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 TiVo Adds Domino's to Its Menu 

Users can order Domino's pizza from their TVs

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Nov 18, 08 9:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Hungry? Don't get up from the couch. TiVo customers can now order Domino's pizza right on their TVs, the Wall Street Journal reports, in a promotion that pops up when a customer forwards through a Domino's commercial. The promotion has two goals: Beefing up the pizza chain's bottom line—shares are down 71% in the past year—and taking advantage of DVR technology, which is popular with consumers but not advertisers. More »

More about:  television • TiVo • DVR • pizza • Domino's Pizza • delivery service

 Frog Pizza Storms London 

'The Hopper' has UK animal activists croaking mad

Sun (UK) Sun (UK) Oct 16, 08 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - London restaurant chain Eco has animal-rights activists hopping mad over its newest pizza, the Sun reports. Called “The Hopper,” the pie contains 8 frogs legs with capers and anchovies. British group Animal Aid is urging a boycott of Eco because harvesters of frogs’ legs usually cut them off while the amphibians are still alive. More »

More about:  Great Britain • food • fast food • frogs • pizza • amphibians

 Papa John's Hits $1B
 in Online Pizza Sales 

Pizzamaker hits milestone as Internet becomes serious doughmaker for industry

Associated Press Associated Press May 8, 08 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Papa John's passed the $1-billion mark in online pizza orders yesterday, trumpeting growth in Internet sales averaging 50% per year since it debuted the service in 2001. Domino’s and Pizza Hut join the third-place pizza-delivery chain in reporting that the Internet is giving the business new life and increasing their slice of the casual dining pie, reports the AP. Pizza Hut says its online orders have grown sixfold in the last 3 years, and Domino's says its tracking system has given the company a "big bump." More »

More about:  Internet • fast food industry • pizza • online sales

 Pizza.com Name Sells for $2.6M 

1994 buyer (for 20 bucks) cashes in

Baltimore Sun Baltimore Sun Apr 4, 08 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The domain name pizza.com sold at auction yesterday for $2.6 million, netting a tidy little profit for a Baltimore man who bought 14 years ago for $20, the Baltimore Sun reports. Seller Chris Clark held onto the name over the years, making sure to keep up with the $20 annual registration fees. Then he read that vodka.com recently sold for $3 million, and "I thought, 'Why don't I just try to see what the level of interest is?'" he said. More »

More about:  Internet • website • domain names • pizza • web domain

 Flour Is Costing a Lot of Bread 

The rising cost of wheat is forcing bakers to increase their prices

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Mar 16, 08 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Consumers are getting hit in the breadbasket as tight flour supplies push bakers’ costs higher, reports the Los Angeles Times. Wheat crop failures, the weak US dollar and more farmers growing corn for ethanol instead of grain have more than doubled the price of a 50-pound bag of flour to $27. And it could go to $60 this year. More »

More about:  consumer prices • pizza • bread • wheat prices • flour • bakers

 Pizza Police Pursue Posers 

Deep-dish, go home: Italian law governs
aims to enforce Neapolitan authenticity

The Smart Set Mar 12, 08 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Think that pineapple-and ham-concoction is a pizza? Not according to Italian law, Julie Reno writes in the Smart Set. Only hand-kneaded dough, rolled to no more than 14 inches in diameter, topped with San Marzano plum tomatoes and baked in a brick wood-fired oven qualifies. La Pizza Polizia crown such authentic Neapolitan pies with Guaranteed Traditional Specialty status: Only two NYC pizzerias have made the cut. More »

More about:  food • Italy • sushi • Naples • pizza • authenticity • Gianni Alemanno

Beer and Pizza Getting Pricey

Rising fuel and ingredient costs affect traditional cheap eats

MSNBC MSNBC Mar 1, 08 3:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Even cheap foods like pizza and bagels are getting pricey these days over a mix of inflationary pressures, MSNBC reports. Last year's shocking 4% food price hike was driven by more than gas prices, one analyst says: It's diesel that fuels the trucks and trains that transport goods. "It's everything that gets shipped," he said—which makes diesel costs "much scarier" than the cost of gas. More »

More about:  gas prices • food • food prices • beer • ethanol • fast food • consumer prices • hot dogs • pizza • cheese • wheat prices

10 Best Places to Pig Out

10 best gut-stretching meals around the country

Discovery Channel Sep 10, 07 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tired of picking at salads and counting out almonds?  Fill up your plate with the 10 "best-tasting, most gut-stretching" meals the Discovery Channel could find. Lambert's Cafe, Sikeston, MO Eagle's Deli, Brighton, MA Seiad Valley Cafe, Seiad Valley, CA More »

More about:  list • California • food • travel • restaurant • Missouri • contest • eating • pizza • burger • steak

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