Disaster assistance applicants who received a U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loan application should fill it out – even if they do not want a loan. A completed loan application is the gateway to determining the type of assistance for which a homeowner or renter may be eligible.

According to NaplesNews.com, “I probably shouldn’t be proud of the fact that I’m the Foursquare mayor of both the Kebabery AND the Fish Inn II in my hometown of Bishop’s Stortford. But I am. Even if it hasn’t as yet got me any free chips.”

This Michigan pizzeria, celebrating 50 years of business in 2010, has involved three generations of family members.

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 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.

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.

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.”

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.”

Monitor your pours to avoid costly shrinkage.

(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.

On Tuesday, a Southwest Airlines flight was one of several diverted to the Pueblo, Colo., airport as storms battered Denver Airport.

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.”

Recycling is good for the environment and your bottom line.

Ensure that your staff is projecting the image you desire for your brand.

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 (WCR) is pleased to announce its revitalized Web site at www.WomenChefs.org.

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.”

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.”

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.”

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 connects the harvest to the home and transforms crops into products that serve vital needs for food and energy.

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.