Operations News & Media
Papa John's and Blockbuster offer pizza-movie combo through online orders
November 2, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's and movie rental giant Blockbuster Online have partnered to offer movie-and-pizza combo deals through their Web sites.
read nowSpeedLine POS 5.5 upgrade includes new loss prevention controls
October 31, 2005
LYNDEN, Wash. — Pizza POS provider SpeedLine announced its new version 5.5 includes new capabilities focused on loss prevention.
read nowThe decline of free delivery
October 28, 2005
Slowly and steadily, crushing cost pressures are forcing pizza operators to charge for delivery. Does this change mark the death of free delivery?
read nowPizza Inn selects DiamondTouch POS system
October 26, 2005
THE COLONY, Texas — Pizza Inn has made DiamondTouch the exclusive POS system for all its new corporate restaurants. In addition, DiamondTouch was reconfirmed…
read nowPizza sales could rise with softening economy
October 25, 2005
Restaurant researcher Dennis Lombardi predicts high energy costs and discretionary spending cutbacks could play favorably into the hands of pizza operators…
read nowPizzeria lets Vietnamese customers make their own pies
October 24, 2005
The Saigon Times: Since pizza is a relative newcomer to the culinary scene in Vietnam, owners of California Pizza Works are giving citizens of Ho Chi Minh City…
read nowFamily fun: Pizza Hut tries games at 3,250 parlors
October 18, 2005
DALLAS — Hoping to enhance the family dining experience, Pizza Hut has rolled out table-top versions of Patch Products' Buzzword and Such & Such games at…
read nowJacent broadens phone-order lineup with Voice Center
October 17, 2005
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jacent Technologies, a supplier of voice-ordering platforms for automating inbound telephone calls, announced the release of its new…
read nowAn energy crisis in the making
October 14, 2005
In 2004, pizza operators had cheese prices to blame for lost profits. In 2005 and possibly 2006, soaring energy prices may do more serious damage.
read nowPizza delivery charges creep into Canada
October 12, 2005
Victoria News: Record high gas prices in Canada — about U.S. $3.70 per gallon — are leading some pizza operators to charge for delivery.
read nowPizza driver murdered in set-up
October 11, 2005
NBC5.com: One day after a pizza delivery driver was murdered on the job in Markham, Ill., a fellow driver from the same company was robbed.
read nowRoad speed a growing hazard in India pizza delivery
October 10, 2005
The Times of India: Pizza drivers in India claim "30 minutes or free" promises for delivery are pressuring them to drive dangerously en route to customers.
read nowTime saver or work maker?
October 3, 2005
Though they're technologically marvelous, automated ordering software in POS systems sometimes generate more work than they save. Their time will come, experts…
read nowHURRICANE KATRINA: Regrouping, rebuilding and reopening
October 3, 2005
Pizza operators are known for helping the needy when disaster strikes, but now they're helping each other recover in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
read nowEEOC lawsuit against pizzeria alleges ADA violations
October 2, 2005
The Burlington Free Press: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a Pizza Hut franchisee over allegations that a 13-year employee with Down…
read nowDrive thru: where pizza needs speed
September 30, 2005
Like most quick-service concepts, pizza operations know how to compete on price and value. Only one pizza company, however, has truly mastered rapid-service…
read nowOPERATIONS: Panned performance
September 21, 2005
Speeding up pizza throughput isn't always a matter of oven selection. Sometimes it comes down to choosing the right baking pans.
read nowEagle Boys Pizza expands drive-thru growth, plans public listing
September 18, 2005
The Australian: Keeping the status-quo has never worked for Eagle Boys Pizza in Brisbane, Australia. As the firm continues expanding its revolutionary…
read nowBlock cheese prices on seasonal climb
September 15, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Block prices are on the rise again.
read nowA dynamic distribution duo
September 13, 2005
Were there ever a notable growth story, it's Roma Foods'.
read nowSubscribe
Get the latest news and resources from Pizza Marketplace.
