Pizza News

  • Shine Rates Pizza

    Yahoo's Shine web address has a mission statement that says Shine did not want to be a site for women of any specific demo- or psychographic. The site says "On Shine we want you to ... Read More

  • Carrying More than Pizza

    The owner of Double-M Pizza in Charleroi, Pennsylvania recently had a close encounter of the deadly kind when a suspect armed with a shotgun entered his pizzeria around 10:45 PM on ... Read More

  • Online Ordering Activity Up

    A new report from Cornell University reveals that online ordering is catching on fast with pizza customers in the United States. The research sponsored by Cornell and Nation's Resta... Read More

  • Chuck E. Cheese puts on a Sombrero

    The Chuck E. Cheese chain currently exists in seven countries worldwide, but the franchise has never ventured into Mexico in its more than 30-year history. That situation recently c... Read More

  • No-Delivery Zones

    The increasing high risk of robbery and injury for pizza delivery drivers across the United States has prompted two popular pizza chains to allow their franchisee's to impose their ... Read More

  • Papa John's Pizza in Russia

    Papa John's International Inc. already has more than 3,600 restaurants operating in 32 countries around the world today and now the Russian-area developer of Papa John's pizza, Worl... Read More

  • Round Table Pizza Files for Protection

    Round Table Pizza Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy but company executives say the filing won't affect the chain's 470 franchise- and company-owned stores in Alaska, Arizona, Cal... Read More

  • Peking Pizza

    It has long been held that Chinese people don't eat a lot of dairy products, and that includes cheese. But tastes are changing in China now and pizza is rapidly becoming a favorite... Read More

  • Football and Pizza

    Super Bowl Sunday is a time of celebration for pizzerias across the nation as American pizza lovers and football combine to provide a boost for the take-out pizza business on the da... Read More

  • Chains vs. Independents

    The NPD Group market research company recently released its Fall 2010 ReCount report, an annual examination of commercial restaurant locations throughout the country, and the news a... Read More

  • California Counting Pizza Calories

    New federal guidelines that mandate the display of nutritional information at all restaurants will begin to take effect this March, but the state of California has already put its o... Read More

  • Pizza & Mobile Phone Apps

    In case you were wondering if the latest technology in pizza ordering actually works, the results from what some of the larger franchise chains are currently doing seem to be quite ... Read More

  • Pizza Hut's Louisiana Divorce

    A legal dispute between Pizza Hut Inc. and southern Louisiana's primary franchisee for the brand, has resulted in the closure of 44 restaurants in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge ar... Read More

  • Pizza is Good Business

    Despite the recession, the pizza business has been pretty good asbudget-minded consumers continue to look for ways to eat for less last year.Although many restaurant segments lost a... Read More

  • World's Most Expensive Pizza

    It's official; Margo's Pizzeria in the tiny island nation of Malta sells a pizza with white truffles and 24-carat gold leaf on a traditional crust for 1,800 GBP or about $2,400 in ... Read More

  • $4,000 Pizza Prank has Happier Ending

    It wasn't your usual pizza place robbery, but the results of a widely reported pizza parlor prank in Amherst, Massachusetts had the same effect, in the end, Antonio's pizzeria was o... Read More

  • Pizza Shop Fined $100,000+

    They take food pretty seriously in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. So seriously, the NSW government has its' own Food Authority website where the Authority's scientists monitor an... Read More

  • Restaurants, Restrooms & Customer Satisfaction

    Harris Interactive recently conducted an interesting survey for the Cintas Foodservice Corporation to determine what would cause customers to never make a return visit to a restaura... Read More

  • Preventing Pizza Delivery Robberies

    Robberies of pizza delivery drivers are a serious and growing problem in many cities in the United States. Much like the extremely high risk of robberies that taxi drivers and late-... Read More

  • Domino's Opens First Store in Germany

    Domino's Pizza will celebrate the opening of its first store in Germany this Saturday, marking its entry into the German restaurant market. Even though Domino's is a leader in the i... Read More

  • World's Highest Paying Pizza Job

    The Internet is buzzing with the news that Domino's Pizza in Japan is going to hire one person at the rate of $31,030 for just one hour of work in December this year. Domino's Pizza... Read More

  • Russian to Make More Deliveries

    Papa John's Russia is on the move and expects to capitalize on a growing demand for pizza delivery in that country. Christopher Wynne, chief executive of Papa John's Russia, noted t... Read More

  • Tattooed Pizza Boxes

    Champion pizzaiolo Tony Gemignani of San Francisco's Tony's Pizza Napoletana has come up with an artistic and charitable way to make his fabled Naples-style pizzas a bit more attrac... Read More

  • Provocative Pizza

    We've heard of many innovative ways to market pizza in the past, but one pizza chain in Britain has come up with a truly surprising new way to generate more sales that puts a twist ... Read More

  • Two Pizza Silver Anniversaries

    Congratulations are in order for two pizza franchises that have both recently arrived at their 25th year silver anniversaries this year. Domino's Pizza recently celebrated its 25... Read More

  • National Pizza Month

    Anyone in the business of serving pizza probably does not need to be reminded that October is National Pizza Month here in the United States. While the contribution of the first p... Read More

  • Party on Your Pizza

    The same company that invented the Edible Image line of colorful designs and characters made of starches and edible food colors for birthday cakes has now turned their sights on t... Read More

  • Pizza Cones Coming Soon

    Over the years, many innovative pizzerias have tried many different ways to improve on the traditional pizza recipe of a round, flat crust covered with cheese and toppings. The to... Read More

  • Get with It - Online Ordering

    The practice of ordering food online is taking off as restaurants and especially pizzerias, invest in online ordering systems across the nation. Domino's Pizza Inc., already one of ... Read More

  • CiCi's Pizza to Add 500 Stores

    If you have never heard of CiCi's Pizza, you are not alone. Unlike the more familiar Domino's or Pizza Hut name, CiCi's Pizza is not a universally recognized brand name, especially ... Read More

  • Best Cities, Best Pizzas

    The list is out, but it's not official. We're referring to the unofficial list of places that make the best pizza pies in the USA according to the bloggers over at the Lonely Planet... Read More

  • Pizza for Breakfast

    Domino's Pizza Inc. is making the leap to around-the-clock pizza sales with a new store in Southwestern Ohio that will be one of its first U.S. locations to remain open 24 hours a... Read More

  • Counting Pizza Calories

    The Daily Beast is a non-food website primarily dedicated to news andcommentary, culture, and entertainment. Since everyone knows that pizza isthe central hub for all things cultura... Read More

  • Pizza & Football

    The up and coming "take 'n' bake" pizza chain Papa Murphy's is lookingforward to Fall because it's football season and nothing goes better with abig ballgame than a big pizza.Papa M... Read More

  • Three Pizza Chains in Fast 50

    The Chain Store Guide has been supplying foodservice intelligence since 1934. Today the Chain Store Guide is one of the leading data sources for in-depth information on retailers, r... Read More

  • Domino's Founder Gives It All Away

    The founder of the Domino's Pizza franchise chain has joined a growing list of American millionaires who have pledged to donate at least half of their wealth to charitable causes ... Read More

  • Pizza Coupons via Text Message

    The Shakey’s Pizza Parlors franchise is continuing to experiment with social media marketing in an effort to make their stores more receptive to today’s Internet-reliant... Read More

  • Dollar-a-Slice Pizza

    The rise of “One Dollar Menus” at fast food emporiums has been on the increase around the country recently and especially in New York City. Only the “dollar menu&r... Read More

  • Stuffed Pizza Box

    Domino’s Pizza in Australia recently launched a new product in the form of Square Puff pizza, a box-filling square design that emphasizes the company’s goal of deliverin... Read More

  • No Competition for Pizza

    The latest news in fast food world is the New York Pizza Burger from Burger King that debuts in September at the chain’s New York City Whopper Bar. Just because it has “... Read More

  • Plastic & Pizza Makes Perfect?

     Everyone knows that recycling helps out the planet and that disposable plastic containers are not recyclable nor very ecologically friendly. The plastic containers of yesterye... Read More

  • Domino's Delivery Points

    Domino’s in the Netherlands has come up with a novel approach to pizza delivery with its new Domino's Delivery Points. Pizza delivery is no longer confined to your home or off... Read More

  • Restructuring Pizza Prices $2 at a Time

    Pizza Hut is cutting the price of its pizza in an effort to create a simplified menu with round number prices that are easy to remember, and hopefully, easy to order. Pizza Hut&rsqu... Read More

  • Harris Poll Finds Time for Pizza

    In a bit of good news for the restaurant industry and pizza in particular, a recent Harris Poll conducted among 2,503 adults found that a growing percentage of Americans are simply ... Read More

  • Papa Murphy's is Fastest Growing Brand

    The take and bake pizza store approach seems to be catching on with the American public as Papa Murphy's says it is the number one franchise when it comes to new store growth and sa... Read More

  • "The pizza guy saved his life!"

    Pizza deliveryman Christopher Wuebben, 22, became a hero when he saved the life of a man who went into cardiac arrest as a pizza was delivered to his door. Wuebben was delivering a ... Read More

  • Poland and Pizzas

    People might not equate the country of Poland with pizza very often, but the surprising truth is that pizza, and especially American Pizza, is quite popular in that nation today. So... Read More

  • Pizza Franchise Report

    The 2010 Pizza Franchise Report from Franchise Direct is out and the news is good. The Atlanta, Georgia based company examined financial disclosure documents from 25 different top p... Read More

  • Making Social Media Work for Pizza

    Domino’s Pizza in Britain has bested all of their pizza-selling competitors on this side of the Atlantic when it comes to using social media to push successful online marketin... Read More

  • Domino's Launches Pizza Beauty Contest

    Domino’s is launching a new campaign and contest that follows the company's recent Pizza Turnaround advertising campaign. The Turnaround campaign acknowledged complaints about... Read More

  • Top Toppings in Pizza Challenge

    By the time the Papa John's Specialty Pizza Challenge stopped accepting new entries on June 14, 2010, more than 12,000 people had submitted their best pizza recipes via Facebook for... Read More

  • Premium Crust Profits

    Foodservice industry analyst and guru, Nancy Kruse had something to say about pizza at the recent Trends and Directions Conference hosted by the Chicago-based food industry consulti... Read More

  • Pizza is Health Food

    Matt McClellan combined his love of pizza with a passion for competitive bicycling when he opened his own pizzeria in St. Petersburg, Florida called Tour de Pizza. As Matt tells it,... Read More

  • Your Next Pizza Box

    From the Department of Good Ideas comes a revolutionary new environmentally friendly pizza box introduced by the Environmentally Conscious Organization, Inc., (E. C. O.) of New York... Read More

  • Pizza Customer Satisfaction

    It’s official. The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Report on Airlines, Hotels, Fast Food, Restaurants, and Express Delivery Services was released this week and sho... Read More

  • Recipe for Fun: Kid's Pizza Party

    Throwing a quick pizza party at home is always popular with kids and does not require a lot of advance planning depending on how elaborate you want the event to be. If you’re ... Read More

  • Pizza Becomes a Faster Food

    Pizza has long been regarded as a convenient fast food by many fans who appreciate the “no-utensil” approach to a quick and nutritious meal. In that light, Californian J... Read More

  • Papa John's Scores NFL Deal

    Scoring the coveted National Football League official pizza sponsorship is a big deal. The three-year, multimillion dollar contract includes use of the NFL shield logo and other NFL... Read More

  • The Best Pizza in Italy - Made in Japan

    One might expect the finest pizza-maker in the world to be an Italian, however the judges at a recent international competition held in Naples, Italy came up with a different result... Read More

  • Keeping the Family in a Family Pizzeria

    Mike Nuzzo and his wife Migdalia own and operate a family pizzeria named Grand Apizza in Clinton, Connecticut. Mike and Migdalia Nuzzo cultivate a family-friendly atmosphere in thei... Read More

  • Is Your Pizzeria Leaking Customers?

    The Restaurant Marketing Group released its fourth annual 2010 Leaky Bucket Study indicating more restaurant brands were able to retain their customers in 2009 than they did in &rsq... Read More

  • Pizza Contests on the Web

    While employing social media initiatives in order to tap into your online fan base is not exactly a new idea, it does create some fun contests. Last month the Papa John’s chai... Read More

  • Papa John's #1 In Online Orders

    A pizzeria milestone of sorts has been set by the Papa John’s chain showing that successful restaurateurs today must fully embrace the new online technologies available to the... Read More

  • Operating Costs Fluctuate

    Some of the most important factors when attempting to operate a restaurant profitably are the operating costs that must be monitored to reflect current market conditions. Comparing ... Read More

  • Office Pizza Party

    Everyone loves a pizza party at the office and office parties are always a great way to celebrate accomplishments or build and boost morale. You can throw a successful pizza party a... Read More

  • Domino's Strategy Pays Off

    Apparently Domino's Pizzas recent experiment in changing their 50 year old pizza recipe has been a resounding success, with domestic first quarter sales growing by 14.3 percent and ... Read More

  • Pizza Chains Survive Slow Economy

    The market analysts at foodservice industry consultant Technomic have released the 2009 Top 100 Limited-Service Pizza Chains Restaurant Report and the word is that pizza chain opera... Read More

  • It's in the Oven

    It has been said that there is no one best pizza or pizzeria – there are only favorite pizzas and pizzerias. When it comes to those favorite pizzas, some people think it is no... Read More

  • Papa Murphy's is Fifth Largest National Chain

    Vancouver, Washington, based Papa Murphy's, is the world's largest take-and-bake pizza company is also the fifth-largest pizza chain in the country. Unlike a regular sit-down or ... Read More

  • Pizza Wine

    In years past, the term Pizza Wine has been used to describe low-cost table wines with unremarkable labels that often appeared in Italian restaurants and pizzerias. Today, the term ... Read More

  • Pizza Profits on Wall St.

    Investment analysts aren’t usually too concerned with the pizza business, but things are changing and Wall Street is beginning to take notice of a scenario where ingredient co... Read More

  • Snacking on Pizza

    According to the Chicago-based food industry consulting firm Technomic's 2010 Snacking Occasion Consumer Trend Report, over 80 percent of people surveyed said they snack at least on... Read More

  • Taste & Convenience Give Pizza a Push

    U.S. consumers chose pizza over all other meals due to taste, ease and value according to a new study released by the Chicago-based food industry consulting firm, Technomic.Technomi... Read More

  • Create Your Own Pizza Online Contest

    Pizza Fusion Kicks Off “Create Your Own Pizza” Online Contest to Celebrate Earth DayFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – April 9, 2010 – Pizza Fusion has launched an onli... Read More

  • Pizza Acrobatics

    Springtime weather always draws the regular crowd backs to the parks and beaches all over the nation. In addition to the more familiar sights, you might see people tossing more than... Read More

  • Pizza goes International

    Pizza is a Big Hit in IndiaDomino's Pizza recently opened its 300th store in India, making it the 65th new Domino’s location to open in that country this year. It is also the ... Read More

  • Positive Outlook for Restaurant Performance Ahead

    The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) is a monthly composite index tracking the health and growth trends of the U.S. restaurant industry. Th... Read More

  • The Business of Pizza

    Even though the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), along with the U.S. Senate, recently introduced legislation to boost the prices of dairy products this year, block cheese pric... Read More

  • Baking Great Pizza Crust at Home

    While it is true that ordering pizza to be delivered to your home might be the ultimate dining convenience, most American households don’t even try to make their own pizzas at... Read More

  • Tipping for Pizza Delivery - How Much?

    One topic that often surfaces inside the world of all things pizza-related is the correct amount of a tip on the average pizza delivery order. The “average” delivery mea... Read More

  • Pepperoni Tops the Toppings - Pizza Consumer Trends

    It’s time for the Pizza Consumer Trend Report again. Each year the online research and consulting firm, Technomic Inc., takes a look at consumer pizza topping preferences acro... Read More

  • Making Customer Comments Work for You

    According to the National Restaurant Association’s blog, most restaurants and pizzerias in particular, need to get up to speed with the social media revolution on the Internet... Read More

  • A Night of Pizza at the Museum

    Pizza is in the news again over at the Chicago Sun-Times. The paper reports that “Pizza-style family fun is cooking at an exhibit at the Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chic... Read More

  • Best Pizzeria in America?

    Given the huge number and variety of pizzerias in the United States today, picking the absolute best of the bunch sounds like it could be a whole lot of work, travel and expense, no... Read More

  • Say Cheese - USDA Boosts Prices

    The relatively low cheese prices enjoyed by pizzerias both large and small across the country last year are fading fast. This year the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) along wi... Read More

  • Will Tax Laws Benefit Pizzerias in 2010?

    Savvy pizza restaurateurs know that several tax breaks extended for small businesses in 2009 benefited smaller, struggling restaurateurs. However, some of the best tax breaks for sm... Read More

  • Neapolitan Pizza is Honored by the EU

    The city of Naples celebrated late into the night on February 5th after the European Union (EU) awarded its coveted Traditional Specialty Guaranteed (TSG) label to traditional Itali... Read More

  • Pizza as Health Food

    A recent study released by the Columbia University Medical Center in New York City once again confirms that eating a Mediterranean-style diet rich in olive oil, whole grains, fish a... Read More

  • Industry Jobs Beyond 2010

    In a bit of good news for the U.S. economy as well as for the restaurant industry in particular, a recent National Restaurant Association (NRA) study predicts the industry’s d... Read More

  • Two Italians and Three Americans - Top Pizza Types

    On the way to becoming America’s favorite food, the pizza has appeared in many different variations of the original tomato sauce, cheese and basil recipe. Even though pi... Read More

  • The Pie That Conquered America - The First Pizzeria in the United States

    Prior to the 1890’s, there were no pizzas available in the United States except those made at home. The early home-made pizzas were mainly the territory of Italian immigrants ... Read More

  • Domino's Reinvents Their Pizza

    Shares of Domino's Pizza, Inc. hit a new record high value in just one month thanks to an aggressive marketing program coinciding with the firm’s 50th Anniversary. Shares jump... Read More

  • The World's Most Popular Food & Website

    This article appears online at NJ.com and in local New Jersey newspapers including The Star Ledger, The Times, The Jersey Journal, The Hunterdon Democrat, The Reporter, The Warren R... Read More

  • Mini Pizzas = Maximum Enjoyment

    Convenience is paramount today, and one of the main reasons pizza has become so popular. Easy-to-eat, single slice versatility has helped make the pizza one of America’s favor... Read More

  • Variations on a Theme - Unusual Pizza Toppings

    The art of creative pizza construction has sure come a long way since the basic tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil-topped pizza was invented.  Today, it seems ingredients from ... Read More

  • Chicago Style Pizza vs. New York Style Pizza

    Over the years many people have tried to compare deep dish Chicago-style pizzas to thin crust New York-style pizzas and decide which type is the best. The discussions usually give w... Read More

  • Pizza History - The World's First Pizzas & Pizzerias

    It might be impossible to say who invented the pizza. Evidence of primitive bread dough baked on flat stones can be traced all the way back to ancient Greece and Egypt. Today howeve... Read More

  • Pizza & Pig Skin - Perfect Together

    In many ways Super Bowl Sunday is like a national holiday -- replete with parties, beer, football, and lots of pizza. Whether it is the social element of eating a pizza pie and wat... Read More

  • Why Pizza is a Big Business

    The $30 billion pizza industry has grown dramatically from the local corner mom & pop pizzerias. Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza a day or about 350 slices per se... Read More

  • A Pizza a Day Keeps the Doctor Away?

    Nutritionally Pizza often gets a bad wrap because it gets categorized and lumped together with other fast foods.  Some diets like the Atkins diet demonize pizza with their o... Read More

  • The Pizza Hustler

    You say you like pizza? How about eating nothing but sausage pizza for a month? Pizza for breakfast, pizza for lunch, and pizza for dinner. Craig Scharoff, a 41-year-old Northbroo... Read More

  • The Pie That Conquered America - The First Pizzeria in the United States

    Prior to the 1890’s, there were no pizzas available in the United States except those made at home. Those early home-made pizzas were mainly the territory of Italian immigrant... Read More

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