Eagle Boys serves up 22% sales growth

August 17, 2008

WEST END, Queensland -- Comparable-store sales at Australian pizza maker Eagle Boys Pizza increased 13.9 percent for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, the…

Salmonella outbreak not yet solved

August 17, 2008

Google/Associated Press: The nationwide salmonella outbreak linked first to tomatoes and then jalapenos is finally winding down, but federal health officials…

Commodities update - Week of Aug. 18, 2008

August 17, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange remained fairly stable last week, averaging $1.77 per pound for the trading week ended Aug.

Study: Unhygienic restrooms turn off consumers

August 14, 2008

PHILADELPHIA — Restaurant patrons are far less likely to return to an eating establishment if they find restrooms that are unhygienic or poorly stocked with…

Pizza Capers kicks off expansion drive

August 13, 2008

BRISBANE, Queensland -- Australian pizza chain Pizza Capers has announced plans to operate a network of 100 stores in the next two years and establish a…

La Gondola AOL City's Best Chicago-style pizza

August 13, 2008

Chicago -- La Gondola Italian Restaurant has been named AOL's 2008 City's Best Italian Restaurant for offering the best pizza and homemade Italian specialties…

Candidates outline pizza policies

August 13, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: When Sen. Barack Obama dines out, he and wife Michelle stop in at a little pizza joint in a mini-mall near their home, he told…

Technomic study reveals more evidence of fewer dinners out

August 12, 2008

CHICAGO — More than one-third of consumers said they are eating or buying dinners out less frequently than one year ago, according to a new study released by…

Uno Chicago Grill squeezed by debt

August 12, 2008

Wall Street Journal: Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp., the parent of the 200-unit Uno Chicago Grill chain, will skip a bond payment on Friday as it tries to…

Poll: Californians oppose 'menu labeling' mandate

August 12, 2008

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new statewide poll conducted by the Peter D. Hart Research Associates found that 62 percent of Californians prefer to have nutritional…

Noble Roman's net off 44 percent

August 11, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS –- Revenues at pizzeria franchisor Noble Roman's Inc. were $2.4 million for the company's second quarter ended June 30, 2008, off 23 percent…

Pizza Fusion pursues organic-restaurant certification

August 11, 2008

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Organic pizza chain Pizza Fusion plans to pursue independent, third-party organic-restaurant certification for all of their locations…

Beyond the bottle

A variety of serving options can help fortify wine sales

Sbarro loss widens

August 10, 2008

MELVILLE, N.Y. –- Comparable-stores sales at pizzeria chain Sbarro Inc. were flat for the first six months of 2007 compared with an increase of 3.7 percent for…

Pizza Hut franchisee seeks bankruptcy protection

August 10, 2008

Louisville Courier Journal: Independence, Ohio-based Midland Food Services, which operates Pizza Hut restaurants in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia, has filed…

Commodities update - Week of Aug. 11, 2008

August 10, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to slide last week, averaging $1.75 per pound for the trading week ended Aug. 8…

California Pizza Kitchen raises earnings guidance

August 7, 2008

LOS ANGELES –- Comparable-store sales at gourmet pizzeria California Pizza Kitchen increased 1.4 percent in the company's second quarter ended June 29, 2008.

Western Foodservice Expo to move to San Diego in '09

August 7, 2008

NORWALK, Conn. — Reed Exhibitions and the California Restaurant Association (CRA) have announced plans to relocate the Western Foodservice & Hospitality…

NPC continues comp-increase streak

August 7, 2008

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas -- Comparable-store sales at Pizza Hut franchisee NPC International increased 7.1 percent for the second quarter ended June 24, 2008, the…

Uno Restaurant Holdings schedules earnings call

August 6, 2008

BOSTON -- Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp., operator and franchisor of Uno Chicago Grill restaurants, will host a conference call for interested investors…