Restaurant industry growth declines for April

May 31, 2006

WASHINGTON — The outlook for the restaurant industry softened somewhat in April, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant…

Birmingham and Louisville are top fast-food cities, report says

May 31, 2006

NEW YORK– Scarborough Research released an analysis of quick-service restaurant patronage in the United States.   According to Scarborough, the average adult…

Kingy's Pizza Pub proves big sales come from small towns

May 30, 2006

Columbus Business First: Canal Winchester, Ohio, is a town of barely 5,400. But from that population, Kingy's Pizza Pub grosses $2 million in annual sales.

VeriFone forms strategic alliance with D-Link

May 30, 2006

SAN JOSE, Calif. — VeriFone Holdings Inc. announced an international marketing alliance with D-Link to foster the adoption of Wi-Fi enhanced electronic…

Entrepreneurs to open Indiana custard and pizza drive-thru

May 29, 2006

Evansville Business Journal: Owners of an Evansville, Ind., movie theater are buying a custard shop and adding a drive-thru pizza operation.

Wide 'Web' of offerings displayed at NRA show

Electronic advances, particularly those on the Internet, are becoming more commonplace in the restaurant industry.

Senate passes immigration reform

May 25, 2006

WASHINGTON — The National Restaurant Association praised the U.S. Senate for passage of S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, to overhaul…

Gas prices' negative impact on restaurants is widening, Technomic says

May 24, 2006

CHICAGO—Researchers at Technomic point to growing evidence that gas prices are taking a bigger cut out of some restaurants' business.

Crime-time weather

As the weather warms and summer approaches, armed robberies of restaurants and pizza drivers increase as well. Follow these experts' tips for keeping your…

Unreasonable dismissal nets pizza driver $7,500

May 23, 2006

The Daily Record: An East Kilbride, England, delivery driver fired for smoking at the back door of a Domino's Pizza shop was awarded £4,000 (U.S. $7,500) when…

Donatos Pizza franchisee revamping 15 stores with modern look

May 23, 2006

Dayton Business Journal: Todd Rogers, president of Viking Group, the country's largest Donatos Pizza franchise operation, will spend between $75,000 and…

FBI eyeing new suspect in 'pizza bomber' case

May 22, 2006

JETTV.com: The FBI believes it may have solid leads that point to a suspect in what has become known as the "pizza bomber" case. Delivery driver Brian Wells…

President Bush speaks at NRA Show

President George Bush was greeted warmly when he spoke at the the National Restaurant Association Hotel & Motel Show on May 22. As expected, he touched on the…

Pizza staff caught falsifying theft charges

May 20, 2006

Macon Herald Review: Macon County, Ga., prosecutors filed charges on May 19 against four staffers at a local Domino's Pizza store for faking a robbery of…

The emperor's new pizzeria

by Steve Coomes — freelance writer, Words to Chew On

After a quarter century as an independent, Rey's Pizza in Miami is set for expansion, and now 'the king' is courting licensees.

Must see products at the 2006 NRA Show

May 17, 2006

Editor's note: This is the final story in an eight-part series leading up to the NRA Show.   CHICAGO — Navigating the 2,100-plus exhibits and thousands of…

Police sting nets pizza driver robber

May 16, 2006

Boston Herald: A gun-toting robber wanted for a slew of fast-food stickups got more than he ordered yesterday when a pizza delivery man carrying two Italian…

Pizza Equipment Supply launches new Web site

May 16, 2006

GASTONIA, N.C.—Pizza Equipment Supply Inc. (PESI), a supplier of refurbished and new pizza equipment and parts, has announced the rollout of a new Web site.

Do high gas prices help QSRs?

May 16, 2006

Sign On San Diego: Analysts said that $3-a-gallon fuel might be feeding profit margins for QSRs.   "If anything, high gas prices are helping fast-food chains…

Despite Master's degree, mom drawn to pizza delivery

May 14, 2006

Newsweek: Despite holding a Master's in science, a 43-year-old mother of three finds herself happily drawn to pizza delivery to supplement her family's income.