Month: April 2010
Consumers Ready To Dine Out Again
According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “Consumer behavior patterns are shifting for the better for restaurants, according to a new study conducted by market research firm The NPD Group, with less consumers cutting back on dining out, and fewer customers searching for deals.”
Time Capsule: Brunos Pizza
runo Itin moved from Switzerland to Indiana in 1951 and, after a few years as a restaurant worker, decided to open his own venture in 1955: Bruno’s Pizza in West Lafayette. “My dad was already a baker, so he knew how to handle dough,†says Orlando Itin, son of Bruno, who runs the restaurant with siblings Bruno Itin Jr. and Tina Wisman. “To this day, we make all of our own dough in-house—for pizza as well as our sandwich rolls, garlic bread, breadsticks, you name it!†The special dough recipe also led to Orlando’s uncle’s greatest discovery: Bruno Dough.
Community, Art, Pizza
In Winnebago, Illinois, Brian Weavel, the owner of Anna’s Pizza & Pasta, has called on some small-town spirit to revamp his pizzeria’s interior. In a joint effort led by Weavel, the village’s fine arts council and the local high school’s art department, budding artists will put their craft to the test while painting an Italian-style mural on Anna’s walls.
Pizzaology 101
Pie Guys’ Pizzeria in Austin, Texas, does its homework, offering both entertainment and top-notch pies to a college student clientele.
Jazz legend Dave Pell Greets Fans at Pizzeria
According to the Republican Herald, “Fans flocked to a hometown pizzeria March 27 to meet jazz great Dave Pell.”
Greener Restaurants National Recognition Program Pilot Launches
The National Restaurant Association has launched the pilot of Greener Restaurantsâ„¢ – a new, national program to recognize restaurants’ environmental sustainability efforts.
Marcos Pizza Opens New Store in Leander, Texas, Announces Expansion Plans
Marco’s Pizza, an authentic Italian pizza company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, opened its second store in the Austin, Texas, area on Monday, March 29.
France 'Claims' Best Pizza Maker Title
According to the BBC, “Italians do not make the world’s best pizzas, according to organisers of the Pizza and Pasta Expo held in Paris on Wednesday. They gathered the country’s best pizza makers and pitted them against candidates from the rest of the world and decided the French are the best pizza makers. France is the second biggest consumer of pizza in the world after the USA – ahead of its Italian inventors.”
Domino's Pizza Presents the Pizza 'Holdouts'
Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, is launching the next chapter of advertising its “inspired” new hand-tossed pizza. Following the breakthrough Oh Yes We Did campaign – where actual Domino’s Pizza employees faced consumer criticism head-on in reinventing the company’s core hand-tossed recipe – the new campaign takes America on a journey to find the last pizza “holdouts.”