NZ Herald.co.nz reports, “Unite Union says it’s infuriated workers at one of New Zealand’s biggest companies won’t get paid for hours lost during this week’s snow storm, despite the company boasting a $25 million profit in the last financial year.”

Domino’s Pizza, the recognized world leader in pizza delivery headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI, announced that its employees have collectively walked more than one billion steps in six months.

DNAinfo.com reports, “The owner of one of the Naples, Italy’s oldest pizzerias is trying his hand at a New York slice.”

Stuff.Co.nz reports, “the digital age has delivered a new twist on dialling for pizza, with one in ten Domino’s pizza purchases in New Zealand now made using a smartphone.”

Wisconsin based BelGioioso Cheese earned four distinguished awards including first place finishes in the Fresh Mozzarella categories at the 28th Annual American Cheese Society Contest held in Montreal, Canada August 3rd – 6th, 2011.

Brandutainmen pioneers O2 Media, welcome Papa Murphy’s
International, as they feature their Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza. Make sure to tune in to the popular women’s
morning TV show The Balancing Act August 9th, at 7:00am (ET/PT) airing on Lifetime Television.

Nation’s Restaurant News reports, “Sbarro Inc. proposed Tuesday to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by filing a joint plan of reorganization that would cut its debt by 73 percent, or $295 million, to a $110 million senior secured exit term loan facility.”

Health, Fitness, and Pizza Guru Matt McClellan to appear at MyPIE Pizzeria on August 18, 2011 at 2pm.

Members 1st Federal Credit Union in Mechanicsburg authorizes an auction of the real estate and secured note for the Coliseum Indoor Entertainment Megaplex in Camp Hill.

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK), home to the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza and other innovative hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts, opened a full-service restaurant in downtown Indianapolis today.

OCWeekly.com reports, “On Saturday afternoon, Joe Bastianich (business partner to Mario Batali and many, many restaurants) made an appearance at Hi-Time Wine Cellars to promote the soon-to-open Pizzeria Mozza. In addition, the shop held a special tasting featuring the family wineries of La Mozza and Bastianich.”

Flippers Pizzeria is preparing for the launch of a brand new iPhone application and mobile website this month.

Pizza Hut this week is making an online offer that could elevate its already popular $5 P’Zone to celebrity status.

Domino’s Pizza , the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, will no longer “Avoid the NOID” – and plans to pay homage to its iconic former mascot, for one week only, by launching The NOID’s Super Pizza Shootout game on Facebook.

While restaurants and pizza stores across the country are struggling, Hungry Howie’s Pizza, one of the nation’s largest pizza franchises and the originator of the Flavored Crust Pizza, has announced sales growth in the first half of 2011. First quarter same-store sales for Hungry Howie’s were up by 6.72 percent and second quarter same-store sales were up by 7.57 percent.

Boston.com reports, “Even though Jesse Eisenberg has been acting in movies for only a decade, it’s fair to say he’s about to set a record for onscreen downward mobility.”

Several Kansas City-area private equity firms are cashing out of a majority ownership slice in refrigerated pizza-maker LLC.

CNN.com reports, “The long road to compromise over America’s debt ceiling was paved with harsh words, hard work and, of course, takeout dinners.”

Members 1st Federal Credit Union in Mechanicsburg authorizes an auction of the real estate and secured note for the Coliseum
Indoor Entertainment Megaplex in Camp Hill. Maas Companies Inc, an auction company specializing in the selling of real estate, industrial plants, equipment and special
assets, will conduct the sale. The auction will be held at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg, 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill on Friday, August 26 at 11 AM.

Gothamist.com reports, “just days after we staged a North Brooklyn New Wave Neapolitan Pizza Battle Royale, major contender Motorino has been permanently knocked out of the competition by the Department of Buildings.”

The Chicago Tribune reports, “When talking about food, as soon as you say ‘the best,’ as in the best 10 barbecue spots or the best coffee in the land, prepare for a fight.”

Scottsdale based Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, has announced further expansion plans in the US, with the fall
construction of their 21st restaurant, in Dallas. Other locations due this fall include stores in Houston,
Palm Beach, and the highly anticipated Las Vegas strip.

The National.ae reports, “Trying to stay away from the 72 per cent relative humidity that had contributed to a blisteringly uncomfortable day in Washington on Friday, a half dozen employees of a hole-in-the-wall pizzeria were getting ready for another busy night in Capitol Hill.”

OnMilwaukee.com reports, “for the past three years Theresa Nemetz has been growing her Milwaukee Food Tours, some of which – like the Brady Street tour – draw on her Sicilian-American roots.”

NZHerald.co.nz reports, “Embattled Hell Pizza boss Warren “Otis” Powell is in talks to quit the company, and wants more than $1 million for his stake.”

OrlandoSentenil.com reports, “Former restaurant company CEO Craig Miller is trying to distinguish himself from other Republicans running for the U.S. Senate in 2012 by adopting a page from Bob Graham’s successful “Workday” playbook: dedicating a couple days a month to working others’ jobs.”

For almost 50 years the Spalliero family has served up authentic southern Italian and American cuisine at Yesterday’s Restaurant in Hazlet, N. J. That service stopped on March 14, 2010 when a late-night fire closed the restaurant for eight months.

M-Press Packaging, manufacturer of dual ovenable paperboard trays for the food industry, specializes in the production of Take n’ Bake pizza trays.