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Motor City Bowl renamed Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

The Motor City Bowl was rechristened Wednesday as the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, with the Detroit-based pizza chain stepping up to sponsor the college football bowl game as two of the region's beleaguered automakers step down.

Parents of slain Mass. deliveryman sue Domino's

The parents of a murdered Domino's Pizza delivery driver have filed a $15 million wrongful death suit against the company in Massachusetts.

Papa John's resists following rivals into pasta

Papa John's is betting the store on keeping its eye on the pie — even as two larger competitors load their plates with pasta with pasta or sandwiches to boost sales in the slumping economy.

NY pizzeria worker shot in 2nd robbery attempt

A month after he fought off a knife-wielding man attempting robbery, a Troy pizza parlor worker has been shot in another apparent robbery attempt at the same restaurant.

Japan's Kobayashi beats Chestnut in eating rematch

In a chewy chow-lenge, Takeru Kobayashi outlasted Joey Chestnut when the eating titans faced off to see who could devour the most pizzas.

Town backed by ex-Domino's chief gets 1st pizzeria

Domino's Pizza money may have helped build the new town of Ave Maria, but the first pizza place in the southwest Florida development will not be part of that chain.

Obama orders pizza from St. Louis, Chicago miffed

The news is hitting Chicago deep dish pizza makers' eye like a big pizza pie.

'Bailout' hits Domino's for 11,000 free pizzas

The Domino's pizza chain has given away nearly 11,000 free pizzas because of a never-used promotion that a Web customer stumbled upon. Tim McIntyre, spokesman for Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Domino's, said Wednesday that the company had prepared an Internet coupon for an ad campaign that was considered in December but never activated.

Correction: Pizza Earnings Roundup

In a Feb. 25 story about pizza company earnings in the fourth quarter, The Associated Press erroneously reported Yum Brand's share price movement. The stock price quoted was for Papa John's, not Yum Brands.

Idaho pizza workers use tips for tropical holiday

Employees at an Idaho pizzeria are using more than $115,000 earned from tips over the past 13 years to pay for a weeklong tropical vacation.

Police: pizza man's cheesy weapon foils a stickup

Police say a pizza delivery man fought back with the one weapon he had handy when a gun was pulled on him in a stickup: A large, hot pepperoni pizza.

Cops follow snow tracks, make pizza theft arrests

Robbers might think twice about committing a crime when there's snow on the ground. Or at least not head right home. That's the lesson after police followed footprints from where a pizza delivery man was robbed to a house on the same block and arrested four teens late Tuesday.

Brendan Fraser: Invisible action hero

Brendan Fraser came to my apartment last night. He was on a Papa John’s pizza box. More accurately, an ad for his upcoming movie “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” was on the box. It covered the whole box, too. The box flap read, “Awaken someone’s appetite!” and there’s a big photo of floppy-haired Brendan wielding two old-timey wooden swords.

Papa John's surpasses $1 billion in online pizza sales

Sometimes during peak hours, the phones are silent in Andy Freitas' pizza restaurants, yet the cooks are busy keeping pace with hungry customers.

Cops Break Door, Nab Alleged Pizza Thief

Police used a battering ram to break down an apartment door and arrest a woman they say grabbed food from a pizza delivery man but failed to pay him.

Pizzeria, Cigar Shop Try to Fix Stink

The owner of Spanky's Pizza fears being driven out of business by the stench of cigar smoke, which customers say is mixing with the familiar smells of pepperoni, cheese and garlic.

Papa John's Takes Texted Pizza Orders

Michelle Kratschmer's family was craving the usual — a large pepperoni pizza and a small pie with black olives and cheese — but how she entered the phone order was entirely new.

5M Pizzas Recalled for Possible E. Coli

General Mills on Thursday recalled about 5 million frozen pizzas sold nationwide under the Totino's and Jeno's labels because of possible E. coli contamination.

Janitor: Co-Workers Put LSD on Pizza

A Fair Lawn school custodian is alleging in a lawsuit that his co-workers laced his pizza with the hallucinogen LSD in an attempt to poison him at an office party in 2005.

Man Uses Machete on Pizza Parlor Manager

A customer attacked a pizzeria manager with a machete after becoming enraged over how long his food delivery took, police said Wednesday. The manager required stitches.

Pizza Boxes Carry Deadbeat Mug Shots

Customers at some suburban pizza parlors are getting something extra with their pepperoni and mushrooms — wanted posters for parents accused of failing to pay child support.

Critics Target Pizza Hut Reading Program

You've read the book, now eat the pizza. Since 1985, that's been the gist of Pizza Hut's Book It, an incentive program used by 50,000 schools nationwide to reward young readers with free pizzas. The program is now under attack by child-development experts who say it promotes bad eating habits and turns teachers into corporate promoters.

Texas-Based Pizza Chain Accepts Pesos

A pizza chain has been hit with death threats and hate mail after offering to accept Mexican pesos, becoming another flashpoint in the nation's debate over immigrants.

Tahoe Bear Swills Beer With Pizza Snack

A bear cub drew a crowd of spectators at a Lake Tahoe neighborhood as it munched on barbecue-chicken-and-jalapeno pizza in the back seat of a vintage red Buick convertible.

Company Wants to Trademark Pizza Scent

The aroma of a freshly baked pizza is arguably as universally recognizable as that of a newly mowed lawn or a fresh cup of coffee.

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Pizza deliveryman gets car jacked in Revere
Source: Sunbeam Television Corp.

REVERE, Mass. -- Police say two men held up a pizza deliveryman, stealing his car and money in Revere. The suspects were armed.

No substitutions: Officer doesn't trade pizza for speeding-ticket break
Source: Salt Lake Tribune

A pizza deliverer has appeared in court on charges that he tried to bribe a police officer with a pepperoni pizza when he was ticketed for speeding in Sandy.

New Eco-Friendly Pizza Box -- GreenBox -- Offers Plates with the Pie
Source: Slashfood

Leftover pizza is all good and well -- until you realize there's no room in the fridge for a bulky box that accommodates but a couple measly slices.

Humpty's Shards

LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF UNIVERSAL LUXURY!

'Drunk Boris Yeltsin tried to hail taxi outside White House in underpants'
Source: Telegraph

Boris Yeltsin got so drunk during a presidential visit to Washington that he was found standing outside the White House in his underpants, trying to hail a taxi so he could go out for a pizza.

4-year-old Allegedly Briefly 'Held Ransom' by Delivery Driver for Pizza Payment
Source: ntnews.com.au

Cindy Paardekooper alleges a pizza delivery driver briefly held her son hostage when she refused to pay for a late pizza on September 5, 2009.

"Ordering a Pizza..." (Ongoing Erosion of Our Right to Privacy)
Source:

Satire-- but perhaps with more than a bit of truth...? (Turn on your speakers...)

Pizza Maker Finds Car He Sold To Start Business 30 Years Ago
Source: wlky.com

After a nationwide search, Papa John's founder John Schnatter has been reunited with the muscle car he sold to help launch his pizza business three decades ago. Schnatter said he found the 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 in his own

Man Arrested For Throwing Pizza Slice At Daughter -
Source: cbs4.com

A Gainesville man was arrested and charged with a third-degree felony on Friday after hitting his daughter with a slice of pizza. The 38-year-old man's name was not disclosed to protect the identity of the victim.

Charges Dropped Against Pizza-Punching Prosecutor | NBC Miami
Source: nbcmiami.com

David Ranck goes to anger management, but at least he can still order pizza

Pizza Delivery Man brings pie, Customer tries to rob them, pizza man Shoots Customer 2nd time this month
Source: TheState.com

A Papa John's pizza delivery man shot and wounded a 17-year-old who called in a pizza order and then robbed him at a vacant house with a fake handgun, the Lexington County Sheriff's Department said.

Pizza, Pesci and Produce in Naples
Source: TravelMuse

The city is famous for inventing pizza, but don't let that narrow your taste buds.

Pizza Hut to change its name?
Source: MSN

The chain, which has recently expanded its menu beyond pizza to include pasta, could not immediately be reached for comment Friday. Media and advertising trade publication MediaWeek characterized the name change as an attempt to transform its stores into hip hangouts.

Sen. Coburn's STD Lecture to Congressional Interns Put On Hold Due to Pizza Dispute
Source: FOXNews.com

Capitol Hill interns might miss out this summer on a famed lecture from Oklahoma Sen.

U student (stoner) gets stuck in bathtub, sends email to 'High Times'
Source: regalseagull.com

Following up on the story first reported last night on The Regal Seagull, below are transcripts from a selection of the 42 emergency e-mails 23 year old Justin Ackerman attempted send to High Times magazine from his bathtub.

Kidnapped woman saved from captor by pizza delivery man
Source: Guardian Unlimited

It was unusual enough for Chris Turner to drive 30 miles into the secluded Smoky Mountains to serve a customer. But then this turned out to be no ordinary pizza delivery.

Pizza Delivery Man Rescues Woman
Source: AOL

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (May 29) — Chris Turner normally wouldn't drive 30 miles into the remote Tennessee mountains just to deliver a pizza.

Recipe Hit List: 18 Homemade Pizza Recipes (plus dough, sauce recipes)
Source: TipNut

A dozen and a half recipes listed here, ranging from basic to gourmet to exotic.

25 best pizzas around the country - TODAY Food and wine
Source: msnbc.com

Ahhhhh, pizza. It's a wonderful thing. Unfortunately, I live in a city of Germans, so there isn't much offered in the way of pizza here, but there are some places that get good reviews.

Would you like pizza with your salt?
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

More than 90 per cent of pizzas sold by takeaway chains and supermarkets contain levels of salt so high they are a danger to health, a report has found.

Recession pizza new hit
Source: croatiantimes.com

Credit-crunched diners are flocking to a pizza parlour in Vodice, southern Croatia, after it launched a 1.50 Euros pizza called 'Recession Pizza".

Real or Hoax? Man Complains About Pizza
Source: myfoxdetroit.com

A Welsh man brought home a pizza and noticed it didn't have any toppings. Turns out he was looking at the pizza upside down.

Man complains his pizza has no topping - until he realises it is upside down
Source: Telegraph

A telephone call by a shopper who rings a helpline to complain that his pizza has no topping before realising it is upside down, has become an internet sensation.

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