Easyjet 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.

KFC 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…

Pizza 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…

Dynamic 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…

Marco'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…

Buonamici 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.

Three 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.

Blue 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

Newcastle gains control of Pizza Inn board

December 3, 2004

A shareholder proxy gave Pizza Inn's largest shareholder control of its board of directors.

Keep 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…

A 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…

Eatza 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.

Drivers 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.

Pizza: The other Thanksgiving tradition

November 21, 2004

The Flint Journal: On the night before Thanksgiving, when the oven is busy roasting turkey and fixings and the cook is swamped with preparations, a family…

Pizzeria staff and customers robbed at gunpoint

November 9, 2004

The Monterey Herald: Two armed robbers dressed in black forced a half dozen employees and customers of a Salinas, Calif., pizza parlor onto the floor Monday…

John's Incredible Pizza to hire 300 workers '— for one unit

November 7, 2004

The Daily Bulletin: Seeking to hire more than 300 people for full and part-time jobs, John's Incredible Pizza Co. is hosting two job fairs.

Wings take flight at Papa John's Pizza

November 7, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's is officially rolling out its new Papa's Wings nationwide.

Seeing red, avoiding the blues

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

November 4, 2004

Redlining — restricting delivery areas by marking off a map with red lines — is always a contentious and controversial topic in the pizza industry. Operators…

Papa John's reports slight 3Q increase in comp-store sales

November 3, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International Inc. reported a 1.2 percent increase in domestic comp-sales in the third quarter 2004 ended Sept. 26 compared to…

Yum sales up at Pizza Hut, Taco Bell

November 3, 2004

Forbes: Yum Brands Inc. said Thursday that combined same-store sales at U.S. Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC restaurants rose 2 percent in October, despite lower…