Restaurant Acquisition Partners to merge with Oregano's Pizza Bistro

June 19, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. — Restaurant Acquisition Partners Inc. has entered into an agreement to merge with privately-held Oregano's Pizza Bistro Inc. Oregano's is a…

Experts: EPA must address food inflation crisis

June 19, 2008

WASHINGTON — The American Meat Institute has announced that leaders in agricultural economics, the environment and the food industry have urged the U.S.

Donato's upgrades impact sales

June 19, 2008

Columbus Dispatch (Ohio): Sales at remodeled Donato's Pizza stores have increased between 6 percent and 12 percent, company officials said.  The company plans…

Domino's in talks to add movie delivery

June 18, 2008

Video Business: Domino's Pizza is in talks with Seattle-based MOD Systems to give consumers the opportunity to have movies delivered along with their pizza…

New Zealand company may sell Pizza Hut franchise

June 18, 2008

Otago Daily Times (New Zealand): Restaurant Brands, which operates the Pizza Hut, KFC and Starbucks chains in New Zealand, has said that it will sell its Pizza…

FDA finds Chicago salmonella link

June 18, 2008

Associated Press: Health officials say nine of 17 Chicagoans sickened by salmonella-tainted tomatoes dined at casual-dining restaurant chain Adobo Grill, which…

Calif. Restaurant Assoc. urges changes in calorie-count bill

June 17, 2008

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Restaurant Association has announced that it opposes a California senate bill that requires posting of nutritional…

Food safety experts probe salmonella cluster

June 17, 2008

Reuters: U.S. food safety officials have announced that they are looking at a cluster of nine cases of salmonella poisoning in hopes it yields clues to the…

Pizza Hut named India's most trusted food brand

June 17, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Economic Times of India's annual survey of that country's most trusted brands named Pizza Hut as the "Most Trusted Food Service Brand" in…

Pizza Hut named India's most trusted foodservice brand

June 17, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A brand survey by the Economic Times newspaper of India named Pizza Hut as the "Most Trusted Food Service Brand" in that country for the…

Domino's tests new store design

June 17, 2008

WLOX-TV (Gulfport, Miss.): Domino's Pizza is testing a new prototype store in Gulfport, Miss. The new store features additions such as a lobby computer that…

Bruno partners with Kyro Pizza

June 16, 2008

BALTIMORE — Pizza expert Santo Bruno has joined Kyro Partners LLC as the company's chief training and operations manager, the company has announced. Kyro…

Parents magazine names Uno Chicago Grill a Best Bet

June 16, 2008

BOSTON — To help parents find the best bet for eating out with kids, Parents magazine put more than 50 full-service and buffet-style restaurant chains to the…

Domino's unveils Batman promo site

June 16, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A viral marketing Web site for Gotham City Pizzeria is active at www.gothamcitypizzeria.com.    The site, which features a "powered by…

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FDA backs NYC in calorie-count dispute

June 15, 2008

USA Today: The Food and Drug Administration believes the New York City has a right to force chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menu boards, a…

Intura to offer automated map-sectoring technology

June 15, 2008

ARLINGTON, Texas — Intura Solutions LP, a manufacturer of point-of-sale and enterprise-management software for quick service, fast casual and delivery…

Commodities update — Week of June 16, 2008

June 15, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued their downward trend for the week ended June 13, averaging $2.06 per pound for the…

CiCi's rolls out peel-and-win promo

June 15, 2008

COPPELL, Texas — CiCi's Pizza will introduce a new peel-and-win promotion, "Wanna Play," on June 15, the company has announced.   Prizes to be given away…

Midwest flooding may push food prices higher

June 15, 2008

The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.): Over the weekend of June 7, a monsoon-like storm dumped 10 inches of rain on Central Indiana, flooding farms still to…