According to Nation’s Restaurant News, ” Beginning this summer, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health will require restaurants in the state to be more proactive in addressing potential reactions to food allergens.”

The seventh-annual North America Pizza & Ice Cream Show (NAPICS) will be held Feb. 21 and 22, 2010, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. The event is projected to attract a national audience of approximately 5,000 pizzeria and ice cream shop operators.

Jimano’s Pizzeria, a Chicago-based pizza franchise, brings the famous Chicago Deep Dish Pizza to the Lone Star State! Serving more than a perfect pizza Jimano’s also serves delicious salads, pastas, baby back ribs & sandwiches! Plano is in for the real deal!

According to QSR Magazine, “Anthony Russo, owner of Russo’s New York Pizzeria, will exhibit at the 2010 Gulfood Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the region’s largest and most important industry event. The food, drink, foodservice, and hospitality exhibition will take place February 21-24, taking up one million square feet of dedicated space at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center.”

According to the Boston Herald, “A New Hampshire company that makes organic pizza crusts has acquired the rights to a Vermont frozen pizza brand.”

For years, Stevi B’s Pizza has received request after request from franchisees and customers to serve up another unique specialty pizza – one that combines breakfast, a beloved meal at anytime of the day, with pizza, one of America’s most beloved food choices. Time of day is usually irrelevant when you want pizza or breakfast, so Stevi B’s once again captures the hearts of pizza lovers everywhere by rolling out the best of both worlds – a fresh, piping hot breakfast pizza.

NakedPizza, the high profile, New Orleans-based carry-out and
delivery pizza concept backed by billionaires Mark Cuban and
Robert Kraft of The Kraft Group, has awarded a 10 unit area
development contract for Louisville, KY and surrounding counties to
an investment group led by David Lawyer. Louisville is home to the
corporate headquarters of industry leader Papa John’s. The area
development award is the latest in NakedPizza’s 2010 national
expansion. In January, the company made awards of 50 units in
Florida and 8 units in Colorado with a total of 92 units under
development.

Phillips Foods, Inc. is inspiring innovation with authentic Steve Phillips World Cuisine Thai Red Curry and Thai Green Curry sauces. Simple solutions that bring an Asian twist to any menu, these easy to prepare finishing sauces deliver consistent, authentic flavors that celebrate the Thai culture. Fiery red chili peppers blend with coconut milk, garlic, lemongrass, sweet basil and kaffir lime to create the smooth and spicy Thai Red Curry Sauce. In the Thai Green Curry Sauce, coconut milk gives the sauce a rich taste, while small Thai eggplant adds texture to this traditional combination of spicy green chili peppers, galangal, lemongrass, sweet basil and kaffir lime.