Submit your nomination for Chain of the Year

December 10, 2008

Each year, Pizza Marketplace recognizes the pizzeria chain that exemplified a commitment to a quality product and excellence in operations.   Click here to…

Yum! Brands unveils 2009 plans

December 10, 2008

CNN Money/Dow Jones: Yum! Brands, parent company of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silver's and A&W, hopes record international store expansion and a…

Pizzeria owner busted for tax fraud

December 9, 2008

The Salt Lake Tribune: The former owner of four Salt Lake County pizzerias was sentenced Monday to 90 days in jail and could be ordered to repay $260,992 in…

French bread pizza inventor Bob Petrillose dies

December 9, 2008

Slice: Bob Petrillose, the man credited with having invented French bread pizza, has died after a battle with Parkinson's disease. Petrillose founded the Hot…

NRA to release 2009 Restaurant Industry Outlook

December 8, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Restaurant Association will release its 2009 Restaurant Industry Forecast and unveil its public policy agenda for the coming…

NRA to release 2009 Restaurant Industry Outlook

December 8, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association will release its 2009 Restaurant Industry Forecast and unveil its public policy agenda for the coming…

Choosing a pizza POS provider

Asking the right questions now can help avert problems later.

Yum! to release corporate responsibility report

December 8, 2008

The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal: Yum! Brands will distribute its first corporate responsibility report tomorrow at an investor conference in New York.

BREAKING: Nigel Travis heading to Dunkin

December 8, 2008

Boston Globe: Nigel Travis, who resigned last week as chief executive of No. 3 pizza chain Papa John's, is taking the top spot at Boston-based Dunkin' Brands…

Eagle Boys Pizza to launch sweet ‘Thingies'

December 7, 2008

WEST END, Queensland, Australia -- Australian pizza chain Eagle Boys Pizza has launched Dessert "Thingies," a range of desserts combined with traditional pizza…

Operators look harder at reducing waste, cost

December 7, 2008

The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.): Restaurant owners are doing more to track food waste to cut costs in light of the recession.   Methods operators have…

Commodities update - Week of Dec. 8, 2008

December 7, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trended upward during the shortened trading week, averaging slightly under $1.79 per pound…

City moves for summary judgment in Pizza Hut door case

December 4, 2008

Madison County Record (Illinois): The city of Troy, Ill., is asking a judge to dismiss a case filed against it by an attorney who claimed she was injured when…

Yum! reaffirms FY08 outlook

December 4, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Same-store sales for restaurant chain operator Yum! Brands Inc. will increase 4 percent in mainland China, 4 percent in its international…

BREAKING: Travis steps down at Papa John's

December 3, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's president and chief executive officer Nigel Travis is resigning effective Dec. 30, the company has announced. Founder John…

Travis resignation remains a mystery

Schnatter to return as interim CEO.

Panago offers hot choices

December 3, 2008

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Canadian pizza chain Panago is offering customers an insulated, reusable bag to keep pizzas hot on the drive home.   The…

Man gets 45 years in collar bomb case

December 3, 2008

Associated Press: A man who took part in a bank robbery plot where a pizza delivery driver was killed has been sentenced to 45 years in federal prison. Brian…

Pizza cook butchers deer by mistake

December 3, 2008

WPVI-TV (Philadelphia): An Allentown, Pa., pizzeria is in hot water after a customer witnessed a cook butchering a deer in the kitchen.   John Okumus, the…

Pizza Patron named American Airlines Center's exclusive pizza vendor

December 2, 2008

DALLAS -- Latino pizza brand Pizza Patron has executed an agreement with the American Airlines Center to become the venue's exclusive pizza vendor. The company…