Man gets 90 years in pizzeria slaying

July 28, 2008

Hartford (Conn.) Courant: A gunman convicted in a Christmas Eve 2005 shooting at a crowded pizzeria in Hartford has been sentenced to a total of 90 years in…

Pizza Inn signs Oman franchising deal

July 28, 2008

THE COLONY, Texas -- Pizza Inn Inc. has signed a multiunit development agreement to open up to 12 new units in the country of Oman over the next 10 years as…

Franchise deals to spur Donatos expansion

Pizza chain back on track after acquisition, sale.

Cop posing as pizza driver fatally shoots alleged robber

July 27, 2008

WZTV (Nashville, Tenn.): An undercover officer fatally shot a Nashville teenager who was approaching him with a gun, which was later found to be an air pistol.

Commodities update – Week of July 28, 2008

July 27, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange jumped higher last week, averaging slightly above $2.05 per pound for the trading week ended…

Pizza truck latest contestant in lunch rivalry

July 24, 2008

The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.): Lost Brothers Pizza, which operates out of a truck in Newark, N.J., has roused the ire of other lunch vendors in the area. The…

Lab testing confirms Villages Pizza a healthy meal choice

July 24, 2008

VICTORIA, British Columbia -- When Villages Pizza owner John Papaloukas saw pizza appearing in media reports of food that wouldn't be allowed in B.C. schools…

Jet's Pizza franchisee to open S. Fla. stores

July 24, 2008

Naples Daily News: Michigan resident Tom Jakubczak couldn't find his favorite pizza on a visit to Florida two years ago, so he decided to do something about…

Grimaldi's reopens after tax shutdown

July 23, 2008

Newsday (via Slice): Legendary Brooklyn pizzeria Grimaldi's reopened July 23, hours after being shut down by the state over unpaid taxes. The pizzeria, located…

Research firm releases customer-service survey results

July 23, 2008

FINDLAY, Ohio -- Papa Murphy's Take 'n' Bake Pizza, CiCi's Pizza and Papa John's topped the 2008 second quarter rankings of the quarterly customer-service…

Minimum wage hike kicks in

July 23, 2008

CNN: The second of three increases to the national minimum wage took effect July 24, increasing the minimum by 70 cents to $6.55 per hour. The third and final…

Chuck E. Cheese comps up nearly 6 percent

July 22, 2008

IRVING, Texas -- Comparable-store sales at CEC Restaurants Inc., parent company of Chuck E. Cheese, increased 5.7 percent for the second quarter ended June 29…

Experts to offer pizza certifications

July 22, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli, one of the longest running pizza schools in Italy, is offering a 5-day course leading to a certification in…

Pizzeria holding its own presidential election

July 22, 2008

WEAVERVILLE, N.C. -- Blue Mountain Pizza in Weaverville is offering its own version of the presidential election by tracking sales of the restaurants two new…

Marketing pizza by mobile

Operators have high hopes for mobile coupons, but the jury is still out.

N.M. teen makes dough with own pizza business

July 20, 2008

Las Cruces (N.M.) Sun-News: When Great American Pizza shut its doors, a former employee, 19-year-old Carla Deemer, asked her father for a loan to buy the shop.

Pizzeria sign lands owner in hot water

July 20, 2008

Daily Local (Philadelphia): A Chester Springs, Pa., businessman has been inundated with complaints about his outdoor sign. Critics say the sign, which reads…

UK Domino's sees sales, profit climb

July 20, 2008

London Times: Profits at Domino's UK operations rose nearly 33 percent for the first six months of the year, the company has announced. Comparable-store sales…

Commodities update – Week of July 21, 2008

July 20, 2008

CHICAGO -- Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trended upward last week, averaging slightly above $1.95 per pound for the trading week ended…

Eagle Boys buys Pizza Haven Australia

July 17, 2008

BRISBANE, Australia -- Australian pizza maker Eagle Boys Pizza has acquired Pizza Haven Australia, the nation's fourth largest pizza chain.   The move will…