Operations News & Media
Little Caesars closes pizza stores in Japan
August 10, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Little Caesars has shuttered 16 units in Japan and is auctioning off the accompanying equipment.
read nowPizza Delivery 'Down Under'
August 8, 2004
Steeply discounted carryout pizza prices have shrunk the Australian delivery market, but as Senior Editor Steve Coomes reports in the first of a series of…
read nowAustin's Park 'n Pizza serves up food and activities
August 8, 2004
Austin Business Journal: Austin's Park 'n Pizza is more than just go-carts and miniature golf.
read nowPizza Hut refuses, Domino's delivers to troubled Scottish neighborhood
August 3, 2004
The Scotsman: Pizza Hut has said it can no longer risk sending workers to the notorious Broomhouse neighborhood in Edinburgh after a number of alleged…
read nowPapa John's Cowboys up with Texas team
August 3, 2004
Louisville Courier-Journal: Papa John's is now the official pizza of the Dallas Cowboys. A new deal between the two organizations means marketing and…
read nowCPK launches prototype restaurant
August 3, 2004
LOS ANGELES and IRVINE, Calif.— California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPKI), introduced a prototype restaurant in Irvine, Calif., Aug. 3, aimed at today's…
read nowPapa John's charge yields 2Q loss
August 3, 2004
Associated Press: Pizza chain Papa John's International Inc. reported Tuesday that second-quarter results plunged to a loss from year-ago earnings due to a…
read nowMarco's Pizza to expand to Las Vegas
August 2, 2004
TOLEDO, Ohio — Marco's Pizza owners have signed a franchise agreement to expand the Ohio-based franchise to Las Vegas. The move marks the company's first…
read nowDangerous delivery drivers' permits may expire in England
August 2, 2004
The Guardian: The number of pizza delivery riders soared during the 1990s as Britain caught on to an American appetite for eating fast food at home. Now, those…
read nowNew after-dark delivery rules enforced after driver killed in Pittsburgh
August 1, 2004
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Pizza operators are enforcing strict delivery guidelines after a recent rash of crime against drivers. A July 28 shooting on the…
read nowBuonamici International announces three new distributor partners
July 27, 2004
RICHMOND, Va. — Buonamici International is expanding its distributor base among the Italian, pizzeria and Mediterranean distributors, according to a press…
read nowPizza Hut transfers to Ceridian Centrefile's HR and Payroll solution
July 27, 2004
Pizza Hut (UK) has signed a five-year contract to use Ceridian Centrefile's integrated HR and payroll bureau service to pay its 21,700 employees. Onrec.com
read nowReduce waits with a higher-capacity oven
July 26, 2004
John Daisy's pizzeria is too busy. It's a problem he created when he enlarged Fatty's Pizzeria, his Breckenridge, Colo., restaurant. Daisy knew he needed more…
read nowFrozen dough puts the chill on inconsistency
July 22, 2004
Pizza operators are finding that buying custom-made frozen doughs is an attractive option to making their own.
read nowPath of lease persistence
July 13, 2004
Negotiating a lease for your pizza operation is less daunting when you follow the advice of the pros.
read nowCounting the cost of a pizza POS system
July 5, 2004
What pizza POS is best for your operation? A do-it-all turnkey system, or a cost-saving do-it-yourselfer?
read now'30 or free' offer costs Domino's Pizza India 10k pies
June 21, 2004
NEW DELHI—Domino's Pizza India's "30 minutes or Free" guarantee has boosted the past six weeks' sales by 15 percent, but according to the Financial Express…
read nowTwo men assault, shoot at pizza employee dumping trash
June 9, 2004
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Two men assaulted and shot at a pizzeria employee in an attempted carjacking shortly after midnight on June 9.
read nowLa Nova planning distribution hub for frozen pizza and dough lines
May 31, 2004
BUFFALO, N.Y.—La Nova, Inc., owner of two La Nova Pizzerias and a prepared frozen chicken wing company, wants to build a distributorship for its upcoming line…
read nowOPERATIONS: Pricing and perceived value
May 26, 2004
As Jim Moran shows, damaging perceived value of a product is a risk operators take when they raise or lower menu prices.
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