Pizzeria owner hurt in robbery attempt

April 10, 2003

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A frequent patron of Papino's Pizza & Subs ordered more than just a pepperoni pizza on April 7. He wanted the contents of the cash…

Mall's not well for California Pizza Kitchen

April 6, 2003

LOS ANGELES -- The number of malls into which California Pizza Kitchen will expand in the future is going down beginning in 2004.

PIZZA EXPO WRAP-UP: Find new ideas outside the box, says Goldsmith

April 3, 2003

Get out of your comfort zone, says Barton Goldsmith, to generate creativity in your business.

Gennaro Sbarro to buy stake in Mama Sbarro brand

April 2, 2003

MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Gennaro Sbarro, family member of Sbarro pizza fame, will likely buy a 49 percent share in the company's family-dining brand, Mama Sbarro.

Naples faces desperate shortage of pizza makers

April 2, 2003

NAPLES, Italy -- A Naples recruiting agency says there's a desperate shortage of pizza makers in the city.

Infonox unveils integrated MerchantPC POS software

April 1, 2003

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Infonox, a financial solutions software firm, introduced its MerchantPC product at the recent International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas.

NRA applauds proposed changes to overtime pay exemptions

March 31, 2003

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Restaurant Association (NRA) today applauded the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) initiative to modernize 50-year-old…

Survey predicts takeout could take off during wartime

March 31, 2003

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. -- Takeout is one segment of the food business that might benefit from war in the Middle East, according to research by The NPD Group.

Six Sbarro pizza units closed in Spain

March 20, 2003

MELVILLE, N.Y. -- All six of Sbarro units in Spain have been shuttered in the wake of a franchisee's February bankruptcy declaration.

OPERATIONS: Cross-training lowers labor cost, boosts morale

March 19, 2003

It's true that cross-trained employees expect to be paid more, but as Jim Moran writes, cross-trained staffs are smaller and those employees stay longer.

Co-founder of Valentino's pizza buffet chain dead at 87

March 17, 2003

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Zena Weiler, who co-founded the 50-store Valentino's Grand Italian Buffet chain with her husband, Valentine, died on March 16 following two…

Window of Opportunity

Drive-thru service for pizza places is convenient for everyone, but is it worth the investment in equipment, plus the effort required to educate customers?

Consultant says labor pool is deeper than you think

March 16, 2003

Front-of-the-house management consultant Shelley Prueter doesn't buy the notion that 'you can't find good help anymore.' You just have to know how to hire it…

Technomic's Paul predicts nominal growth for foodservice in 2003

February 10, 2003

Fewer meals cooked at home combined with disposable income growth will drive foodservice sales, says Technomic restaurant researcher.

Franchisee, consultant question Shakey's solvency

December 25, 2002

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- A long-term franchisee of Shakey's Pizza and a former consultant to the chain believe it may be on the brink of bankruptcy.

Rain, heat hurt Florida fresh tomato crop, higher prices expected

December 16, 2002

NAPLES, Fla. -- The combination of high temperatures and saturating rains in south Florida this fall has hurt the state's hand-harvested fresh tomato crop.

Multifoods Distribution changes name to Vistar

December 9, 2002

DENVER -- Multifoods Distribution Group, based in Denver, has changed its name to Vistar Corp.

Monical's Pizza names Hawkeye Foodservice vendor of the year

December 5, 2002

BRADLEY, Ill. -- Fifty-store Monical's Pizza has named Coralville, Iowa-based Hawkeye Foodservice Distribution, Inc. its Vendor of the Year for 2002.

Papa John's wants new N.C. commissary

November 24, 2002

GARNER, N.C. -- Papa John's International is in the hunt for a 70,000-square-foot-plus facility in Wake County, N.C. to replace its current commissary in…

Pizza Inn Rolls out Pepperoni Wraps app

November 7, 2002

THE COLONY, Texas -- Pizza Inn, Inc. (Nasdaq: PZZI) is making a chain-wide introduction of its new Pepperoni Wraps appetizer.