A new voice for the pizza segmentA new voice for the pizza segment

By Steve Coomes


Worried that compliance with federal menu-labeling regulations will create problems for the nation’s chain pizza operators, members of a newly formed coalition of pizza companies representing 20,000 locations are traveling to Washington, D.C., to present their concerns directly to legislators.


Gathered under the banner of The American Pizza Community, or TAPC, executives from such usually competitive brands as Domino’s Pizza, Papa John’s Pizza, Little Caesar Enterprises, the International Pizza Hut Franchise Holders Association, Hungry Howie’s and Godfather’s Pizza are banding together to meet with federal lawmakers June 19-20. They will address challenges they expect to face from the yet-to-be enacted menu-labeling provi...