Coupons, cash and connivers

Be on the lookout for employees using coupons to scam your pizza operation.

Domino's to deliver 1.3 million pizzas Super Bowl Sunday

January 30, 2007

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza anticipates delivering 1.3 million pizzas nationwide on Super Bowl Sunday. According to a news release, that's…

Pizza and booze among Sun Deli's delivery offerings

January 30, 2007

TheCampusPress.com (Colorado University): The slogan isn't elegant, but it gets they point across: "We Deliver Pizza and Booze Because DUIs Suck." That's the…

Pizza Hut to open 16 units annually in Malaysia

January 30, 2007

Business Times: Malaysian Pizza Hut franchisee, QSR Brands Bhd, plans to open at least 16 new units annually beginning this year. Pizza Hut has been in the…

Restaurant Performance Index hits six-month high

January 30, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant activity — a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and…

California Pizza Kitchen opens first ASAP in Hawaii

January 29, 2007

LOS ANGELES — California Pizza Kitchen opened its first CPK ASAP fast-casual restaurant on the island of Hawaii.   According to a news release, CPK ASAP's…

Columnist defends Pagliacci Pizza after bloggers dog its delivery policy

January 29, 2007

Seattle Post Intelligencer: When the Pagliacci Pizza chain was accused by Seattle-area bloggers of delivery-zone discrimination, a newspaper columnist…

Pizza wins Super Bowl

January 29, 2007

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A State of Super Bowl Takeout Survey reveals the majority of people will order takeout from pizza eateries, followed by fast casual…

Pizza driver murdered in carjacking

January 28, 2007

The Houston Chronicle: A pizza delivery driver was shot and killed Jan. 26 while delivering food to a residence in southwest Houston. Police say after…

California utility increases rebate funding

January 28, 2007

LOS ANGELES — Southern California Gas Co. has increased its funding for rebates on energy-efficient commercial food-service equipment this year to $330,000 …

FireKing gets patent for centralized safe and accounting system

January 25, 2007

NEW ALBANY, Ind. — FireKing, a maker of industrial safes for the foodservice industry, has received a patent for its Centralized Electronic Safe and…

Minimum wage amendment dies in Senate

January 25, 2007

The Associated Press: An effort to increase the minimum wage in all states, even those that already have wage floors higher than the federal base, failed…

Jessica Simpson to reprise Pizza Hut ad role

January 25, 2007

DALLAS —Jessica Simpson will reprise her role in a Pizza Hut pre-Super Bowl commercial, set to air Feb. 4. According to a news release, the ad will mark the…

Eatza Pizza closes multiple units

January 25, 2007

East Valley Tribune: Scottsdale-based Eatza Pizza, a chain of buffet-style restaurants and arcades, has either closed or been evicted from seven of its Valley…

Credit card fraud killer

Experts say credit-card fraud is high in restaurants, but high-tech pay-at-the-table terminals can eliminate the problem.

StoneFire Pizza throws hat into 'eatertainment' ring

January 23, 2007

OnMilwaukee.com: StoneFire Pizza, a 37,000 square-foot pizza and entertainment center opened recently, is one of just a few dozen like-sized outlets and…

NRA opposes Super Bowl ad

January 22, 2007

WASHINGTON — The National Restaurant Association's Steve Anderson has sent a letter to Jerry Jurgensen, Nationwide Financial Services Inc. chief executive…

Strange news: Pizza driver robbed twice in same night

January 22, 2007

The Mercury News: It's tough enough to be robbed once as a pizza delivery driver, but one 52-year-old driver was robbed twice in the same day in Fremont…

NRA announces 2007 Kitchen Innovations Award winners

January 22, 2007

CHICAGO — The National Restaurant Association announced the winners of its 2007 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Awards for its Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, to be…

Pizza Hut adds Spanish to online ordering portal

January 22, 2007

DALLAS — Pizza Hut announced it has developed Spanish online-ordering capabilities for its Internet ordering portal. The service is available at all Pizza Hut…