Toarmina’s Pizza aims to utilize its pizzerias to give back to the Detroit metro region as they form a partnership with adjacent Detroit Area Fire Departments. Toarmina’s Pizza, will discount their signature 24†pizza to $15.99 ($5.00 Discount). 100% of the profits from every pizza sold will go to fire prevention. The day-long event is planned for Wednesday October 27, 2010 thru out Southeast Michigan and on October 26, 2010 in New Boston.

Christopher Koetke, MBA, CEC, CCE, dean of Kendall College School of Culinary Arts, and vice president of the Laureate International Universities Centers of Excellence in Culinary Arts, was honored in Boston on October 4, 2010, at the Chefs Collaborative Sustainability Awards Dinner. Dean Koetke received the organization’s inaugural Pathfinder Award for his dedication to raising awareness of the importance of sustainability in the food industry.

According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “Los Angeles-based Ace Metrix found that relevant and informative ads scored high in its ranking of the top 20 restaurant commercials of 2010.”

According to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, “A City Pages blog post gives a sneak peek of what changes might be in store for the Cossetta Italian Market & Pizzeria in St. Paul, which is receiving $2 million in loans from the city to help pay for a more than $7 million renovation and expansion.”

For the entire month of October, Pizza Patron will be raising funds in all its stores for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.