Pizza Hut's Italian Bistro cracks 100-unit mark

December 19, 2005

Wichita Business Journal: Officials with Pizza Hut were in Wichita, Kan., Dec. 19 to celebrate the opening of the 100th Pizza Hut Italian Bistro. The bistro…

Labor and love

December 14, 2005

Owning a pizza business with a spouse can be tough, but many couples say they'd have it no other way. Workplace experts say marriages that survive and thrive…

OPERATIONS: Workplace safety too often overlooked, experts say

December 13, 2005

In the rush to serve customers, it's easy to overlook workplace safety. But as two experts point out, avoiding workplace injuries is as important to the bottom…

Pizzeria and health board agree on use of plywood peels

December 12, 2005

Nation's Restaurant News: A 2-year dispute between owners of Marion's Piazza and the Greene County (Ohio) Combined Health District over the restaurant chain's…

Big profits for food cost fanatics

December 8, 2005

Pizza operators will try about anything to boost their profits, but those who dedicate themselves to using food cost software promise their diligent efforts…

Pizzeria manager charged with embezzling $27K

December 8, 2005

The Post-Standard: A manager of a Syracuse, N.Y., Pizza Hut was arrested Dec. 7 and charged with embezzling $27,300 from the restaurant.

Secrets of success come out at NAPICS Pizza Operators Workshop

December 7, 2005

Nearly a dozen operator experts will be on hand to teach and network with attendees of the 3rd-annual Pizza Operators Workshop, Feb. 18, 2006.

Freedom of choice

December 7, 2005

If you wonder whether menu diversity is important to customers, visit a casual-dining restaurant. Menus at chains like TGI Friday's or Bennigan's Grill &…

Educated on espresso

December 7, 2005

There are 6,000 Starbucks stores worldwide, and the chain will add 1,000 units this year.

Pizzeria owner leaving with day's take, shot and robbed

December 6, 2005

Denver Post: As Khalid Javaid closed his Englewood, Colo., pizzeria at about 11:30 p.m. Dec. 5, a thief robbed him of the day's cash and shot him in the…

America's Incredible Pizza Co. opening another mega-site

December 5, 2005

Houston Business Journal: America's Incredible Pizza Co. is preparing to open its second dining and gaming venue in Sugar Land, Texas, on Dec. 15 — a…

Going with the grain

December 5, 2005

Toppings, cheeses and sauces have changed in myriad ways since pizza came to America, but not until the last couple of decades has anyone meddled with the…

An experience for experts and novices

December 5, 2005

Whether you're new to the pizza business or a wizened veteran, the 2006 Pizza Operators Workshop (POW) is a learning experience tailored just for you.

Money for marketing or manpower?

December 5, 2005

Editor's note: This article originally published in a longer form on PizzaMarketplace.com as MARKETING: Money spent on star employees is a great marketing…

Systematize your pizza business

December 5, 2005

I love history, so when I get to dig into pizza history, hobby and career cross paths and life gets fun.

VoIP provides Pizza Pizza with virtual call center

December 1, 2005

SearchCRM.com: When Pizza Pizza customers in Canada phone in orders, their calls never go to an actual store, and sometimes not even to one of the company's…

Donatos Pizza chooses WebFOCUS for sales, customer info reporting

November 30, 2005

NEW YORK — Information Builders, an enterprise business intelligence (BI) provider, announced Donatos Pizza has selected its WebFOCUS product as its…

Perishable Cash

It looks, smells and tastes like food, but in reality, inventory on your shelves is perishable cash. Manage it tightly, and you could add profits to your…

Domino's Pizza rolls out voice-activated cell phone ordering in Oz

November 28, 2005

BRISBANE, Australia — Pizza eaters in Australia can now order pizza from their mobile phone through the Domino's Pizza's new mobile phone ordering system.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: A pizzeria's crystal ball

November 22, 2005

The ability to forecast sales, labor and production schedules makes POS systems must-haves for modern pizza operations.