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BJ's Restaurants hits refresh on its signature pizza

 By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 12, 2025

Pizza is one of the casual-dining chain’s core products, but customer satisfaction had been declining over the years. A “familiar, but refreshed” version hit the menu last week.

Financing

Papa Johns starts cutting costs as its sales decline

 By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 06, 2025

The fast-food pizza chain’s same-store sales declined 3% last quarter. The company is planning to cut “non-customer-facing” costs and will speed up refranchising.

Financing

MOD Pizza continues to shrink amid warnings about the chain's long-term health

By Lisa Jennings on Nov. 05, 2025

After flirting with bankruptcy last year, the fast-casual pizza chain faces financial losses and an uncertain future, according to its franchise disclosure documents. And it's closing locations.

Financing

Yum Brands could put Pizza Hut on the market after another tough quarter

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 04, 2025

The fast-food chain operator is exploring strategic options for its pizza brand after years of sales challenges, including a 6% decline in U.S. same-store sales in the third quarter.

Emerging Brands

Timber Pizza wants to elevate pizza night but keep it affordable

By Lisa Jennings on Oct. 23, 2025

Buzzworthy Brands: This fast-casual-ish concept is ramping up franchising and expanding beyond its home market of greater Washington, D.C.

Financing

Domino's increasingly dominates the fast-food pizza market

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 17, 2025

Despite a host of challenges, Domino’s has only tightened its grip on the quick-service pizza market. Its recent performance has solidified that status.

Financing

Domino's delivers another hot quarter as value pricing sizzles

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 14, 2025

Domino's delivered another strong quarter with 5.2% same-store sales growth, proving that aggressive value pricing and stuffed crust can still move the needle in a brutal pizza market where most chains are struggling to find their footing.

Financing

Domino’s paints a dim picture of the current environment

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 14, 2025

Domino's posted its best sales in nearly two years with a winning $9.99 pizza deal, but even the pizza giant's CFO warns that the broader restaurant industry slowdown is intensifying—and things could get uglier from here.

Financing

Papa Murphy's franchisees are not the chain's biggest problem

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 13, 2025

The Bottom Line: The CEO of the take-and-bake pizza chain’s parent company MTY Food Group blamed its problems in part on franchisees’ lack of marketing. But the company faces value concerns and competition from grocery stores.

Financing

A volatile environment and intense competition take a bite out of Papa Murphy's

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 13, 2025

Papa Murphy's continues to close underperforming stores as parent company MTY Food Group works to turn around the struggling pizza chain amid intense competition and declining same-store sales.

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