Month: May 2010

Aquisition of Vancouver's Papa Murphy's Pizza Chain Completed

According to the Columbian.com, “New York investment firm Lee Equity Partners on Thursday completed its purchase of Vancouver-based Papa Murphy’s International take-and-bake pizza chain from Boston-based Charlesbank Capital Partners.”

Company Releases Affordable Online Food Ordering Software

Take a good look around – the digital age is here. Anything
you want from flowers to food is available at your fingertips 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Technology can bring the world to your doorstep, and if you’re in the mood for great pizza, you can get that, too. Restaurants across the country are starting to cater to people looking for easy solutions when it comes to eating and MenuDrive is answering the
call.

Papa Murphys Completes Sale to Lee Equity Partners

Papa Murphy’s International announced the completion of its sale to New York-based Lee Equity Partners. Its previous owner was Charlesbank Capital Partners of Boston. Terms and details of the deal are not being disclosed.

A Taste Test to Remember, Any Way You Slice It

According to the New York Times, “We know that when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore. But what is it when a gaggle of Madison Avenue mavens gather for a taste test of more than a dozen varieties of pizza pie?”

California Pizza Kitchen Offers Flavor at Your Fingertips With New iPhone App

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK) /quotes/comstock/15*!cpki/quotes/nls/cpki (CPKI 19.78, -0.70, -3.42%) , a leading casual dining chain featuring an imaginative line of hearth-baked pizzas, today announced the launch of its new free iPhone App that allows customers to conveniently place orders with the use of an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.

Papa John's Q1 Beats Wall Street Expectations

According to Reuters, “Papa John’s International Inc’s (PZZA.O) adjusted first-quarter profit beat Wall Street expectations but the pizza chain narrowed the range of its 2010 profit view.”

New Pizza Recipe Did Wonders For Domino's Sales

According to USA Today, “Just four months after a desperate Domino’s (DPZ) tossed its much-mocked pizza recipe out the window and rolled out a spicy new one, the chain reported on Tuesday what CEO J. Patrick Doyle calls a “historic” leap in sales at locations open at least one year.”

New York Water Takes Restaurant/Baking Scene by Storm

Anyone who has enjoyed real New York pizza, bread and bagels, knows that there is something which differentiates it from any other food in the world. That “something†is the New York water, famous for its purity and unique mineralization – qualities that make it stand alone in creating the finest baked goods. Now, South Florida-based Famous New York Baking Water Corp. has created a unique water system to duplicate the exact characteristics of New York water, making it possible for restaurants and bakeries to replicate the real flavors and textures of authentic New York-style breads, bagels, pizzas and other baked goods.