Fast casual, pizza dominates '25 Next Big Chains' list

November 23, 2008

AOL Money & Finance: AOL's "25 Next Big Chains" list is comprised mainly of fast casual restaurants, with a few pizzerias thrown in for good measure. …

Consumer site to provide info on food product recalls, food safety

November 23, 2008

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- US Food Safety Corp. has launched USFoodSafety.com, a Web site to provide consumers with the most up-to-date food safety alerts, recalls…

Commodities update - Week of Nov. 24, 2008

November 23, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trended upward last week, averaging slightly under $1.75 per pound for the trading week ended…

Domino's named to 'Best & Brightest' list

November 20, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Domino's Pizza has been chosen as one of Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For by the Michigan Business and…

How pizza works

November 20, 2008

HowstuffWorks.com: In this video, chef Eric Rupert demonstrates tips and techniques for making pizza at home.   Click to continue  

Mall restaurants expect traffic decline

November 19, 2008

The Wall Street Journal: As retail traffic fell 12.4 percent in October compared with last year, restaurant chains with a bulk of their locations in malls and…

Marco's intros Deep Pan Pizza

November 19, 2008

TOLEDO, Ohio -- Marco's Pizza will introduce Deep Pan Pizza in select Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin markets on Dec. 1, the company announced.   Marco's Deep…

Papa John's announces franchise support plan

November 19, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International Inc. has unveiled a package of proposed domestic franchise system support initiatives in response to the current…

RedBrick Pizza signs San Diego development deal

November 19, 2008

PALMDALE, Calif. -- RedBrick Pizza Worldwide Inc. has signed an agreement with master developer Johnny Lee granting Lee the right to develop up to 42 RedBrick…

Delivery driver gets his own slice of the pie

November 18, 2008

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. -- A college student and part-time pizzeria delivery driver from Westmont, Pa., has won $1 million on a scratch-off lottery ticket.   The…

Heinz selected as best food company for consumer satisfaction

November 18, 2008

PITTSBURGH -- The H.J. Heinz Co. has scored the highest consumer satisfaction rating of any company in the food manufacturing sector, according to the…

RedBrick Pizza signs 31-store development deal

November 18, 2008

PALMDALE, Calif. -- RedBrick Pizza Worldwide Inc. has signed a new development agreement with master developer Triple JM LLC, which grants the company the…

Uno Chicago Grill debuts gluten-free pizza

November 18, 2008

BOSTON -- Uno Chicago Grill is testing a new gluten-free pizza in its Northeastern region, the company announced. The test coincides with Gluten-Free Diet…

Two arrested in driver slaying

November 17, 2008

News9.com (Oklahoma City):  Police in Oklahoma City have arrested 17-year-old Zonta West and 16-year-old Rondell Griffin for allegedly shooting and killing…

Mangia takes title for longest pizza

November 17, 2008

KEYC-TV (Makato, Minn.): A Mangia Pizza location in Austin, Texas, has broken the record for the longest line of pizza. The pizzeria used more than 1,00…

Pizzerias face threat from Walmart, others

Take & bake push may take a bite out of pizza sales.

Report outlines food safety breakdown in salmonella outbreak

November 16, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Produce Safety Project (PSP) has released a report that outlines how weaknesses in food safety policy, organization and communications…

National menu labeling may be gaining steam

November 16, 2008

Reuters: As more communities adopt menu labeling legislation, a nationwide system requiring quick-serve chains to list calories on their menus could be…

Commodities update - Week of Nov. 17, 2008

November 16, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rebounded slightly last week, averaging slightly under $1.71 per pound for the trading week…

Gift cards qualify as deposits, FDIC says

November 16, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the entity that guarantees bank deposits, has issued an opinion stating that funds on gift cards and…