Go to class at the NRA Show

May 4, 2006

Editor's note: This is the fourth story in an eight-part series previewing the 2006 NRA Show.   At this year's National Restaurant Association Hotel, Motel…

Gelato: sweet, profitable and unknown

Though gelato remains an unknown quantity in the frozen dessert world, many pizza operators believe it will play a vital role in differentiating their…

Strange news: Pizza driver alert leads police to ammo cache

May 3, 2006

KFOXTV.com: When a pizza customer came to the door with a gun tucked under his arm, a delivery driver alerted her boss, who called police. A military ammo…

Pizza drivers quitting because of gas prices

May 3, 2006

  The Vancouver Sun: The rising cost of gasoline is making it tough for pizzerias to hire and keep delivery drivers.

How to Use Customer Complaints to Your Advantage

May 3, 2006

Praise or Complaint? Do you know what your customers think?

Revention-VeriPizza integration catches bad checks at order time

May 2, 2006

HOUSTON—Point-of-sale system provider Revention POS announced the successful integration of the Electronic Recovery's VeriPizza solution into its system.

Say no to drugs, yes to tests

Restaurant employees constitute the second-highest group of illicit drug users in the United States. Are you drug testing yours? Researchers say you should.

Find out what's new in the kitchen at the NRA Show

April 30, 2006

Editor's note: This is the third story in an eight-part series about the upcoming NRA Show.   At this year's National Restaurant Association's Restaurant…

Pizza driver robber gets 17-year sentence

April 30, 2006

Burlington County Times: A Cherry Hill, Vt., man was sentenced yesterday to 17 years in prison for robbing pizza-delivery drivers in Palmyra and Evesham and a…

Partnering with a distributor

Too often, pizza operators and distributors don't always get along. But many operators say those who are willing to play the give-and-take game will forge…

Scope out a POS system at the NRA Show

April 27, 2006

Editor's note: This is the second story in an eight-part series highlighting the 2006 NRA Show.   Whether you're looking for a point-of-sale (POS) system to…

Gas prices crushing profits at Connie's Pizza

April 26, 2006

NBC5.com: Connie's Pizza, which has 10 stores throughout Chicago and its suburbs, has 60 to 70 of its own delivery trucks on the streets on any given day…

NRA Show overcomes Sept. 11

April 23, 2006

Like the overall economy, the show experienced a short-lived decline after Sept. 11

U.S. appetite for fast-food grows, study says

April 19, 2006

SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — Despite criticism of fast-food by consumer advocacy groups and news stories warning about an obesity epidemic, QSR usage is up…

Fireman's Fund introduces special coverage for restaurants

April 18, 2006

NOVATO, Calif. — With an increased focus on the hospitality industry, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company has introduced an end-to-end risk management solution…

Marco's Pizza launches innovative franchisee referral-reward plan

April 18, 2006

TOLEDO, Ohio—Marco's Pizza has launched an innovative franchisee referral-reward plan to help it achieve its goal of 500 units by 2010.

Small pizzerias, big profits

A big pizzeria may seat and feed a lot of customers, but some operators are finding smaller, "right-sized" operations are more profitable.

Bergen Food chooses SpeedLine POS for 54 Pizza Hut sites

April 11, 2006

LYNDEN, Wash—Bergen Food Enterprises, an Oklahoma-based franchisee of 54 Pizza Hut units, is adding SpeedLine POS systems to its stores.

Pizza equipment info at your fingertips

April 10, 2006

Jeff Akers has been burned a few times on "bargain" pizza equipment that was anything but a good deal. Remanufacturers he dealt with claimed they were selling…

AIB hosting Wholesale Commissary Pizza Crust Technology seminar May 2-3

April 10, 2006

MANHATTAN, Kan.—The American Institute of Baking will host its annual Wholesale Commissary Pizza Crust Technology seminar May 2-3, 2006.