President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States, has accepted the role of Honorary Chancellor of Laureate International Universities, the global network of leading private universities.

Forget the apple. The Loop Pizza Grill is recognizing teachers on Tuesday, May 4 with discounted pizzas, burgers, salads and more. During this year’s National Teacher Day, educators will receive 10 percent off their entire Loop purchase. All they have to do is show their employee ID.

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.

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.”

The Nick-N-Willy’s Franchise Company is pleased to announce the new ownership of its Rapid City, South Dakota restaurant by a group of local investors with a passion for pizza.

According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “CKE Restaurants Inc., parent of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., said it has accepted a buyout deal valued at $1 billion from an affiliate of Apollo Global Management.”

According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “Four restaurants chains, including Subway and Starbucks, were among 16 companies that pledged Monday to voluntarily cut down on the amount of sodium in their products as part of a national initiative aimed at reducing salt consumption by 25 percent over the next five years.”

Chain Known for “Better Ingredients” Launches Summer-Long “Papa’s Specialty Pizza Challenge” to Find Next Great Specialty Pizza

According to The Australian, “Melbourne pizza aficionado Tony Fazio was hired to run the restaurant, which was located in a basement in a hidden alleyway.”

According to the Washington Post, “The food industry and major business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, are threatening to withdraw support for a long-pending bill to improve food safety, saying they are upset by a proposed amendment that would ban bisphenol-A, a controversial chemical, from food and beverage containers.”

Little Caesars Pizza today announced the appointment of James C. Hartenstein as vice president, International. In his new role, Hartenstein will have direct responsibility for all functions outside of the United States, for both existing countries and creating strategies to develop new markets. He will report to David Scrivano, president of Little Caesars.

When business is booming, a lot of things are going on in your pizzeria’s kitchen: Knives are chopping, sauce is stewing, dough is flying, and you can’t seem to keep the pies moving in and out of the oven fast enough. No doubt it’s easy to cut a few corners or delay a much-needed cleaning when you’re living the pie life in full swing. But what starts as a little spilled tomato sauce can turn into a real safety and sanitation issue rapidly.

According to KPHO.com, “A Brooklyn, N.Y., man loves pizza so much that he intends to eat it for every meal, every day, for an entire month.Nick Sherman told News 12 in Brooklyn he plans to eat pizza at a difference place every day this April.

According to the Madison County Courier, “Vince’s Gourmet Imports is teaming up with Madison Cortland ARC to raise money for educational services and employ people with disabilities.”

Exploring your options in new meat toppings will wow customers who crave more than pepperoni.

According to Nation’s Restaurant News, “Pizza Hut has relaunched its website to make online ordering faster and more intuitive, the company said Tuesday.”

Philadelphia based start-up PizzaPages.com has officially opened the doors of its Online Directory.

In the spirit of Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary, Pizza Fusion has launched a nationwide search for the greenest, most eco-friendly pizza recipe in the country with the Pizza Fusion Earth Day Video Contest.

Freedom Environmental Services (Pink Sheets:FRDM) announced today that it has signed a service contract with Little Caesars Pizza to service multiple store locations in the Central Florida area. Freedom Environmental has already installed new grease tanks in some of Little Caesars Pizza locations and will be rolling out to new locations as they come on line. In addition to grease tank installation, the contract calls for emergency services, wastewater clean-up and grease disposal.

According to the Seattle Times, “Good Chicago-style deep-dish pizza is hard to come by in Seattle, but there’s a tasty new choice in the city: Kylie’s Chicago Pizza.”

It may boast an Italian heritage, but pizza is now claimed by South Americans and South Asians alike, not to mention Croats, Israelis and Armenians.

According to MacReportOnline.com, “Big Ten Conference and Little Caesars Pizza Bowl officials announced today an agreement to extend their affiliation through the 2013 college football season.”