Papa Murphy’s International announced today that in 2009 it outpaced all pizza-industry competition in new store growth and U.S. systemwide sales, based on year-over-year percentage change. According to the 37th Annual Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN) Top 100 census report, Papa Murphy’s growth in U.S. franchise units from 2008 to 2009 landed the take ‘n’ bake pizza chain among the top 10 restaurant franchises, which also include Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Jack in the Box and Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar. Papa Murphy’s is the only pizza chain to secure a spot in the top 10.

Last Summer, ‘Día del Patrón’ or ‘Day of the Patrón’ was a popular promotion sparking record sales for Pizza Patrón, the nation’s number one Latin pizza brand. Today, the chain announced it is bringing it back, by popular demand, for a limited time.

The New Zealand Prime Minister Mr. John Key went to Gung Ho! Pizza to attend the opening ceremony. GungHo! Pizza is a pizzeria, whose funders are New Zealanders Jade Gray and John O’Loghlen, locates on China View Mansion, Beijing.

Expressing bridled optimism for the future, Christopher Koetke, MBA, CEC, CCE, dean of Kendall College’s School of Culinary Arts and vice president of culinary arts for Laureate International Universities network, identified food-prepared-away-from-home trends with his keynote presentation at this year’s Foodservice at Retail Exchange (FARE ’10) in Rosemont, Ill., on June 28.

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According to the Macomb Daily, “counterfeit money was used to pay for the delivery of pizza, chicken wings and pop from a Jet’s Pizza shop, Warren police reported Monday.”

According to the Washington Post, “Head on down to Capitol Hill today and you may see a crowd gathered at Third and Pennsylvania, where Spike Mendelsohn has opened his latest restaurant, We the Pizza, next door to his Good Stuff Eatery.”

According to the Baltimore Sun, “Two Boots, a New York-based, Cajun-influenced pizzeria, has just put a foot down in Baltimore.”

According to the Boston Herald, “the operator of Uno Chicago Grill has successfully sliced its debt after a six-month run through bankruptcy court.”

According to FirstCoastNews.com “Chicago Pizza is one of the hottest pizza joints in town, but some customers got quite a shock when their bills arrived.”

As temperatures heat up, Rosina Food Products, Inc. is proud to introduce another HOT item that’s sure to add excitement to any menu!

This afternoon, amidst pounding thunder sticks and 6,000 cheering spectators, Domino’s Pizza named Pali Grewal the 2010 World’s Fastest Pizza Maker.

During the Create With A.1. promotion, Kraft Foodservice is offering a $30 A.1. rebate to the first 500 operators who share their creative A.1. Steak Sauce recipe ideas at www.CreateWithA1.com.

Deliver the hearty, healthy flavor your customers crave with new Truitt Bros. All Natural Shredded Beef Chili.

KRAFT Foodservice introduces Lime Cilantro to its line of dressings made with extra virgin olive oil blended with soybean and canola oil. Containing only the finest ingredients, this refreshing blend of lime and cilantro boasts a quality taste with extremely on-trend flavors.

Now operators can make the most of dessert sales with the click of a button. Visit www.kraftfoodservice.com/desserts and get access to consumer insights, menu tips and profit building tools to help increase sales.

The former chief executive of the UK’s biggest nightclub group is set to relaunch a famous pizza chain.

Fresh Harvest Products, Inc. /quotes/comstock/11k!frhv (FRHV 0.02, -.00, -2.38%) , a developer and marketer of natural and organic products, is pleased to announce that its AC LaRocco Pizza brand has launched a new marketing initiative, The Healthy Pizza Revolution (www.healthypizzarevolution.com) and the Healthy Pizza Takeover (www.healthypizzatakeover.com).

According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “Employment expectations from restaurant operators are up in the third quarter this year, to nearly the same level they hit before the recession led to hiring freezes and layoffs, according to the latest People Report Workforce Index.”