RedBrick Pizza earns Future 50 rank

September 8, 2008

PALMDALE, Calif. — RedBrick Pizza Worldwide Inc. has reached No. 8 on Restaurant Business Magazine's Future 50 — a list of the fastest-growing emerging…

Pizza and politics

Operators talk with Pizza Marketplace about their top election-year concerns.

Pizza box trail leads to robbery suspect

September 7, 2008

Boston Globe: Two days after he'd been robbed at gunpoint, a delivery driver spotted pizza boxes from the shop where he worked in trash barrels outside a home.

Man busted trying to sell hot frozen pizza

September 7, 2008

Salt Lake Tribune: Truck driver Anthony Herbert Lee was arrested for trying to sell 26,652 pounds of stolen pizza, worth more than $45,000, according to the…

Panago Pizza adopts sustainable seafood purchasing

September 7, 2008

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Canadian pizza chain Panago Pizza has transitioned all seafood items on their menu at more than 160 locations to ensure they are…

Commodities update - Week of Sept. 8, 2008

September 7, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange reversed their recent declines during a shortened trading week, averaging just over $1.72 per…

Mid-Atlantic to showcase new products, services

September 7, 2008

BALTIMORE — The Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging Expo, slated to take place Sept. 17-18, 2008, at the Baltimore Convention Center, will offer a variety…

Yum! plans price adjustment to meet costs

September 4, 2008

CNNMoney.com: Yum! Brands Inc. said it plans to adjust prices more often next year to meet rising ingredient costs.   While the quick-serve…

Technomic: New Yorkers strongly support menu labeling

September 4, 2008

CHICAGO — Technomic Inc. has announced that 86 percent of New York City restaurant users consider the recently-enacted menu-labeling law there — requiring…

Indiana pizzeria clashes with NCAA

September 3, 2008

Indiana Daily Student: Pizza Express has changed its signature special "Big Ten Bargain" to the "Big Bargain" after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from…

Delivery driver undergoes surgery after brutal attack

September 3, 2008

The Times (Munster, Ind.): A delivery driver for J & J's Pizza Shack in Munster was airlifted to a hospital after she was beaten with a metal club by two…

Co-defendant in collar-bomb case to plead guilty

September 2, 2008

Philadelphia Inquirer: A defendant in the 2003 bank robbery case that led to the death of a pizza delivery driver will plead guilty, his attorney said. Kenneth…

Marco's Pizza to expand in California

September 2, 2008

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Marco's Pizza franchisee Deepak Gupta plans to open up to 36 restaurants in the East Bay and Central Valley areas of northern California.

Keeping a legal workforce

E-Verify can help protect against immigration battles.

Calif. Senate passes menu-labeling bill

September 1, 2008

NBC11.com (San Jose, Calif.): The California state Senate has passed a bill that would require restaurant chains with more than 20 locations to post calorie…

Wal-Mart gets into the pizza business

September 1, 2008

BlueMauMau: Wal-Mart has begun looking at giving restaurants, particularly pizza and meal assembly chains, a run for their money. The retail chain has begun…

Commodities update - Week of Sept. 2, 2008

September 1, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell slightly last week, averaging just under $1.71 per pound for the trading week ended Aug.

Restaurant industry performance still soft in July

September 1, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association has announced that restaurant industry performance remained sluggish in July, as the association's…

Salmonella outbreak likely over

August 28, 2008

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that the salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,440 people appears to be over.   A joint…

Mid-Atlantic Expo to feature educational seminars

August 28, 2008

BALTIMORE — The Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage and Lodging Expo, to be held Sept. 17-18 at the Baltimore Convention Center, will offer attendees the know how…