Daily Pizza Roundup: April 16

*Domino’s drivers in Missouri and Kansas file lawsuit against franchise owners for allegedly failing to reimburse their car expenses (STL Today)

*The Swedes are getting creative with their pizzas (PMQ)

*Domino’s CEO says international expansion, new recipes and better marketing behind chain’s turnaround. (Business Insider)

*Fifty years ago, pizza was “foreign food” in the South. (VNews.com)

*Netherlands pizza guy shot on the job. (NL Times)

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Daily Pizza Roundup: April 16

Daily Pizza Roundup: April 15

*New York Domino’s franchisees settle labor violations with payments for employees. (NY Daily News)

*LeBron James-backed and Chipotle-compared Blaze Pizza had $33 million in sales last year, expanding to 500 locations by 2020. (Bloomberg Business)

*N.Y. pizzeria owner stole seafood from supermarket, police say. (TimesUnion.com)

*Delivery guy escapes from would-be robbers. (Delaware Online)

*Madman/genius creates mini pizza with cheeseball crust. (DudeFoods.com)

*These pizza socks are pretty cheesy (heheheh). (Imgur)

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Daily Pizza Roundup: April 15

Daily Pizza Roundup: April 14

*1944: The Times discovers pizza (New York Times)

*Florida scammers target Disney World tourists with bogus pizza fliers. (ThemeParkInsider.com)

*Bomb hoaxers target Oregon pizzeria. (Register-Guard)

*LOL: “I am in Dominoes waiting for a pizza. the staff are having a loud and violent argument… I fear it may turn into fisticuffs and my pizza may get burnt.” (Mumsnet)

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Daily Pizza Roundup: April 14

Daily Pizza Roundup: April 13

*Naples pizza chef calls McDonalds’ claim that kids prefer burgers to slices “blasphemy.” (The Telegraph)

*For those with more money than taste: Wall Street pizzeria offers $50 personal pie with black truffles. (DNA Info)

*British princes forged note to get pizza during youth. (Daily Mail)

Pizza Punk: “Pepperoni Eyes”

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Daily Pizza Roundup: April 13

Daily Pizza Roundup: April 10

*Maryland man sentenced to six years for setting pizzeria on fire. (Firehouse.com)

*French pizza chains basically suck, study says. (Pizza Marketplace)

Credit: Mernie
Credit: Mernie

*Little Caesars’ “bacon-wrapped crust deep! deep! dish pizza” apparently isn’t good for you. (Alternet.org)

*Don’t mess with our pizza: man who asked for a slice gets stabbed. (MySanAntonio.com)

*A Ninja Turtle would eat it: pair of Indian guys try to get cash out of restaurant after claiming they found a dead lizard on their pizza. (The Indian Express)

*Ethiopian man returns home from studying abroad, opens pizzeria. (howwemadeitinafrica.com)

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Daily Pizza Roundup: April 10

Daily Pizza Roundup: April 9

*Heads-up to the pizza delivery people of Fayetteville, N.C.: police say robbers are targeting you. (WRAL) 0407151739

*Arizona man pulls knife on roommate over pizza dough terminology. (Daily Sun)

*Pizza Today announces winners of 2015 International Pizza Challenge. (Pizza Today)

*Police investigating cops who parked in handicap spot at pizzeria. (Facebook)

*Throw a pizza party on the cheap. (Press Democrat)

*A nice feature on the Connecticut pizza maker who finished third in Vegas competition. (Record-Journal)

*Eater downs “super mondo” pizza challenge. (Sparks Tribune)

*I’d try this cauliflower pizza with goat cheese> (Richmond.com)

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Daily Pizza Roundup: April 9

Daily Pizza Roundup: April 8

*Domino’s CEO calls for higher wages at non-franchise stores. (New York Times)

*Welcome to the dystopian future: pizza-flavored paste. (NPR)

*The Onion goofs on fundraiser for anti-gay marriage pizzeria. (The Onion)

*Closing Iowa pizzeria to continue as food truck. (KCCI)

*Customer requests “dick” pizza: (via Reddit)

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Daily Pizza Roundup: April 8

Daily Pizza Roundup: April 7

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Plain slice from Ray’s Traditional Pizza, Hillsdale, N.J.

*Fifty percent of Domino’s sales are digital, CEO says. (CNBC)

*”Why even our most radical visions of the future include pizza.” (Gizmodo U.K.)

*New York Papa John’s franchisee didn’t pay workers what they were due, court finds. (Business Management Daily)

*Idaho man allegedly threatened to “shoot up” pizza joint over slow service. (MagicValley.com)

*Nova Scotia woman attacked with pizza slice. (CBC)

*Pennsylvania man “threw pizza and punches.” (Pocono Record)

*Writer claims your homemade pizza is “better and quicker and cheaper than what you can buy at the neighborhood pizza place.” (New York Times)

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Daily Pizza Roundup: April 7

Daily Pizza Roundup: April 6

*29,160 people donate $842,387 to closed anti-gay marriage pizzeria. (Indy Star)

*Fast-casual pizzerias make $35 billion in annual sales. (Crain’s)

*PMQ runs the “pizza hall of fame.” (pizzahalloffame.com) (Broadway World)

*NYC pizzeria’s oven “has been compared to a Ferrari and a Stradivarius.” (The New Yorker)

*Pizza slice is the most popular emoji on payment app Venmo. (Quartz)

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Daily Pizza Roundup: April 6

Weekend Pizza Roundup: April 4

*Millionaire Florida politician drops suit against lost teen pizza delivery guy. (Orlando Sentinel)

*Memories Gourmet Pizza Co. of Wisconsin takes flack for having a name similar to anti-gay marriage pizzeria in Indiana. (WBAY)

*Pizza and beer: Six (large) craft breweries attended the International Pizza Expo. (Brewers Association)

Weekend Pizza Roundup: April 4