Papa John's teams up with King Kong

March 20, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's is partnering with Universal Studios Home Entertainment to promote its new Papa's Kong-sized specialty pizza, while treating…

Pizza Pizza and Pepsi partner on 'flashing can' contest

March 20, 2006

TORONTO—Pizza Pizza and Pepsi-Cola Canada have paired up to promote their "Find the Flashing Can" contest.   According to a news release, Riverside…

Yum! Brands to buy back $500M shares

March 15, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. said Thursday it has approved the buyback of an additional $500 million worth of the company's shares over the next 1…

Pizza Hut CMO resigns

March 13, 2006

AdAge.com: Disappointing 2005 results at Pizza Hut have cost its chief marketing officer his job. Tom James, who had been with the chain since 2002, will be…

Pizza Patrón introduces Pizza Lista

March 1, 2006

DALLAS—Pizza Patrón, a Latino-centered pizza brand, is introducing its Pizza Lista (meaning "ready now") program in all 54 of its locations in the Southwest…

Pizza Hut named most trusted QSR in India

February 22, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Economic Times' (India) annual survey of India's "Most Trusted Brands" in 2005 rated Pizza Hut as the most trusted quick-service…

Yum! Brands post lower fourth-quarter profit

February 7, 2006

Forbes: Yum! Brands Inc. said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 4 percent, stemming from an accounting expense for employee stock options even as the…

RedBrick Pizza wants 300 Florida units by 2016

February 2, 2006

Orlando Business Journal: Paul Chong and Dan Dumont have signed a master developer agreement to open 300 RedBrick Pizza quick-serve restaurants in Florida…

Save a shopping stop, grab a Papa Card in the checkout line

November 21, 2005

Papa John's (Nasdaq: PZZA) is doing its part to make holiday gift giving simple this year. The nation's third largest pizza company today delivered nearly a…

Papa Murphy's opens 900th store

November 13, 2005

Papa Murphy's, the world's largest and fastest-growing Take `N' Bake pizza chain, has opened its 900th store in Aurora, Colo., and is on track to reach 1,00…

Domino's Pizza trials online order system

November 7, 2005

Domino's Pizza is trialling an online ordering system for some Brisbane residents, who will be able to order pizzas within 40 seconds according to the…

Good traffic, but less spending expected in slowing economy

Every segment of the restaurant industry will feel the impact of reduced spending, but experts believe that the quick-service segment will suffer the least for…

Papa John's and Blockbuster Take Dinner and a Movie Online

November 2, 2005

Papa John's and Blockbuster Take Dinner and a Movie Online; Offer free 30-day trial of BLOCKBUSTER Online® with online pizza purchase at papajohns.com.

Zagat releases 2006 New York City Restaurant Survey

October 16, 2005

And the Winners Are: Le Bernardin Top Food, Gramercy Tavern Most Popular, Daniel for Decor, per se Takes Best Service and Nets Highest Overall Ratings In Best…

Ark Restaurants announces declaration of dividend

October 10, 2005

10/11/2005 1:11:07 PM NEW YORK, Oct 11, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) announced today that the Board of Directors declared its regular…

Trustreet Properties Closes a 117 Restaurant Property Portfolio

October 4, 2005

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct 05, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Trustreet Properties, Inc. (TSY) closed on the purchase of 117 restaurant properties from GE…

Finger-lickin' good results

October 4, 2005

It's shaping up to be another difficult day on Wall Street, but at least Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) has given the bulls something to nibble on. For the second…

Happy Joe's Pizza revamps with 'Cafez' concept

Premium beverages, salads and sandwiches are now available, including a recently introduced Chipotle line of pizza, pasta and salad.

Top franchisees thrive despite low-carb mania

June 21, 2004

ROSEVILLE, Minn., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Is the entire universe on a low- carb diet? Probably not. At least not according to the numbers of the top restaurant…

Multi-Branding offers all-in-one eats

February 1, 2003

It's lunchtime and you're weighing the choices: chicken or a taco? Now you can have both, at the same location -- and grab a root beer float to wash it all…