Apollo to Buy CKE
According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “CKE Restaurants Inc., parent of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., said it has accepted a buyout deal valued at $1 billion from an affiliate of Apollo Global Management.”
According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “CKE Restaurants Inc., parent of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., said it has accepted a buyout deal valued at $1 billion from an affiliate of Apollo Global Management.”
According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “Four restaurants chains, including Subway and Starbucks, were among 16 companies that pledged Monday to voluntarily cut down on the amount of sodium in their products as part of a national initiative aimed at reducing salt consumption by 25 percent over the next five years.”
Chain Known for “Better Ingredients” Launches Summer-Long “Papa’s Specialty Pizza Challenge” to Find Next Great Specialty Pizza
According to the Washington Post, “The food industry and major business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, are threatening to withdraw support for a long-pending bill to improve food safety, saying they are upset by a proposed amendment that would ban bisphenol-A, a controversial chemical, from food and beverage containers.”
Little Caesars Pizza today announced the appointment of James C. Hartenstein as vice president, International. In his new role, Hartenstein will have direct responsibility for all functions outside of the United States, for both existing countries and creating strategies to develop new markets. He will report to David Scrivano, president of Little Caesars.
When business is booming, a lot of things are going on in your pizzeria’s kitchen: Knives are chopping, sauce is stewing, dough is flying, and you can’t seem to keep the pies moving in and out of the oven fast enough. No doubt it’s easy to cut a few corners or delay a much-needed cleaning when you’re living the pie life in full swing. But what starts as a little spilled tomato sauce can turn into a real safety and sanitation issue rapidly.
Philadelphia based start-up PizzaPages.com has officially opened the doors of its Online Directory.
According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “Pizza Hut has relaunched its website to make online ordering faster and more intuitive, the company said Tuesday.”
Exploring your options in new meat toppings will wow customers who crave more than pepperoni.
According to the Madison County Courier, “Vince’s Gourmet Imports is teaming up with Madison Cortland ARC to raise money for educational services and employ people with disabilities.”