PMQ Tackles the NRA Show
Just back from the National Restaurant Association Show held at McCormick Place in Chicago, it’s an understatement to say that PMQ editors and sales staff were inundated with new ideas.
Papa Johns Gives More Than Pizza to the Troops
Papa John’s Pizza in Centerville, Ohio, hosted a parking lot celebration to raise donations and community awareness for Georgia-based charity HeroBox.org. HeroBox founder Ryan Housley started the charity in May, 2008, to provide stateside families a convenient means to “adopt†a deployed soldier. Adopted soldiers receive care packages called HeroBoxes from their contributing sponsors in the U.S.
Tyson Food Service Honored at UniPro Conference
yson Food Service was recently honored with the Center-of-the-Plate Supplier of the Year and overall Supplier of the Year awards by UniPro Foodservice, the nation’s largest foodservice cooperative in the United States. Tyson Food Service executives were presented with the awards at UniPro’s annual conference, held in Las Vegas, Nev.
NBA Cooks Up Edible Pizza Logos
According to USA Today, “Suppose you could get a Los Angeles Lakers logo emblazoned across a pepperoni pizza that’s delivered right to your door.”
A Look Back At The NRA Show in Chicago
According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “Charlie Rose, host of “The Charlie Rose Show†and keynote speaker of this year’s National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, noted that restaurants are key meeting places for Americans’ most important conversations and experiences.”
Managing your draft beer
Monitor your pours to avoid costly shrinkage.
Dont Know Which Chicago Pizzas to Try? Chicago Pizza Tours Will Take Care of it for You!
(Chicago, IL) May 21, 2010 — The Windy City. Wrigley Field. The Bears. The Magnificent Mile. Chicago has its share of icons, but one of its most famous attractions – delicious world-famous pizza – is receiving special attention with the launch of Chicago Pizza Tours, LLC.
Southwest Orders Pizza For Passengers on Diverted Flight
On Tuesday, a Southwest Airlines flight was one of several diverted to the Pueblo, Colo., airport as storms battered Denver Airport.
Officer Gets Pizzas But Loses Job
According to the Buffalo News, “Three pizzas ended the career of a Gowanda police officer — and forced him to tell the truth about a mysterious shooting two years ago.”
The rewards of recycling
Recycling is good for the environment and your bottom line.
Dressed for success
Ensure that your staff is projecting the image you desire for your brand.
Villa Eenterprises Managment Joins Local Effort to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Villa Enterprises Management, the global restaurant franchisor and owner of several upscale restaurants in Northern New Jersey including George & Martha’s American Grill in Morristown and Black Horse Pub & Tavern in Mendham, partnered with the Morris Area Wellness Partnership to support the local fight against childhood obesity by helping teach kids how to cook healthy meals.
Women Chefs & Restaurateurs Ushers in New Era with Expanded Web Site
Women Chefs & Restaurateurs (WCR) is pleased to announce its revitalized Web site at www.WomenChefs.org.
Industry Groups Support Cap on Debit Card Fees
According to Nation’s Restaurant News, ” Restaurant and retail groups expressed support for a Senate amendment to financial service reform legislation that would limit the fees financial companies can charge on debit transactions.”
Sinister Slice: Traffic Agent Assaulted With Pizza
According to the New York Post, “A traffic agent about to write a ticket on an illegally parked car was assaulted on May 14 — with a slice of pizza.”
The Slow Route to Homemade Pizza
According to the New York Times, “There’s little point in trying to match the horsepower available to a pizzaiolo. Their professional pizza ovens, especially the models that burn wood or coal, are the muscle cars of kitchens: when blazing at temperatures that range from 800 degrees to an infernal 1,000 degrees, they can turn raw dough into a blistered, bubbling pizza in as little as 75 seconds. It puts the home cook, whose oven typically reaches 550 degrees, at a permanent disadvantage.”
Facebook Post Costs Pizzeria Waitress Her Job
According to the Charlotte Observer, “Ashley Johnson had a good job making good money as a waitress at Brixx Pizza on Sixth Street in uptown Charlotte.”
ADM IFT 2010 Preview
ADM connects the harvest to the home and transforms crops into products that serve vital needs for food and energy.
2010 Southwest Foodservice Expo: Keep Your Finger on the Pulse of the Foodservice Industry
Influential restaurateurs will mingle with leading suppliers to share their experiences and plans for the future at the 2010 Southwest Foodservice Expo June 27 – 29 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. As the largest foodservice show in the southwest, Expo, produced by the Texas Restaurant Association, brings the dynamic industry together under one roof to showcase the latest culinary trends, equipment, foods, products and services.
Aquisition of Vancouver's Papa Murphy's Pizza Chain Completed
According to the Columbian.com, “New York investment firm Lee Equity Partners on Thursday completed its purchase of Vancouver-based Papa Murphy’s International take-and-bake pizza chain from Boston-based Charlesbank Capital Partners.”
Domino's Claims Victory With Pizza Makeover Strategy
According to AdAge.com, “It’s a surprising marketing message: Admit to the world your product was awful, but that you’ve fixed it and they should really try it now.”
Story: Pizza Hut Helps American Red Cross Feed Tennesseans
According to RedCross.org, “Pizza Hut played a large role in helping the American Red Cross feed hundreds of individuals and families in Nashville over the past couple of days. NPC International, the largest franchisee of Pizza Hut around the world, saw a need to help the families in the Nashville, TN, area. Most had lost electrical power and telephones, and the hardest hit were driven from their homes and apartments by record flooding around the massive Cumberland River and some of its feeder tributaries.”