Papa John's profit up 66 percent in Q4

February 24, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Domestic system-wide comparable sales at Papa John's restaurants decreased 2 percent for the company's fourth quarter ended Dec. 28, the…

Zpizza opens in Saudi Arabia

February 23, 2009

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Zpizza has opened its second international location with a new store in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.   The store marks the beginning of…

Donini outlines five-year expansion plan

February 23, 2009

MONTREAL, Quebec -- Donini Inc. has announced a five-year expansion plan aimed at maximizing revenues and profits. The plan includes the development of…

International business helps ease pain at Domino's

February 23, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Same-store sales at domestic Domino's restaurants fell 3 percent for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 28 and fell 4.9 percent for the year, the…

Teenage girl sentenced to 10 years in pizza robbery

February 22, 2009

NWAnews (Northwest Arkansas): An 18-year-old girl pleaded guilty last week to accomplice to robbery and admitted to helping two men rob a Pizza Hut deliveryman…

Commodities update - Week of Feb. 23, 2009

February 22, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to climb last week, averaged slightly less than $1.31 per pound for the trading…

Pizza employee charged with drive-thru drug sales

February 19, 2009

MSNBC: A Frankfort, Ky., man has been charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, a class C felony, after allegedly using the drive-thru…

Orkin University Online offers free training resources

February 19, 2009

ATLANTA -- To better equip business owners and operators for the fight against pests, Orkin Commercial Services offers free training materials via an online…

Va. passes smoking ban in most restaurants

February 19, 2009

The Washington Post: The Virginia General Assembly has voted to approve a measure that prohibits smoking in most of the state's bars and restaurants, and the…

CiCi's conference to auction dinner with Donny Deutsch

February 18, 2009

COPPELL, Texas -- A two-night, three-day stay in New York and exclusive opportunity to dine one-on-one with Donny Deutsch, CNBC host and chairman of Deutsch…

Papa Bello's opens first international restaurant

February 18, 2009

LAS VEGAS -- Papa Bello Enterprises Inc. has announced the opening of the company's first international franchised unit in Shanghai, China.   The restaurant…

Customers mourn murdered pizzeria owner

February 18, 2009

WFMZ-TV (Allentown, Pa.): Police are searching for the killer of a man who owned a popular pizza shop in Montgomery County, Pa. Antonio Lombardo, 60, was found…

Ask the Experts: Pizzerias and PCI

Do operators really understand what PCI means?

New Web site focuses search on top menu items

February 17, 2009

BOSTON -- An innovative technological twist is adding some new flavor to the online restaurant search engine market. FoodieBytes.com is a uniquely-niched…

Court upholds NYC menu labeling law

February 17, 2009

The U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld the New York City Board of Health's menu labeling law, rejecting the New York Restaurant Association's challenge to the…

Papa John's opens its first restaurant in the Dominican Republic

February 17, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International opened its first restaurant in the Dominican Republic, the company has announced. The restaurant is located in the…

CEC comps off 1.5 percent in Q4

February 17, 2009

IRVING, Texas – Comparable-store sales at CEC Entertainment Inc, operator of Chuck E. Cheese restaurants, fell 1.5 percent for the 2008 fourth quarter ended…

Kentucky to consider calorie counts for restaurant chains

February 16, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader: Kentucky has joined the list of states and cities considering regulations regarding menu labeling. The recently filed legislation…

Deep-dish pizza creator lost to history

February 16, 2009

Chicago Tribune: Historian Tim Samuelson has been looking into the origins of Chicago's deep-dish pizza. Despite his best efforts, though, who exactly…

Cheese on the cheap

Falling prices are a boon for operators, but now farmers are feeling the pain.