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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.”

Papa Murphys Completes Sale to Lee Equity Partners

Papa Murphy’s International announced the completion of its sale to New York-based Lee Equity Partners. Its previous owner was Charlesbank Capital Partners of Boston. Terms and details of the deal are not being disclosed.

Company Releases Affordable Online Food Ordering Software

Take a good look around – the digital age is here. Anything
you want from flowers to food is available at your fingertips 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Technology can bring the world to your doorstep, and if you’re in the mood for great pizza, you can get that, too. Restaurants across the country are starting to cater to people looking for easy solutions when it comes to eating and MenuDrive is answering the
call.

A Taste Test to Remember, Any Way You Slice It

According to the New York Times, “We know that when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore. But what is it when a gaggle of Madison Avenue mavens gather for a taste test of more than a dozen varieties of pizza pie?”

California Pizza Kitchen Offers Flavor at Your Fingertips With New iPhone App

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK) /quotes/comstock/15*!cpki/quotes/nls/cpki (CPKI 19.78, -0.70, -3.42%) , a leading casual dining chain featuring an imaginative line of hearth-baked pizzas, today announced the launch of its new free iPhone App that allows customers to conveniently place orders with the use of an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.

Local Restaurant Splits the Bill With Military Families on May 15

Farrelli’s Wood Fire Pizza and McNamara’s Pub & Eatery will give 50% off all food on the menu to all current military members and veterans this Armed forces day, May 15, 2010. All five south sound Farrelli’s locations and McNamara’s Pub & Eatery will honor the one day promotion to show their appreciation for our local Armed Forces members.

New York Water Takes Restaurant/Baking Scene by Storm

Anyone who has enjoyed real New York pizza, bread and bagels, knows that there is something which differentiates it from any other food in the world. That “something†is the New York water, famous for its purity and unique mineralization – qualities that make it stand alone in creating the finest baked goods. Now, South Florida-based Famous New York Baking Water Corp. has created a unique water system to duplicate the exact characteristics of New York water, making it possible for restaurants and bakeries to replicate the real flavors and textures of authentic New York-style breads, bagels, pizzas and other baked goods.

New Pizza Recipe Did Wonders For Domino's Sales

According to USA Today, “Just four months after a desperate Domino’s (DPZ) tossed its much-mocked pizza recipe out the window and rolled out a spicy new one, the chain reported on Tuesday what CEO J. Patrick Doyle calls a “historic” leap in sales at locations open at least one year.”

Papa John's Q1 Beats Wall Street Expectations

According to Reuters, “Papa John’s International Inc’s (PZZA.O) adjusted first-quarter profit beat Wall Street expectations but the pizza chain narrowed the range of its 2010 profit view.”

All Pizza, All The Time

According to the Chicago Tribune, “Last month we heard about Nick Sherman. Nick lives in New York and works for a company that publishes fonts. He also eats pizza every April — every day of every April.

On-point pasta

Pasta-and-sauce dishes are a natural addition to your pizzeria’s menu.

Do Good, Eat Pizza

According to Wine Magazine, “Celeb chef-designed pizzas created by six local chefs will be all the rage at Col’Cacchio pizzeria branches between April and September.”

Pizza is a health food

Give me five minutes, and I will explain the 30-Day Pizza Diet and how you can change your lifestyle one slice at a time.

Internal revenue

Save on labor and increase marketing efforts by hiring college interns.

A Five-Ton Bid for Pizza Supremacy

According to the New York Times, “In New York’s fiercely competitive pizza landscape, how can a new Neapolitan pizzeria stand out? At Donatella Arpaia’s forthcoming restaurant, called Donatella, the oven is the thing.”

NBA License Launched for Pizza Fest!

Just in time for NBA playoffs, Lucks Food Decorating Company has launched NBA Pizza Festâ„¢ designs! Now get your favorite NBA team logo applied directly to the face of your pizza. Eight teams are already available, with the other 22 teams coming by July.

Domino's Falls After Analyst Downgrades

According to Business Week, “shares of Domino’s Pizza Inc. fell Wednesday after an analyst downgraded the pizza company’s shares, saying the company’s sales gains have moderated.”