Obama's favorite pizza to be part of inauguration

November 13, 2008

Slice: The family that owns Chicago's Italian Fiesta Pizzeria, which has a location in President-elect Barack Obama's Hyde Park neighborhood, is being flown to…

NRA seeks applications for Faces of Diversity awards

November 13, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association is seeking applications from restaurant companies and restaurant industry professionals for its third…

Pizza Inn comps up for 6th consecutive quarter

November 13, 2008

THE COLONY, Texas -- Comparable domestic buffet restaurant sales at Pizza Inn restaurants increased 1.1 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 ended…

Papa Romano's continues Mr. Pita co-branding

November 12, 2008

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The Papa Romano's Pizza restaurant in Wayne, Mich., has been remodeled as a co-branded unit and now offers the foods of both Mr.

Yum Brands cutting hundreds of jobs

November 12, 2008

Google/Associated Press: Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, A&W and Pizza Hut, has announced it will eliminate…

Capital Oil & Gas to acquire 20 Mel's Pizza Express sites

November 12, 2008

HIALEAH, Fla. -- Convenience store operator Capital Oil & Gas Inc. has entered negotiations with restaurant chain Mel's Pizza to acquire and develop 20 new…

Menu labeling could offer marketing advantage

November 12, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial board has posited the possibility that menu labeling may actually prove to be a marketing…

Restaurants on the Run acquires delivery company

November 11, 2008

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- Restaurants on the Run has acquired Corona, Calif.-based food delivery service Dine Out-In, the company announced. This is Restaurants…

Sbarro posts net loss for Q3

November 11, 2008

MELVILLE, N.Y. –- Comparable-store sales at Sbarro Inc. restaurants were up 15.5 percent for the company's international franchise restaurants for the third…

Westchester County NY passes menu labeling

November 10, 2008

Newsday: Westchester County, a New York suburb, has passed a law requiring restaurant chains with at least 15 locations worldwide to display calorie counts on…

Pizza 73 extends promo in support of breast cancer research

November 10, 2008

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada -- Pizza 73 is extending its National Pizza Month promotion through Nov. 12 in an effort to raise $10,000 for breast cancer research…

CiCi's to waive franchise fee for closed locations

November 10, 2008

COPPELL, Texas -- CiCi's Pizza is offering successful existing franchisees an incentive to take over closed locations by waiving the franchise fee it normally…

Little Caesars enhances Veterans Program

November 10, 2008

DETROIT -- Little Caesars is extending its Veterans Program for an additional two years and is enhancing the program, the company announced.   The Little…

Mangia aims for longest pizza record

November 10, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas -- On Nov. 15, four days after the restaurant celebrates its 20th anniversary and two days after International Guinness World Records Day…

Noble Romans net off 56 percent

November 10, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS -- Revenues at Noble Romans Inc., the franchisor of Noble Roman's Pizza and Tuscano's Italian Style Subs, were $2.2 million for the third quarter…

Marketing missteps

Operators need to act quickly when dealing with a disastrous promotion.

Eagle Boys rolls out new store design

November 9, 2008

WEST END, Queensland, Australia – Australian pizza chain Eagle Boys has developed a new store model designed to thrive in small towns.    Called the "Local…

B.C. Pizza rolls out the Sarge

November 9, 2008

BOYNE CITY, Mich. B.C. Pizza, which operates 33 locations in Michigan, Georgia and Kentucky, has introduced The Sarge, a 20-inch, 5 lb. pizza. Prices vary by…

Commodities update - Week of Nov. 7, 2008

November 9, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to fall last week, averaging slightly under $1.62 per pound for the trading week…

Domino's recognizes Pan-Oston for supplier excellence

November 9, 2008

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Domino's Pizza has named Pan-Oston the winner of its prestigious Partner Award for 2007, the companies announced. The award was presented…