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Mintel: Regular soda losing ground in beverage segment
March 31, 2009
CHICAGO — A recently report from industry research firm Mintel has found that today's adults rapidly switching from calorie-laden soft drinks to other, often…
read nowHeidi Klum pranks pizzeria customers
March 31, 2009
Entertainment Tonight: Supermodel Heidi Klum worked the counter at a pizza parlor as part of a CBS reality show called "I Get That a Lot." Klum was rude to…
read nowTwo dead at Virginia pizzeria
March 31, 2009
Bluefield (West Virginia) Daily Telegraph: Investigators with the Tazewell County, Va., Sheriff's Office are searching for leads in a possible double homicide…
read nowWolf takes top spot at Papa Gino's
March 31, 2009
Boston Globe: Papa Gino's Holdings Corp., which operates the Papa Gino's pizzeria and the D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches restaurant chains, has named Rick Wolf as…
read nowPizza team preps for Italy's World Pizza Championships
March 31, 2009
CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. -- The World Pizza Champions pizza team is planning to vie for a gold medal in the Artistic Bread Sculpture competition as part of the…
read nowNRA industry outlook reports slight gains, more uncertainty
March 30, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Restaurant industry performance remained soft in February, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…
read nowFast casual chains lead restaurant-industry growth
March 30, 2009
CHICAGO -- Restaurant-industry growth continues to be driven by fast casual chains, according to data released by Chicago-based consultancy Technomic Inc. in…
read nowMenu labeling falters in W.Va., fails in Md.
March 30, 2009
The Register-Herald (Beckley, W.Va.): The West Virginia Senate voted 19-14 against menu labeling legislation Monday. However, one of the bill's chief backers…
read now'Pizza! The Movie' to debut on Documentary Channel
March 30, 2009
NEW YORK -- 'Pizza! The Movie,' a feature-length documentary about the pizza industry, will premier on the Documentary Channel on April 6 at 9 p.m. Eastern…
read nowSeven hurt as taxi slams into NYC pizzeria
March 29, 2009
WABC-TV: Seven people were injured Friday when a New York City taxi crashed into a pizzeria on Manhattan's Upper West Side. One person was in critical…
read nowCommodities update - Week of March 30, 2009
March 29, 2009
CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were relatively unchanged last week, averaging slightly under $1.27 per pound for the trading…
read nowWoodstock's Pizza announces new hires, promotion
March 29, 2009
SAN DIEGO -- Woodstock's Pizza has expanded its team to fulfill technology, store management and social networking functions. Ali Gilmore joins Woodstock's…
read nowPizza Marketplace to host industry webinar
March 29, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Pizza Marketplace will host the free webinar "Building the Modern Pizza Business" on Thursday, April 2, at 2 p.m. Eastern time. The webinar…
read nowSbarro amends senior credit facilities
March 26, 2009
MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Sbarro Inc. has entered into an amendment to its senior secured credit facilities, which include a $183 million term loan facility and a $2…
read nowRemaining pizzeria vandalism suspect faces deportation
March 26, 2009
Pocono Record: The getaway driver in a Pennsylvania pizzeria vandalism case will apparently plead guilty to one count of criminal conspiracy and face…
read nowYum! Brands to buy stake in Little Sheep Group
March 25, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yum! Brands Inc., parent of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has announced that it has agreed to purchase 20 percent of the outstanding common…
read nowPizza Patron continues winning streak
March 25, 2009
DALLAS -- Comparable-store sales at Latino pizza brand Pizza Patrón increased 10.5 percent in February, the company has announced, up from its January comp…
read nowItalian chefs cool to pizza vending concept
March 25, 2009
Reuters UK: Chefs in Italy are less than enthusiastic about a new vending machine being introduced in that country. The "Let's Pizza" machine kneads flour and…
read nowEverpure launches SMARTWORKS program to foodservice operators
March 25, 2009
CHICAGO — Commercial water-treatment products supplier Everpure has announced the launch of SMARTWORKS, a turnkey water analysis program that provides…
read nowNRA readies for 2009 Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show
March 25, 2009
CHICAGO — The 2009 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show will be held May 16-19 at McCormick Place in Chicago. This year's show…
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