Rising commodity, energy costs top concerns

August 26, 2008

CHICAGO — ArrowStream, provider of supply chain management and logistics solutions for the foodservice industry, has announced that commodity and fuel costs…

Uno teams with Autism Speaks for fundraisers

August 26, 2008

BOSTON -- Uno Chicago Grill is hosting fundraisers called Dough Rai$ers for Autism Speaks, the country's leading autism advocacy organization. Autism is the…

Pizza Fusion names new CEO

August 26, 2008

Bradenton Herald (Fla.): Organic pizza chain Pizza Fusion has named Mark Begelman as chief executive officer. Begelman, former chief operating officer of…

Guide addresses food allergies

August 25, 2008

FAIRFAX, Va. — With one in 25 Americans reporting a food allergy, restaurants are increasingly likely to have customers who require a special meal. "Welcoming…

Pizza on the fly

Operators look for ways to capture the time-pressed lunch crowd.

Western Expo hot products draw crowds

August 24, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Point-of-service systems and digital menu boards were among the heavily visited booths on the second day of the Western Foodservice and…

Bloodied woman causes pizzeria scare

August 24, 2008

MyrtleBeachOnline.com: A South Carolina woman covered in blood and duct tape caused a scare last week when she walked into a pizzeria and asked for directions…

Delivery driver kills teen robber

August 24, 2008

Philadelphia Daily News: A retired police officer working as a pizza delivery driver shot and killed a 14-year-old boy who was trying to rob him.   The boy…

Commodities update - Week of Aug. 25, 2008

August 24, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to decline last week, averaging $1.72 per pound for the trading week ended Aug. 22…

Western food show offers tips, new products

August 23, 2008

LOS ANGELES — The Western Foodservice and Hospitality Expo kicked off Aug. 23 with up to 15,000 industry professionals seeing what's hot in the foodservice…

Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo kicks off

August 22, 2008

LOS ANGELES — The Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo opened Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. Pacific time in Los Angeles. Held in the Los Angeles Convention Center…

Mom-and-pops built on passion

August 21, 2008

News Chief (Winter Haven, Fla.): Quality and quantity are the main ingredients of a successful pizzeria. Three Florida-based independent operators talk about…

Mass. lawmaker seeks statewide trans-fat ban

August 21, 2008

The Boston Globe: The Massachusetts public health commissioner has responded enthusiastically to a lawmaker's request that his agency impose a statewide ban on…

Boston Pizza Int'l head to step down

August 21, 2008

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Mike Cordoba will step down as chief executive officer of Canadian pizza chain Boston Pizza International, effective Dec. 31…

World's Healthiest Pizza intros probiotic pizza

August 20, 2008

NEW ORLEANS -- World's Healthiest Pizza is introducing a pizza crust fortified with the probiotic GanedenBC30, the company has announced.   Probiotics are…

Shooting suspect held on $800K bond

August 20, 2008

WSFA-TV (Montgomery, Ala.): Seventeen-year-old Michael Anderson is being held in the Montgomery County Jail on an $800,000 bond as a suspect in the shooting of…

Blue garlic bread recalled

August 19, 2008

Live News (Australia): Brisbane, Australia-based AGB International has recalled 13 brands of garlic bread it produces after reports that the bread turned blue…

PETA names top vegan pizzerias

August 19, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS -- The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has voted Pizza Luce in Minneapolis as the top vegan-friendly…

NPD: Breakfast drives foodservice industry in China

August 18, 2008

CHICAGO — Market research firm The NPD Group has found in a study that breakfast is the foodservice industry driver in the People's Republic of China. Half of…

R&I names top Consumers' Choice chains

August 18, 2008

CHICAGO — Restaurants & Institutions has announced the winners of its 28th annual Consumers' Choice in Chains study. The award winners are selected by a…