The U.S. Pizza Team Trials and American Pizza Championship, Spring 2011, hosted by PMQ Pizza Magazine at the Wisconsin Restaurant Expo March 21-23, proved successful for pizza chefs and spinners from across the country. U.S. Pizza Team coach Dave Smith II and team coordinator Holly Henning were elated to add four new members to the U.S. Pizza Team.

Today on This Week in Pizza, PMQ Intern Artesha Dunning reports on one Colorado pizzeria that puts nutritional information on its receipts. Also, hear whose praising the environmentally friendly efforts by Pizza Fusion (pizzafusion.com).

Today on This Week in Pizza, PMQ Intern Artesha Dunning reports on The Food Channel’s take on pizza for breakfast. Also, find out which professional hockey team has teamed up with Hunt Brother’s Pizza (huntbrotherspizza.com)

According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “With gas prices on the rise, many restaurant operators are bracing for a replay of 2008, when sustained high fuel prices cut into consumers’ discretionary spending.”

On a mission to create the fourth-largest pizza chain in America, Marco’s Pizza executives buckle up for rapid growth.

Learn easy methods for picking the right location for your pizzeria—the first time and every time.

A series of opaque white sliding partitions separates the focus group area from a mammoth test kitchen at the new Pizza Hut headquarters.

According to the Wall Street Journal, “Domino’s Pizza Inc.’s fourth-quarter profit rose 2.3% on strong international revenue and the company credited its revamped recipe with spurring higher domestic sales. But now that it’s lapping the strong results from its new pizza launch, year-to-year comparisons for 2011 look tough.”

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza has been named one of the nation’s top restaurants. SPIN! is listed among the “Rest of the 101 Best Restaurants” by TheDailyMeal.com. The nation’s best restaurants were selected by a nationwide panel of 30 distinguished food and lifestyle writers, restaurant critics, and bloggers.

According to the Washington Post, “The news spread quickly. From play group to playground, by Internet mailing list and by text message – word was out that officials at the National Zoo are closing the Kids’ Farm and Giant Pizza Playground – and fans of Rose and Tulip, the barn’s resident cows, were not pleased. Not at all.”

According to the New York Times, “Someday the ruckus here might be remembered as the Pizza-Powered People’s Uprising.”

According to the Associated Press, “Authorities say a
pizza delivery driver who was concerned about a regular customer may have saved the elderly woman’s life.”

According to ITWire.com, “A press release from the University of British Columbia (UBC) is entitled ‘Eat more anchovies, herring and sardines to save the ocean’s fish stocks.’”

Pizza Fest™ has recently rebranded to Pizza Prints™, a more recognizable name based on consumer focus group research results. We are now inviting you to “Add some party to your pizza!” with Pizza Prints Edible Image® decorations, available for birthday parties, sports events, holidays and everyday fun.

According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “Fazoli’s, the 243-unit Italian quick-service chain, opened its first nontraditional unit at a Walmart Supercenter in St. Louis Tuesday.”

Must Have Meat’ has pepperoni, sausage, hamburger and bacon. Ground beef with onions, pickles, mustard and ketchup is found on “Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger.” “Look Mom, I’m Eating my Veggies” sports green peppers, green olives, mushrooms, tomato chunks and onion. “Pizza Brownie Supreme” offers a layer of chocolate frosting topped with pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms and green peppers over a brownie crust. But these aren’t Pizzas, they’re Debbie Meyer’s “Pizza Cakes.”

After closing early due to bad weather in February, SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza decided to reopen its four Greater Kansas City locations with an email featuring a Crummy Weather Voucher good for 20 percent off a meal.

This month, Picazzo’s Organic Italian Kitchen is offering three unique menu items celebrating heart-healthy eating and Valentine’s Day for foodies in search of fresh fare and Valentine’s Day fun.