Operations News & Media

A year later, 'pizza bomber' is still a puzzle

August 22, 2004

Philadelphia Inquirer: ERIE, Pa. — One year ago, pizza delivery driver Brian Wells was killed when a bomb attached to a collar around his neck exploded after…

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Radical federal overtime rules changes take effect Aug. 23

August 22, 2004

Revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act take effect on Aug. 23, and have resulted in new rules for the payment of overtime wages. These changes could have…

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The Battle for Australia

August 16, 2004

Operators say innovation, not discounts, is the key to winning the bloody war for the Australian pizza market.

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PROFILE: John Kozik

August 15, 2004

In his 40 years in the fast-food business, John Kozik has seen it all: first as director of operations for Pizza Hut Australia, now as chairman of the board at…

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Little Caesars closes pizza stores in Japan

August 10, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Little Caesars has shuttered 16 units in Japan and is auctioning off the accompanying equipment.

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Pizza Delivery 'Down Under'

August 8, 2004

Steeply discounted carryout pizza prices have shrunk the Australian delivery market, but as Senior Editor Steve Coomes reports in the first of a series of…

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Austin's Park 'n Pizza serves up food and activities

August 8, 2004

Austin Business Journal: Austin's Park 'n Pizza is more than just go-carts and miniature golf.

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Pizza Hut refuses, Domino's delivers to troubled Scottish neighborhood

August 3, 2004

The Scotsman: Pizza Hut has said it can no longer risk sending workers to the notorious Broomhouse neighborhood in Edinburgh after a number of alleged…

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Papa John's Cowboys up with Texas team

August 3, 2004

Louisville Courier-Journal: Papa John's is now the official pizza of the Dallas Cowboys. A new deal between the two organizations means marketing and…

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CPK launches prototype restaurant

August 3, 2004

LOS ANGELES and IRVINE, Calif.— California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPKI), introduced a prototype restaurant in Irvine, Calif., Aug. 3, aimed at today's…

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Papa John's charge yields 2Q loss

August 3, 2004

Associated Press: Pizza chain Papa John's International Inc. reported Tuesday that second-quarter results plunged to a loss from year-ago earnings due to a…

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Marco's Pizza to expand to Las Vegas

August 2, 2004

TOLEDO, Ohio — Marco's Pizza owners have signed a franchise agreement to expand the Ohio-based franchise to Las Vegas. The move marks the company's first…

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Dangerous delivery drivers' permits may expire in England

August 2, 2004

The Guardian: The number of pizza delivery riders soared during the 1990s as Britain caught on to an American appetite for eating fast food at home. Now, those…

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New after-dark delivery rules enforced after driver killed in Pittsburgh

August 1, 2004

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Pizza operators are enforcing strict delivery guidelines after a recent rash of crime against drivers. A July 28 shooting on the…

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Buonamici International announces three new distributor partners

July 27, 2004

RICHMOND, Va. — Buonamici International is expanding its distributor base among the Italian, pizzeria and Mediterranean distributors, according to a press…

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Pizza Hut transfers to Ceridian Centrefile's HR and Payroll solution

July 27, 2004

Pizza Hut (UK) has signed a five-year contract to use Ceridian Centrefile's integrated HR and payroll bureau service to pay its 21,700 employees. Onrec.com

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Reduce waits with a higher-capacity oven

July 26, 2004

John Daisy's pizzeria is too busy. It's a problem he created when he enlarged Fatty's Pizzeria, his Breckenridge, Colo., restaurant. Daisy knew he needed more…

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