Hell Pizza Gives Hitler the Boot
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"The chain, which has had a string of complaints about its advertising, including a condom mailout last year, said the Hitler billboards in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch were meant to lampoon Hitler rather than be offensive," said the story. "The Nazi leader is shown in a Heil Hitler salute with pizza in his hand, next to his quote: "It is possible to make people believe that heaven is hell." Yesterday afternoon the Hitler billboard in Christchurch's Lincoln Road was replaced with another one in the chain's famous-quotes campaign – Pope Benedict saying "Hell is real and eternal". Kirk MacGibbon, from Cinderella, the Auckland agency that handles the chain's advertising, said yesterday he had received three complaints from Jewish people in Auckland who were offended by the Hitler billboard."

Pizzeria Server Charged With Forging $10 tip on Receipt
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According to a news report from fairviewobserver.com, "An alleged attempt to snag an extra $10 has a Cool Springs server facing a felony forgery charge, Franklin Police said."

"Maya Dikhtyar, 20, of Brentwood, was arrested after a customer at Pie in the Sky pizzeria on Galleria Boulevard reported that a $10 tip had been added to her sales receipt late last month," said the story. "The customer left a cash tip on the table and paid for her family's meal with a credit card on July 28, said Franklin Detective Jeffrey Rowe."

"The victim was reconciling her checkbook when she noticed the discrepancy," Rowe said. "This is a family with four children, and going out to eat is a big deal for them. They were willing to put forth the time necessary to prosecute this," according to the story. When contacted by the news organization who reported this story, the server declined to comment.

Electric Car Delivers Attention for Pizza Franchise
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According to a news report from indystar.com, "The familiar red, white and blue Domino's Pizza logo now adorns a three-wheel, all-electric ZAP (Zero Air Pollution) vehicle, which is being used for deliveries and promotional purposes in Greater Lafayette."

"We took it out to Boiler Gold Rush and all the kids were swarming to it. They were taking pictures of it with their cell phones," said René Flores, owner of the two Domino's franchises in Lafayette and single locations in West Lafayette, Frankfort and Zionsville," said the story. "Designed by the Electric Vehicle Co., the ZAP attracts plenty of attention, whether it's sitting outside a Domino's store or en route to making a pizza delivery."

Better Than Chocolate. Hotter Than Snuggling. Americans Vote Pizza Tops.
When it comes to food favorites, Americans have a piping hot passion for pizza. According to a recent survey*, they prefer pizza over chocolate, ice cream or cookies. Even more surprising, one-third of Americans admitted that they would rather eat their favorite pizza than curl up with their significant other.

What really gets mouths watering is pizzeria pizza, with 60 percent of Americans saying that pizzeria pizza delivers the "gold standard." In response to this survey, DiGiorno has launced its DiGiorno Ultimate pizza. The first nationally available frozen pizzeria-style pizza, DiGiorno Ultimate pizza is now available in grocery freezers across the country.

* Kelton Research, a leading national polling firm, polled 1,000 people nationwide using email invitations and online surveys. Results were collected from a random sample of 1,000 men and women, 18 and over, representing a cross-section of the United States. All results are representative of the American population. All online surveys were conducted between July 19 and July 23, 2007. Kelton Research is headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif.

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