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December 27, 2004
It's one thing these days for a large pizza chain to be pleased with 3 percent same-store sales gains, but watching Pizza Hut post an average 5 percent…
read nowBellissimo adds five distributors to network
December 27, 2004
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Distributor Bellissimo Foods announced the addition of five new distributors to its network.
read nowCustomers can pay with phones at Waltham Pizza
December 22, 2004
The Boston Globe: A new payment method being offered by Waltham Pizza is giving new meaning to the phrase "call out for pizza." The restaurant is one of the…
read nowOPERATIONS: Well weathered
December 21, 2004
Jim Moran discusses how to turn winter weather obstacles into opportunities for pizza sales.
read nowEasyjet founder starts pizza firm
December 16, 2004
BBC News: Easypizza is the latest venture for Stelios Haji-Ioannou — who also used Easyjet no-frills principles with Easybus and Easycinema.
read nowKFC to help expand Pizza Hut outlets
December 16, 2004
The Jamaica Observer: Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ) will begin operating some of its Pizza Hut restaurants under its KFC roof, a strategy that the company says…
read nowPizza Hut named most trusted quick-service restaurant in India
December 16, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Economic Times' (India) annual survey of the country's "Top 50 Most Trusted Service Brands" rated Pizza Hut as the most trusted…
read nowDynamic Duo: Vistar and Roma join forces to create $3 billion distribution firm
December 15, 2004
DENVER — Vistar Corporation and Roma Food Enterprises, Inc. announced the merger of their foodservice distribution businesses. According to a news release, the…
read nowMarco's Pizza chooses MapInfo for location intelligence
December 14, 2004
TROY, N.Y. — MapInfo Corporation, a provider of location intelligence solutions, announced that Marco's Franchising will use its Smart Site Solutions…
read nowBuonamici adds new pizza-focused distributor partners
December 12, 2004
RICHMOND, Va. — Buonamici International has added four Italian-, pizzeria- and Mediterranean-focused distributors to its national network.
read nowThree Pizza Hut-WingStreet cobrand shops open in Chicago
December 12, 2004
Daily Southtown: Pizza Hut hopes its WingStreet chicken wing concept will take off in Chicago.
read nowBlue Sage Capital buys Mr. Gatti's pizza chain
December 9, 2004
AUSTIN, Texas — Blue Sage Capital has purchased the 150-unit Mr. Gatti's Inc. from longtime owner L.D. Brinkman
read nowNewcastle gains control of Pizza Inn board
December 3, 2004
A shareholder proxy gave Pizza Inn's largest shareholder control of its board of directors.
read nowKeep track of the details with a POS
December 2, 2004
Even operators with a finger on the pulse of their operations can oversee only so much at once. When food production, customer service and marketing consume…
read nowA marriage of necessity
December 2, 2004
A pizza operator and a distributor are a lot like a married couple: Each relies on the other daily and they largely get along. But occasionally someone…
read nowEatza Pizza inks development agreements
November 29, 2004
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Twenty-five unit Eatza Pizza has signed two multi-store operating agreements to open up to 10 new restaurants in southern Arizona and Utah.
read nowDrivers vote against union at Pizza Hut
November 23, 2004
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: A fledgling national union for pizza drivers has failed in another attempt to establish a union shop.
read nowPizza: The other Thanksgiving tradition
November 21, 2004
The Flint Journal: On the night before Thanksgiving, when the oven is busy roasting turkey and fixings and the cook is swamped with preparations, a family…
read nowPizzeria staff and customers robbed at gunpoint
November 9, 2004
The Monterey Herald: Two armed robbers dressed in black forced a half dozen employees and customers of a Salinas, Calif., pizza parlor onto the floor Monday…
read nowJohn's Incredible Pizza to hire 300 workers '— for one unit
November 7, 2004
The Daily Bulletin: Seeking to hire more than 300 people for full and part-time jobs, John's Incredible Pizza Co. is hosting two job fairs.
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