The Orange County Convention Center will be the location for the American Pizza Championship on September 12, 2009. The American Pizza Championship is an open competition hosted by PMQ Pizza Magazine during the annual Orlando Pizza Show (OrlandoPizzaShow.com).

According to Nation’s Restaurant News, industry officials are assailing a recently published report recommending that local governments seeking to curb obesity should ban fast-food restaurants from operating near schools and in certain neighborhoods.

According to business-standard.com, “global quick service restaurant chain Domino’s Pizza is planning to hire up to 1,800 new employees during this fiscal to service its expanding chain.”

Hunter Gilmore was never big on clipping coupons. “You stick them on the fridge, meaning to use them, and it never happens,” said Mr. Gilmore, a 29-year-old actor and advertising agency recruiter in Manhattan.

U.S. Representative Sam Farr (D-CA) will underscore the importance of child nutrition and increased access to fresh fruits and vegetables in schools during the United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Public Policy Conference next week.

in celebration of National Celiac Disease Awareness Day, September 13th, SAM & LOUIE’S New York Pizzeria announces that Gluten free pizzas are now available. In an effort to become more health conscious, Gluten free pizzas are now being offered at all 15 SAM & LOUIE’S locations. In addition to SAM & LOUIE’S new crust, salad dressings, sauces and most meat toppings are Gluten free.

According to TheCalifornian.com, the 17 branches of the Monterey County Free Libraries and Me-n-Ed’s Pizzeria in Seaside are teaming up for a one-day fund raiser benefiting the Foundation for Monterey County Free Libraries.

According to a report on Omaha.com, ConAgra Foods Inc. is testing a pizza dish for schools made without partially hydrogenated oil and may expand the product nationally in response to demand for healthier student lunches, according to a company executive.

According to a news report from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, in the midst of the recession, Stevi B’s buffet pizza chain is taking a counterintuitive approach to attracting customers.

According to a report on journalgazette.net, Mike Harris doesn’t put much faith in conventional wisdom. His restaurant, Toscani Pizzeria, has flourished despite the recession. And Harris said his downtown location, which many warned against, has been a great success.

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