Operations News & Media
Eatza Pizza names Cordova director of franchise development
January 4, 2005
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ronn J. Cordova has been named director of franchise development for 25-unit Eatza Pizza Inc.
read nowOnline ordering saves time, improves service
December 27, 2004
Michelle Burt knew she could order her pizza supplies online, she just never did it. Two years later her distributor rep convinced her to give it a try. Now…
read nowCashing in on a POS's cashing-out system
December 27, 2004
Great pizza operators are detail people. But even masters of minutia allow some things to slip through the cracks now and again. Electronic aides are handy…
read nowPains, chains and automobiles
December 27, 2004
It's one thing these days for a large pizza chain to be pleased with 3 percent same-store sales gains, but watching Pizza Hut post an average 5 percent…
read nowBellissimo adds five distributors to network
December 27, 2004
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Distributor Bellissimo Foods announced the addition of five new distributors to its network.
read nowCustomers can pay with phones at Waltham Pizza
December 22, 2004
The Boston Globe: A new payment method being offered by Waltham Pizza is giving new meaning to the phrase "call out for pizza." The restaurant is one of the…
read nowOPERATIONS: Well weathered
December 21, 2004
Jim Moran discusses how to turn winter weather obstacles into opportunities for pizza sales.
read nowEasyjet founder starts pizza firm
December 16, 2004
BBC News: Easypizza is the latest venture for Stelios Haji-Ioannou — who also used Easyjet no-frills principles with Easybus and Easycinema.
read nowKFC to help expand Pizza Hut outlets
December 16, 2004
The Jamaica Observer: Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ) will begin operating some of its Pizza Hut restaurants under its KFC roof, a strategy that the company says…
read nowPizza Hut named most trusted quick-service restaurant in India
December 16, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Economic Times' (India) annual survey of the country's "Top 50 Most Trusted Service Brands" rated Pizza Hut as the most trusted…
read nowDynamic Duo: Vistar and Roma join forces to create $3 billion distribution firm
December 15, 2004
DENVER — Vistar Corporation and Roma Food Enterprises, Inc. announced the merger of their foodservice distribution businesses. According to a news release, the…
read nowMarco's Pizza chooses MapInfo for location intelligence
December 14, 2004
TROY, N.Y. — MapInfo Corporation, a provider of location intelligence solutions, announced that Marco's Franchising will use its Smart Site Solutions…
read nowBuonamici adds new pizza-focused distributor partners
December 12, 2004
RICHMOND, Va. — Buonamici International has added four Italian-, pizzeria- and Mediterranean-focused distributors to its national network.
read nowThree Pizza Hut-WingStreet cobrand shops open in Chicago
December 12, 2004
Daily Southtown: Pizza Hut hopes its WingStreet chicken wing concept will take off in Chicago.
read nowBlue Sage Capital buys Mr. Gatti's pizza chain
December 9, 2004
AUSTIN, Texas — Blue Sage Capital has purchased the 150-unit Mr. Gatti's Inc. from longtime owner L.D. Brinkman
read nowNewcastle gains control of Pizza Inn board
December 3, 2004
A shareholder proxy gave Pizza Inn's largest shareholder control of its board of directors.
read nowKeep track of the details with a POS
December 2, 2004
Even operators with a finger on the pulse of their operations can oversee only so much at once. When food production, customer service and marketing consume…
read nowA marriage of necessity
December 2, 2004
A pizza operator and a distributor are a lot like a married couple: Each relies on the other daily and they largely get along. But occasionally someone…
read nowEatza Pizza inks development agreements
November 29, 2004
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Twenty-five unit Eatza Pizza has signed two multi-store operating agreements to open up to 10 new restaurants in southern Arizona and Utah.
read nowDrivers vote against union at Pizza Hut
November 23, 2004
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: A fledgling national union for pizza drivers has failed in another attempt to establish a union shop.
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