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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google still recommends glue for your pizza  The Verge Source link

Papa Johns (PZZA) is getting extra spicy. The pizza chain officially debuted its hottest pizza to date — the new “Dragon Flame Pizza” — in honor of the upcoming “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon.” The spicy concoction, hand-tossed in Papa Johns’ signature pizza sauce, is topped with sriracha dry spice, smoked pulled chicken, Italian sausage, fresh green peppers, melty cheese, and Fresno chilies. The final pie is dusted with red chili and garlic crunch. To celebrate the new menu… Source link

More than 13,000 pounds of frozen pizza were recalled over fears they might have been contaminated with “extraneous materials, specifically metal,” authorities said Sunday. The 33.5-ounce Home Run Inn pizzas — topped with sausage, pepperoni, onions and peppers — would have a “best by” date of Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, or FSIS. The frozen pizzas in the recall were made on June 6, and the problem “was discovered when the… Source link

Little Caesars is battling record-high inflation — and winning the fight, according to its CEO. “We’ve actually seen customer accounts and transactions increase,” Little Caesars CEO and President David Scrivano told Yahoo Finance Live, crediting the brand’s role as a “value player” in the pizza space. “Today, you can get a pepperoni pizza at Little Caesars for about half the price [compared to] our competitors,” Scrivano continued, shrugging off rising food cost concerns as the category rose… Source link

Even pizza prices are headed higher amid elevated inflation. Papa John’s said this week that the company increased prices 7% in the first quarter to help offset inflationary pressures. Despite the price increase, Papa John’s still saw North America same-store sales gain 1.9%. “We have got great demand for our products [and] positive comparable sales in the first quarter despite the most challenging operating environment we have ever seen,” said Papa John’s CEO Rob Lynch on Yahoo Finance Live… Source link

You may have sliced a few pizzas on Monday’s Google Doodle, which features versions of the culinary favorite from all over the world. Google’s interactive Doodle allows you to slice pizza using your cursor, with certain rules about the number of slices you get and the toppings that need to go on each slice. The pizzas represent cultures from all over the world, including Italy, Argentina, Canada, Hungary, Japan, Thailand, India and Brazil. Why are we celebrating pizza on Dec. 6? On the… Source link

Google Google has a new Doodle on Monday you can count on… Source link

Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) just saw sales fall after 41 straight quarters of U.S. same-store sales increases, ending one of the most impressive runs in the fast food industry. That streak ground to a halt largely because of the worker shortage pounding low wage sectors such as retail, restaurants, and hospitality. Domino’s U.S. same-store sales fell 1.9%, a sharp reversal from a 17.5% increase the same quarter last year, the company said Thursday. Same-store sales at company-operated and… Source link

Banza is the latest company to partner with Beyond Meat (BYND) to unveil a new menu offering, as alternative meat makes inroads in fast and comfort foods. On Tuesday, the food company known for chickpea-inspired creations like pasta, pizza, rice and mac & cheese, announced the release of a new, frozen vegetarian pizza option — but this one using plant-based Beyond Sausage Italian Crumbles. The new pizza is dubbed Banza Supreme.  The latest entry to the frozen food section is made with… Source link

And who said fast-food innovation has peaked.  Beyond Meat (BYND) and Yum! Brands (YUM) said Tuesday they will debut a new pizza featuring plant-based pepperoni from Beyond Meat. The pizza will be available initially at 70 Pizza Hut locations, including Albany, N.Y.; Columbus and Macon Georgia; Houston, Texas; and Jacksonville, Fla.  The pepperoni pizza is the first creation under a new global partnership signed by Yum! Brands and Beyond Meat in February. Under the deal, the two companies… Source link