Month: September 2010

Farrellis Pizza Goes Gluten Free

Farrelli’s Pizza of South Puget Sound area has partnered with Still Riding Pizza—makers of a gluten free pizza crust—to enable those that are on a gluten or wheat free diet to indulge in one of life’s most popular comfort foods.

China Drives Yum! into New Heights

Yum! Brands Inc recently hit an all-time high at $46.25. It also announced on September 14 that it is raising its dividend 19% to $1.00 per share.

UNO Announces Menu Revamp

The new menu features icons such as lightning bolts. An item with a lightning bolt denotes items that can be quickly delivered. Healthful items are designated with a tomato icon.

Kraft Dressings Spice Up Better-For-You Salads

The manufacturer of such popular better-for-you brands as KRAFT FREE Dressing and KRAFT LIGHT Dressing now offers 10 varieties of fat-free and reduced-fat dressings. Plus, Kraft Foodservice is giving operators free access to an online database featuring nearly 300 easy-to-prepare recipes for KRAFT LIGHT Dressings and KRAFT FREE Dressings.

Cono Italiano's Pizza Cone Gets Unwrapped by Food Network

Cono Italiano, Inc. (CNOZ 0.23, 0.00, 0.00%) , the exclusive license holder for the North American Distribution and Manufacturing rights for “pizza cono,” a one-of-a-kind, drip-free, cone shaped pizza made from proprietary dough, is pleased to announce the Food Network has featured the pizza cone on a recent segment of Unwrapped and Crazy Containers.

Pizza Fusion Welcomes Larry Zwain to Its Board

Natural and eco-friendly pizza restaurant franchise and 2010 Hot Concept Winner, Pizza Fusion welcomed Larry Zwain, former President of PepsiCo Restaurants Intl (dba Yum Brands-International division), CEO of Boston Market and Senior Vice President of McDonald’s to its board of directors.

Domino's Tops Papa John's, Pizza Hut in STELLAService Survey

STELLAService, the first and only company dedicated to publishing objective, in-depth ratings on the service quality of online businesses, today announced the results of a comprehensive study showing that Domino’s Pizza outperforms both Papa John’s and Pizza Hut in offering the highest quality customer experience when ordering pizza online. In the past year, STELLAService has rated the online customer service of more than 300 retailers. This week’s report is STELLAService’s first foray into the food delivery space. It comes at an especially appropriate time as football fans begin gathering and ordering pizza for the start of the NFL and college football seasons.

Pizza Hut Named Most Trusted Food Service Brand in India

The Economic Times’ (India) Brand Equity Most Trusted Brands 2010 annual survey has named Pizza Hut the “Most Trusted Food Service Brand’ in India for the sixth year, ahead of all other Indian and global food service brands. Pizza Hut is also the only restaurant company to place in the Top 20 Service Brands list.