

Gas prices hurt delivery drivers

April 3, 2007

Local News 8 (Idaho Falls, Idaho): Pizza delivery drivers are feeling the pinch from rising gas prices. Gas is 30 percent higher than it was this time last…

Chinese officials: Fast food giants broke minimum-wage laws

April 3, 2007

Reuters: Fast food chains, including McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut, broke minimum wage laws in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, the state-backed labor…

Boston's The Gourmet Pizza intros new menu

April 3, 2007

DALLAS — Boston's The Gourmet Pizza rolled out its new menu with the addition of 18 new dishes. In addition to a variety of specialty pizzas, pastas and…

Pizza and pasta continue consumer-growth trend

April 2, 2007

New York — America's increasing consumption of pizza and pasta is expected to take the retail market for Italian foods from nearly $12 billion in 2006 to more…

California Pizza Kitchen, LA Angels partner

April 1, 2007

LOS ANGELES — California Pizza Kitchen has announced a three-year partnership with the Los Angeles Angels baseball team making CPK their exclusive pizza…

Einstein Bros. intros pizza bagels in Denver

April 1, 2007

GOLDEN, Colo. — Einstein Bros. Bagels, a subsidiary of New World Restaurant Group Inc. is now offering five Pizza Bagel flavors in 28 Denver-area restaurants.

Tennessee pizzeria adds gluten-free offerings

April 1, 2007

WVLT (Knoxville, Tenn.): A West Knoxville, Tenn., pizzeria is the latest pizza restaurant to offer gluten-free pizza. Roman's Pizza on North Seven Oaks Drive…

Sbarro net up more than 600 percent

April 1, 2007

MELVILLE, N.Y. — Same-store sales at Melville, N.Y.-based Sbarro Inc. grew 4.4 percent in the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, the company announced April 2. …

Restaurant Performance Index posts modest gain

March 29, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The outlook for the restaurant industry improved slightly in February as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…

Pizza order leads to arrest

March 29, 2007

The Morning Call (Bethlehem, Pa.): A police officer posed as a pizza delivery man to arrest a woman who used a stolen credit card to order a pizza. Store…

Papa John's plans 170 UK outlets by 2010

March 29, 2007

The Caterer: Papa John's plans to have 100 units in operation in the United Kingdom by the end of the year, CEO Nigel Travis said. The company has a long-term…

Papa John's names international marketing chief

March 28, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International Inc. has named Tim Scott to the newly created position of vice president of marketing, for the company's…

McDonald's, KFC in China pay probe

March 28, 2007

MSNBC: Labor officials in China are investigating reports that fast-food chains including McDonald's and KFC are paying workers less than that country's…

Pizzerias gear up for Final Four

March 28, 2007

Canton Repository (Ohio):  Pizza-shop operators are gearing up for this weekend's Final Four basketball playoffs. For Papa John's, the Saturday of the Final…

Is your pizza crust getting crusty?

Specialty crusts are opening the doors to new markets for pizzeria operators.