Paradise Tomato Kitchens launches new line of hot sauce

July 16, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Paradise Tomato Kitchens launched the new Ragin Red hot sauce line of products for restaurants in need of custom manufacturing.   According…

Pizza Pizza, Premier Fitness team up to promo healthy lifestyles

July 12, 2006

TORONTO — To promote sensible eating and active lifestyles, Pizza Pizza is offering customers who purchase any salad a free, one-month trial membership at…

Who's who: Vic Cassano

Running Cassano's Pizza King has never been easy for Vic Cassano, Jr., but he said the struggle has made him, his family and his faith stronger.

2Q comps rise 4.8% at California Pizza Kitchen

July 11, 2006

LOS ANGELES — Second quarter comparable-store sales at California Pizza Kitchen rose 4.8 percent for the period ended July 2, 2006. The 194-unit chain posted…

Aggressive Domino's staff takes battle to Pizza Hut parking lot

July 11, 2006

Sunshine Coast Daily: Franchisees of a Pizza Hut in Currimundi, Australia, say employees of a Domino's Pizza store are massing regularly outside the Pizza Hut…

World Cup kicks up pizza sales in India

July 10, 2006

The Financial Express: International broadcasts of the 2006 World Cup sent pizza sales soaring around the world — as much as 50 percent in India alone. Pizza…

Pizza competitors aren't just 'winging' it

Serious competition for pizzerias is coming from multiple restaurant segments, and they're delivering, too.

PETA: Domino's Pizza uses chickens killed inhumanely

July 9, 2006

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently purchased 150 shares of Domino's Pizza stock in an attempt to move the No. …

California ABC running alcohol sting ops in restaurants

July 6, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An item in the California Restaurant Association's (CRA) Quick Bites newsletter revealed that the state's Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC…

Peter Piper Pizza to add 6 San Diego sites

July 5, 2006

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Pizza and entertainment chain Peter Piper Pizza said it wants to add six restaurants to the San Diego market by 2008. According to a news…

NRA says restaurant outlook remains high

June 29, 2006

WASHINGTON — The outlook for the restaurant industry remained positive in May, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…

Papa John's Pizza hires new supply chain V.P.

June 28, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International hired Alice LeBlanc as its new vice president, strategic supply chain.

Curbside enthusiasm

Casual dining restaurants are using curbside pickup increasingly, and pizza restaurants are beginning to do the same.

Rock Bottom Restaurants considering IPO

June 27, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Rock Bottom Restaurants, parent company of pizza, pasta and microbrew-centered Old Chicago Pasta and Pizza, has hired investment banker…

America's Incredible Pizza Company signs 20-store agreement for Mexico

June 27, 2006

TULSA, Okla. — America's Incredible Pizza Company (AIPC) has sold franchising rights to build 20 new stores in Mexico starting in 2007.

Online applications for hourly jobs skyrocket

June 27, 2006

PORTLAND, Ore. — What once was recommended for gaining a competitive edge in the war for talent has become a competitive necessity. The Internet is now the…

Ripe for increase: Pizza sauce prices to rise by 25%

The price of pizza sauce is expected to rise significantly in 2007. Read more to learn where other commodities prices are headed.

Pizza driver brutally beaten during delivery to darkened house

June 21, 2006

The Southeast Missourian: A 29-year-old Domino's Pizza driver was beaten during a midnight delivery to an unlighted home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The driver was…

America's Incredible Pizza Co. names new executives

June 21, 2006

TULSA, Okla. — America's Incredible Pizza Company has expanded its executive staff.

Senator introduces Menu Labeling Bill

June 21, 2006

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., have introduced identical legislation in the Senate and House that would require chain…