For the seventh consecutive year, foodservice operators ranked Tyson Food Service as the No.1 developer of new products in the foodservice industry, according to a nationwide study conducted by Cognitio. The study measures the new product performance of manufacturers, based on operator assessments of their efforts across several key business areas.

According to NilesStar.com, “Who says for the taste of wood fired pizza, one needs wood? Or a fire, for that matter?”

Walmart store brand pizza is now on the recall list. Following on the heels of the Kellogg’s cereal and Scope mouthwash recall this week, Great Kitchen’s Inc. has recalled the Marketside, 16-inch BBQ Recipe Thin Crust Chicken Pizza that is sold at Walmart stores nationwide.

MILFORD, IN (June 1, 2010) — Maple Leaf Farms is calling for entries for The 2010 Discover DuckTM Chef Recipe Contest now through September 10, 2010. Open to professional chefs and culinary students, the contest challenges entrants to create up to three original recipes that showcase duck in creative ways.

According to the Baltimore Jewish Times, “Jack Abramoff was serving time in Western Maryland. Now, he’ll be serving pizza in Baltimore. Well, sort of.”

According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “Even as the economy begins to improve, U.S. adults are still limiting their visits to bars and restaurants, according to new research by The Nielsen Co.”

These Colorado business partners combine their love for art and cycling in their small-town pizzeria.

According to WPTV.com, “Scott Van Duzer talks about a mile a minute. That’s because the owner of Big Apple Pizza in Ft. Pierce has so much going on.”

According to Post-Trib.com, “Doreen’s Gourmet Pizza has added more green to its pies, and that doesn’t mean additional peppers.”

In-store entertainers and sign spinners can drive traffic and create a fun vibe at your pizzeria.

Hobart today announced a program to auction uniquely painted vintage mixers to raise money for the Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP).

Menu possibilities are endless for this versatile ingredient.

According to DailyCaller.com, “‘Pizza is like sex — even when it’s bad it’s still pretty good.’ I wrote that in 1995 for a piece entitled, ‘The Ten Best Pizzas of South Beach.’ The story ran in The Wire, an underground newspaper on the billion dollar sand bar that is Miami Beach.”

According to SignOnSanDiego.com, “After a year in the works, Wade Hageman, the genius chef who had a winning way with black truffles during his tenure at Blanca, is opening his own eatery tomorrow night (Friday, June 18) in Encinitas.”

On Monday, June 14, PMQ editor-in-chief Liz Barrett and managing editor Tracy Morin greeted Matt McClellan of Tour de Pizza in St. Petersburg, Florida, on the 10th day of his bike tour from Florida to New York. PMQ met Matt, who is also a U.S. Pizza Team member, at Screaming Mimi’s, a New Jersey-style pizzeria in Savannah, Georgia. Along the tour Matt is stopping at independent pizzerias to promote the industry and his 30-Day Pizza Diet. He will arrive in New York on July 4th. For a complete calendar outlining his schedule, or to send him an email to request a visit at your pizzeria, visit www.tourdepizza.com.

Yamato Corporation the premier scale manufacturer in the world introduces the new PPC-300 series scales designed for the foodservice and processing industries.

Genesis Global Technologies., a Southwest Florida technology leader, announces the release of their new Phone Optimized Website program for mobile marketing. Genesis Global Technologies has created an affordable phone-friendly website that works in conjunction with an organizations traditional website to reach those who use a cell phone to find products and services. To help celebrate the company’s 16th anniversary, throughout June clients will receive a 4 page Phone Optimized Website for just $99 with a signed monthly hosting agreement. See a sample site here; and view more information available at http://POW.GenesisGT.com.

According the the New York Times, “When Remi Tessier recently decided to open a pizza franchise, he got a big surprise: it was not going to be easy to get financing from a bank.”

According to inlandsocial.com, “PucWolfgang k is now in CityCenter. Puck opened his Pizzeria & Cucina in the Crystals Shopping Center in CityCenter.”

According to Macon.com, “So far this year the locally owned pizzeria in Macon has won the best pizza restaurant in The Telegraph’s Best of the Best contest, brought home the 11th Hour Readers’ Choice Award and won a Foodie Award by M Food & Culture magazine.”

According to WYTV.com, “A Valley favorite is celebrating a major milestone: 65 years in business.”

According to USA Today, “The NFL has a new pizza delivery man.”

According to the Huffington Post, “This weekend at the Guys’ Choice Awards for Spike TV in Los Angeles, history was made.”

According to IBTTimes.com, “Pizza Inn, Inc. recently announced a development agreement with one of its existing licensees to open an additional 44 Pizza Inn locations in Saudi Arabia over the next 5 years. The company said that this would bring its locations in the Middle East to over 100.”

EntertainmentXpress, the entertainment distribution division of Public Media Works, Inc. /quotes/comstock/11k!pubm (PUBM 0.75, 0.00, 0.00%) , today announced it has begun rolling out its DVD digital entertainment platform in key Pizza Hut locations operated by Aurora Huts LLC of Mars, Pennsylvania. Aurora Huts is one of the largest and credited to be one of the most innovative Pizza Hut(R) franchise organizations in the world with over 155 stores in Pennsylvania and Florida.