Sbarro’s Pizza Planning New Menu, Locations
New York — Sbarro, the pizza chain synonymous with shopping-center food courts, is venturing outside the mall. After filing for bankruptcy twice in the past five years, Sbarro is staking a comeback on becoming a more traditional pizza chain — complete with stand-alone locations and delivery guys — putting it in closer competition with Pizza Hut, Domino’s and Papa John’s. Long known for selling pizza by the slice in cafeteria- style...
Subway’s Latest Challenge: Getting out From Jared’s Shadow
New York — Subway benefited hugely from Jared Fogle’s weight loss story. Now the sandwich chain needs to figure out how to prevent him from overshadowing its future. It’s not clear how customers will react to Fogle’s plans to plead guilty to allegations that he paid for sex acts with minors and received child pornography, since it doesn’t have anything to do with Subway’s food. But the association of the company’s name with crimes...
