NRA: Restaurant industry outlook continues to soften

January 29, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The outlook for the restaurant industry continued to weaken in December, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of…

Uno Chicago Grill opens in Dubai mall

January 28, 2009

BOSTON -- Uno Chicago Grill has opened a restaurant in the Mall of Dubai, the world's largest mall.   The location is one of several new openings in the area…

Pizza Patron adds smaller 'Amigo Pizza' to menu

January 28, 2009

DALLAS -- Latino pizzeria brand Pizza Patron rolled out its new 12-inch Amigo Pizza in all of its restaurants nationwide, the company has announced. The launch…

Stevi B's names new president

January 28, 2009

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Buffet concept Stevi B's has named Matthew Loney, 31, president. Loney is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's corporate…

Pizza Pizza opens first restaurant in British Columbia

January 28, 2009

TORONTO -- Canadian pizza chain Pizza Pizza has opened its first traditional restaurant in British Columbia, the company has announced. The opening is part of…

Pizzerias prep for big day

Sunday promises to be the top pizza sales day of the year.

Customer pistol-whipped over calzone

January 27, 2009

ABC Action News (Tampa Bay, Fla.): Mark Phinney wasn't happy with the calzone he received from Goomba's Pizzeria, so he took it back to the restaurant. Police…

Book reveals 20 worst foods in America

January 27, 2009

NEW YORK — "Eat This, Not That!" authors David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding revealed this year's list of the "Worst Foods in America," compiled from their…

Second pizzeria fire raises suspicion

January 26, 2009

Charlotte Observer: Investigators say two fires at Village Inn Pizza restaurants in Hickory, N.C., last week are suspicious, and the family-owned restaurant…

Thousands stolen from Pizza Fusion fundraiser

January 26, 2009

MESA, Ariz. -- The new Pizza Fusion in Mesa, Ariz., is turning to the community to help re-raise  the $8,000 it collected Saturday at its grand opening, which…

Fake contractor cleans out Pizza Hut

January 26, 2009

Inland Valley (Calif.) Daily Bulletin: A man posing as a contractor told employees of a Pizza Hut in Yucca Valley, Calif., that he was going to stay late to do…

Food analysis from Miss. Pizza Hut due this week

January 26, 2009

The Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth: Laboratory analysis of food samples taken from a Pizza Hut in Greenwood, Miss., after 19 people went to the hospital for…

Robbers give address with pizza order

January 25, 2009

MyFox Boston: Police in Dorchester, Mass., say armed robbers who held up a pizza delivery man were arrested at the same address they used for the pizza order.

Commodities update - Week of Jan. 26, 2009

January 25, 2009

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged $1.07 per pound for the trading week ended Jan. 23, up less than a penny from the…

Teenage girls beat pizza driver

January 25, 2009

MyFoxOrlando.com: Police in Boynton Beach, Fla., have arrested two female teenagers on charges of beating a Papa John's delivery man and stealing the food they…

CiCi's plans 100 new locations in 2009

January 25, 2009

COPPELL, Texas -- CiCi's Pizza plans to add 100 new locations in 2009 and expand into California for the first time, the company has announced. Of the new…

Technomic revises 2009 foodservice growth expectations

January 22, 2009

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Citing further contraction in the economy, a continuing slowdown in consumer spending and accelerating job losses, foodservice…

Toppers Pizza expands in Wisconsin

January 21, 2009

WHITEWATER, Wis. -- Toppers Pizza has begun construction on two stores in Wisconsin in the cities of West Allis and Milwaukee. Each store will be giving away…

Di Fara's owner injured in car accident

January 21, 2009

Slice: Legendary Brooklyn pizzeria Di Fara is temporarily closed after owner Dominico DeMarco was injured in a car accident. DeMarco, who broke his kneecap and…

Pizza driver completes deliveries after being shot

January 21, 2009

Asbury Park Press (N.J.): George Williams was delivering pizzas TJ's Pizzeria when he heard gunfire. A few minutes later, when his leg began to swell, he…