LaRosa's announces executive changes

March 24, 2008

700 WLW News (Cincinnati): LaRosa's Inc. has announced that Michael LaRosa, president and son of founder Buddy LaRosa, will become chief executive officer of…

Pizza Hut preps for pasta

March 24, 2008

USA Today: Pizza Hut has unveiled plans to start delivering pasta April 6. The company projects pasta could be 15 percent of Pizza Hut's business within a year…

In search of the world's best pizza

A visit to some of New York's most famous pizzerias

Pizzeria worker contracts typhoid

March 23, 2008

HICKSVILLE, N.Y. — A worker at a Hicksville, N.Y., pizzeria has contracted typhoid fever, putting more than 100 customers at risk, according to the Nassau…

Pizza.com domain name up for grabs

March 23, 2008

Pizzas and Other Stuff: The auction for the Pizza.com domain name is slated to begin March 27. The reserve is set at $1 million.   Read more

Commodities update - March 24, 2008

March 23, 2008

CHICAGO — Although block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trended lower during the shortened trading week ended March 20, prices showed signs…

San Francisco mayor approves menu-labeling law

March 23, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom signed the San Francisco local menu-labeling ordinance into law March 24. The new law requires chain…

Pizza Hut seeks dismissal of door case

March 20, 2008

Madison County Record: Pizza Hut has asked a judge to dismiss attorney Amanda Verett's claim that she suffered an injury while walking out the door at a Pizza…

Papa Romano's to buy ice cream chain

March 20, 2008

Detroit Free Press: Papa Romano's Enterprises Inc. is planning to buy a majority stake in Stucchi's, a manufacturer and wholesaler of premium ice cream.

High dioxin levels found in Italian mozzarella

March 20, 2008

Associated Press: Italian authorities have searched dozens of buffalo dairies in that country after higher-than-permitted levels of dioxin were discovered in…

Noble Roman's hires financial advisor

March 19, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS — Noble Roman's Inc., franchisor of Noble Roman's Pizza and Tuscano's Italian Style Subs restaurants, is evaluating strategies to enhance…

Pizzeria operator admits to cooking up fake dough

March 19, 2008

SILive (Staten Island, N.Y.): The owner of a suburban New York pizzeria pleaded guilty this week to one count of forgery and admitted making 16 fake $50 bills.

CiCi's intros new wing flavors

March 18, 2008

COPPELL, Texas — CiCi's Pizza is rolling out three new buffalo-style wing flavors available at To-Go and buffet restaurants. The wing flavors are created from…

Domino's tracker tops 1 million users

March 18, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Houston resident Ashley Elskoe has been awarded $1,000 worth of Domino's gift certificates for being the millionth customer to use the…

Amato's to offer gourmet sauces

March 18, 2008

PORTLAND, Maine — New England pizza chain Amato's has expanded its line of jarred pasta, pizza and marinara sauces with a new collection of Super Premium San…

Pizza Hut to reward basketball upset

March 17, 2008

DALLAS — This year, if a No. 16 seed defeats a No. 1 seed in the NCAA basketball tournament, Pizza Hut will give away 300,000 free slices of its new Pizza Mia…

Unique Pizza & Subs opens first Texas store

March 17, 2008

PITTSBURGH — Unique Pizza and Subs Corp. franchisee Unique Franchise Operations LLC has opened its first restaurant in Texas.   The store, located in downtown…

Marco's to open in Tucson

March 17, 2008

TUCSON, Ariz. — The first of 11 Marco's Pizza stores slated for the Tucson, Ariz., area will open March 28, the company has announced. Tucson resident Brian…

Commodities update - March 17, 2008

March 16, 2008

CHICAGO — Block cheese prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to trend lower for the week ended March 14, averaging $1.82 per pound for the week…

More stay-at-home moms lead to less meals out

March 16, 2008

The Wall Street Journal: From 1948 to 1999, the percentage of women in the work force climbed from 32.7 percent to 60 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor…