California Pizza Kitchen downgraded to ''market perform'

April 23, 2003

NEW YORK -- US Bancorp Piper Jaffray analyst Alan Hickok has downgraded California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.'s (CPKI) stock from "outperform" to "market perform,…

Pizza Hut's U.S. company store sales drop 3% in Q1 '03

April 23, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum! Brands, owner of Pizza Hut, reported April 23 that same-store sales at company-owned Red Roof units dropped 3 percent for the first…

Operators surprised by pizza delivery fee at Bemidji hotels

April 22, 2003

Claiming pizzeria operators should help cover the cost of cleaning up after messy guests, hotel operators in Bemidji, Minn., are proposing a 50-cents-per-box…

Q1 CPK comp-store sales rise 2.7%, but stock falls amid labor and sales concerns

April 22, 2003

LOS ANGELES -- California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPKI), announced that same-store sales at the 153-store chain rose 2.7 percent during its first quarter…

Pizza delivery driver flees while partner robbed at gunpoint

April 21, 2003

JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Local police say four men robbed two pizza delivery drivers at gunpoint on April 19.

As impact of Sept. 11 fades, Pizza Magia expects to grow

April 21, 2003

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- It's taken three years for Pizza Magia to grow to 40 stores, but the chain's CEO, Dan Holland, expects to increase that number to 70 by the…

Pizza-focused distributor group forms, named Buonamici Intnl.

April 20, 2003

By building a pizza-centered group of independent distributors, Buonamici will compete head to head with Bellissimo Foods.

Pizza Hut UK to open 75 outlets, create 3,500 jobs in '03

April 16, 2003

LONDON -- Pizza Hut UK's plans to open 75 new dine-in and delivery outlets in 2003 are expected to create more than 3,500 full-time and part-time jobs.

Bemidji, Minn., hotels slap delivery fee on pizzerias

April 16, 2003

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Citing delivery pizza-related messes, six Bemidji hotels will charge pizza restaurants for every pizza delivered to hotel guests.

Gas price spike = driver rate hike?

Though high gas prices are hitting drivers' wallets, many operators believe their drivers are fairly compensated.

Leaving pizza fliers at Florida hotels may be outlawed

April 15, 2003

TALLAHASSE, Fla. -- Companion bills that would control the distribution on private property of advertising fliers, such as pizzeria advertisements, are moving…

Chuck E. Cheese's earnings rise, but comp sales slide 2.9% in Q1 ''03

April 15, 2003

IRVING, Texas -- CEC Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:CEC), parent company of Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza, announced it beat its first quarter earnings projections, but…

Old Chicago signs franchise deals for 8 upper Midwest, West units

April 13, 2003

DENVER -- The Old Chicago casual dining chain has signed deals for eight new locations in the U.S. upper Midwest and West.

Pizza Mann, SpeedLine deliver call center service to Austrian restaurant chain

April 10, 2003

LYNDEN, Wash. -- Twenty-six unit Pizza Mann, the largest pizza delivery chain in Austria, has partnered with SpeedLine Solutions to provide one-number ordering…

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.