Figaro's hires marketing VP

October 6, 2008

SALEM, Ore. -- Figaro's Pizza has hired Patty Duffey as the company's vice president of marketing, effective immediately.   Duffey formerly held senior…

Commodities update - Week of Oct. 6, 2008

October 5, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged just under $1.85 per pound for the trading week ended Oct. 3, off 12 cents compared…

Pizzeria health inspection uncovers drug stash

October 2, 2008

Arizona Daily Star: The owner of a Tony's Pizza & Chicken Wings is under arrest after city health inspectors found marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine and…

Sammy's Woodfired Pizza names new COO

October 1, 2008

LA JOLLA, Calif. -- The Ladeki Restaurant Group has appointed Dan Clay as chief operating officer for Sammy's Woodfired Pizza.   Clay formerly served as…

Frozen pizza hostage crisis enters third month

October 1, 2008

Hamilton Journal-News (Ohio): A truck driver who was supposed to deliver 35,000 pounds of frozen pizzas in early August continues to keep the pizzas hidden at…

Pizza 73 comps up 20 percent

September 30, 2008

Edmonton Journal: A little more than a year after the Edmonton-based Pizza 73 chain was acquired by Pizza Pizza, the company is growing aggressively. Average…

Calif. signs calorie count law

September 30, 2008

The Washington Post: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Tuesday requiring chain restaurants with 20 or more locations to put calorie counts…

Pizza Pizza to host Cheese for Charity

September 29, 2008

MONTREAL -- Canadian pizza chain Pizza Pizza will host a special fundraiser on Oct. 21 in participating restaurants across Québec and Ontario in support of…

Uncertain economy dampens industry outlook

September 29, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Restaurant industry performance remained soft in August, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…

Remaking the menu

Pizzeria operators may already have on hand the makings of a popular new dish.

Commodities update - Week of Sept. 29, 2008

September 28, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange averaged just under $1.97 per pound for the trading week ended Sept. 26, up 5 cents compared…

Fast Casual launches state of the industry report

September 25, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fast Casual magazine and FastCasual.com have released the "2009 Fast Casual State of the Industry Report."   The 73-page comprehensive study…

Former Pizza Pizza exec fined for tax evasion

September 25, 2008

The Toronto Star: A Toronto businessman and former Pizza Pizza executive is guilty of cheating the public of tax revenues and must pay a hefty fine, a judge…

NRA lauds Senate approval of restaurant depreciation provision

September 24, 2008

NY looks to pizzerias for more dough

September 23, 2008

New York Post: The Department of Taxation and Finance in New York hopes to raise $30 million from pizzerias, used-car dealers and other cash-heavy businesses…

Marco's plans Cincinnati expansion

September 23, 2008

CINCINNATI -- Restaurant operator Four Slices LLC plans to open as many as 40 Marco's Pizza locations in the Cincinnati area, the company has announced.   Four…

SCA donates paper products for hurricane relief

September 23, 2008

NEENAH, Wis. — SCA Tissue North America, a manufacturer of away-from-home tissue products, is donating 34,560 rolls of paper towels to Feeding America to help…

Pizza Boli partners with ONOSYS for online ordering

September 22, 2008

BALTIMORE -- Pizza Boli has launched online ordering for the majority of its locations, the company has announced. The chain is utilizing the latest generation…

Boston pizzerias in logo fight

September 21, 2008

Boston Herald: The Back Bay Restaurant Group, which operates the Joe's American Bar & Grill chain, is suing a Boston-area pizza shop for trademark…

Pizza maker killed in sign mishap

September 21, 2008

Staten Island Advance: Pizza maker "Frankie" Budzeky was electrocuted Sunday morning while working on a sign atop Village Maria Pizzeria in Great Kills, N.Y.…