Pizza Patron comps rise 34% in Q4 '06

January 22, 2007

DALLAS — Pizza Patron announced fourth quarter same-store sales rose 34.5 percent over the previous year. In a news release, the 60-unit chain did not report…

Veteran pizza driver smiles through 12-hour shifts

January 21, 2007

Independent Post: Mardocheo Garcia has delivered pizza for 14 years, works 12-hour shifts and drives a car with 650,000 miles on it. Yet the easygoing…

Domino's Pizza Enterprises opens 101st store in France

January 21, 2007

BRISBANE, Australia — Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited (DPE) announced it opened its 101st store in France. The unit is the 11th opened since the group…

Online ordering increasing among pizza chains and independents

January 21, 2007

Ann Arbor News: Pizza chain success with online ordering is leading smaller companies to jump on the technology bandwagon. The cost of an online ordering…

Pizza makers vie for more than $11,000 cash in '07 Pizza Pizzazz

January 21, 2007

Pizza competitors from around the nation will meet in Columbus to wrangle for the industry's top prize.

Garlic Jim's Pizza inks 25-unit Denver deal

January 18, 2007

EVERETT, Wash. — Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza announced it signed a sub-franchise agreement to open 25 stores in Denver and Colorado Springs, Colo., by…

Pizza Inn opens buffet-game room unit in Florida

January 18, 2007

THE COLONY, Texas — Pizza Inn announced the opening of a new unit in St. Augustine, Fla., that reflects the chain's dramatically updated buffet-centered…

NRA commends Senate for tax relief tied to wage increases

January 17, 2007

WASHINGTON D.C. — The National Restaurant Association commended the Senate Finance Committee for penning legislation that includes tax relief for restaurants…

More disposable income could benefit restaurants

January 17, 2007

Associated Press: A Thursday report showing moderating consumer prices, coupled with falling gas bills, could put more money in consumers' pockets, leading to…

Emerging chains featured in new Technomic Top 100 report

January 16, 2007

CHICAGO — Technomic has issued its 2007 Top 100 Emerging Chain Concept Report, which features 100 up-and-coming operators that exhibit a strong trend toward…

STRANGE NEWS: Customer clocks pizza driver for late delivery

January 16, 2007

Daily News Journal: A pizza delivery driver was punched in the face by an angry customer who said his order arrived late. Police later arrested the…

'Connie' DeGrazia of Connie's Pizza, dead at 91

January 15, 2007

Chicago Sun-Times: Concetta "Connie" DeGrazia, wife of Connie's Pizza founder, Raymond DeGrazia, died Jan. 13 at age 91. She is credited with making the…

Peso acceptance boosts business at Pizza Patrón

January 15, 2007

DailyBreeze.com: A week into the controversial acceptance of pesos for payment at Pizza Patron, at least one franchisee said business is up at his California…

10 x 10 deal promises pizza in 10 seconds

January 14, 2007

HILO, Ha. — To celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of Big Island Pizza, Jim and Joy King launched a 10 x 10 deal which includes a pizza served in…

Pizza Patron ops get death threats for accepting pesos

January 11, 2007

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Pizza Patron store operators are receiving death threats and hate mail after offering to accept Mexican pesos. According to the…

'Bogus delivery' ends in pizza driver stabbing

January 11, 2007

Fitchburg Sentinel and Enterprise: Assailants stabbed a pizza delivery driver who attempted to make a delivery in Cleghorn, Mass., on the night of Jan. 10.

International Restaurant & Foodservice Show to debut new programs

January 11, 2007

NORWALK , Conn. — The International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York is slated for March 4-6 in New York City at the Jacob K. Javits…

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House approves 40% minimum wage hike

January 10, 2007

MarketWatch:  House Democrats on Wednesday won passage of legislation that would boost the nation's minimum wage level from $5.15 an hour, where it's stood…

2006 comps rocket 9.7% at Domino's Pizza UK & IRL

January 9, 2007

LONDON — Domino's Pizza UK & IRL announced comparable-store sales gains of 9.7 percent for the 52 weeks ended Dec. 31, 2006. The group hurdled plus- 7.…