Pizza is one of America's favorite foods, as it is easy to prepare and fun to share. Families are often looking for ways to enjoy this tasty dish and still feel good about staying on track with enjoyable, mindful eating.

Hosting a Halloween party just takes a great menu and imagination. Little ghosts, goblins, princesses and pirates love all things sweet. So, start by scaring up some fun with plenty of graveyard goodies.

Brisk autumn evenings call for warm, homemade meals that bring the family together around the dinner table. Dishes that deliver savory flavors are sure to win over their hearts, as well as warm them.

According to a recent survey, women love their cheese, with 53 per cent naming it their favourite topping on a pizza, while men like it meaty, with 51 per cent listing pepperoni as their preferred pizza topping. This, just one of many insights gathered from Pizza Pizza and Pizza 73's annual Canadian Pizza Month survey, conducted by Leger, as part of its celebrations to mark National Pizza Month.

One hundred top home cooks are proving that taste and creativity do not have to be sacrificed when it comes to quick and easy recipes in this year's Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest. Finalists packed big flavors and ideas, like Sriracha sauce and food mashups, into simple, family-friendly recipes made with seven ingredients or less and no more than 30 minutes of active prep time. The original recipes competing for the $1 million grand prize in the 46 th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest reflect current tastes and trends and are ready for trying at www.BakeOff.com.

Who ever said being stupid doesn't pay off?

Consumer confidence in the safety of foods and beverages sold in the U.S. has dropped over the past five years according to Multi-sponsor Surveys' Study of Clean Food & Beverage Labels. In this survey conducted in May/June 2013 among a national sample of 2,100 adults, one in six express a "great deal" of confidence in food safety. By comparison, in 2008 approximately one in four adults expressed a "great deal" of confidence.

Dunkin' Donuts, America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, announced today the signing of a multi-unit store development agreement with new franchisees, Doug Patterson and Cameron Stapleton to develop three new restaurants throughout northern Colorado in the surrounding areas of Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley, Windsor and Estes Park. The first restaurant is expected to open in 2015 and the remainder by 2017.

The Award-Winning casual-dining franchise Quaker Steak & Lube known for its Best Wings USA and more than 20 sauces, announced today two different promotions that will run through the month of October. Beginning Oct. 1, Quaker Steak & Lube will launch both its "Think Pink" program in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, and its next social media recipe contest, "Sauce It Up!"

Because of today's busy lifestyle, making homemade biscuits is becoming a lost art form. Join White Lily to help "Save the Biscuit" by learning, teaching and sharing with others the joy of making biscuits.

Unforgettable music and meals are the focus of a new advertising campaign by the West Coast's leading poultry producer, family-owned Foster Farms. As consumer demand for natural frozen foods increases 1, the company celebrates its complete line of 100 percent All Natural frozen cooked chicken products. Foster Farms is the nation's only major cooked chicken brand to offer a complete line of frozen cooked products that contain exclusively All Natural ingredients. New television advertisements celebrate this "Amazing Chicken" by introducing a memorable chicken choir clucking three timeless 80s classics, including "Don't You Want Me" by the Human League, "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger and "Africa" by Toto.

Next Gen Dine cloud restaurant point of sale by Prelag Partners LLC is now certified by ValueTec to offer gift cards and loyalty programs. This certification will allow Next Gen Dine restaurants to offer and process gift and loyalty cards for their customers.

Bebida Beverage Company (OTC markets: BBDA) (BeBevCo), a growing developer, manufacturer and global marketer of liquid relaxation and energy products announced today that the Wall Street Journal aired an interview regarding various relaxation drinks, including BeBevCo's KOMA Unwind, as they discussed the market potential and effectiveness of the drink on October 2, 2013.

Honoring its longstanding tradition of quality, Progresso expands its soup offerings with the introduction of Artisan Soups. The line, featuring a new repertoire of ingredients, comes in five flavorful varieties and demonstrates the Progresso brand's commitment to celebrating authentic taste and exploring new flavors. It is also the first ready-to-serve soup line from Progresso available in a Tetra Pak carton. This packaging allows the soup to cook in a whole new way one that lets the freshness and flavor of ingredients shine.

Pasta has always been one of America's favorite foods, offering limitless options for recipes, flavors and comfort. Even better, pasta is one of the most effective delivery systems for other healthy foods, such as fresh vegetables, lean meats, fish, poultry and beans, which one needs in a well-balanced diet. And Americans are getting it right! Pasta Fits (www.pastafits.org), a nutrition and culinary education and resource initiative sponsored by the National Pasta Association, reports that its most shared pasta recipes are those containing fish and poultry. Fish and poultry recipes are five times more popular than any other type of recipe Pasta Fits offers.

With high school football season underway, PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America business unit is kicking-off its "Score for Your School" program in Texas - inviting fans to help local high schools win a $10,000 donation for their sports programs. From now until November 1, 2013, Texas fans can visit www.ScoreForYourSchool.com, enter the Universal Product Code from any Frito-Lay product (chips, dips, salsa and more) and select the Texas public high school of their choice.

This fall, Dos Equis is donning its own mask and helping fans 21 and older embrace their alter egos with the launch of the Ultimate Masquerade. Starting today, Dos Equis will kick off the fall with a series of incredible events, a nationwide contest and masquerade-themed elements - all designed to help people unmask their more interesting side in a way only Dos Equis can.

Transparency Market Research has launched a new market report titled "Frozen Food Market (Vegetables & Fruits, Potatoes, Ready-to-eat Meals, Meat, Fish/Seafood and Soups) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019," according to the which the demand for frozen food was valued at USD 224.74 billion in 2012 is expected to reach USD 293.75 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of 3.9% from 2013 to 2019.

With the goal of bringing greater education and focus to a disease that impacts millions of Americans every day, HoneyBaked, the premium food retailer, is partnering with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) this October with a fully-integrated campaign effort.

CHICAGO, Oct. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Protein Bar, a high-growth fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in healthy, on-the-go options, today announced a capital investment by Catterton Partners, the leading consumer-focused private equity firm.  The investment will be used to foster the expansion of the Protein Bar concept across the country.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  

Chef Mark May, with a proven 4-star or 4-diamond record, leads his culinary team merging authentic Naples inspired Italian cuisine with an approach to pleasing the entire family. Chef May is a classically trained chef with international experience in Manhattan, France, Italy and Japan. With more than two decades of culinary expertise and posts at Michelin-starred restaurants and luxury hotels around the world, including Arizona's L'Auberge de Sedona, Japan's Restaurant Vingt-Cinq, New York's La Colombe d'Or, and Monte Carlo's La Saliere and Louis XV, May brings both a fresh creative energy as well as the culinary background in Mediterranean, and American cuisine to the Sedona Pizza Company.

This month marks Klatch Coffee's 20 year anniversary of coffee and conversation. Klatch Coffee is a family owned and operated specialty coffee company that credits its success to the quality of the coffee they source and their dedication to extensive training. Klatch Coffee will celebrate their 20th anniversary by offering specials throughout the month of October at their retail locations and will cap it off October 19th at their roastery with Klatch Coffee-Con, an event that celebrates coffee in all its forms.

The authentic Buffalo wings that first started a craze in New York City almost twenty-five years ago are now set to expand to Mexico. Atomic Wings, which boasts an extensive menu of American classics, appeals to everyone from the consummate wing connoisseur, to casual diners looking for an authentic taste of New York. As of October 1st, 2013, Atomic Wings Franchisor signed a Master Franchise Agreement to bring Atomic Wings to Mexico. The company is committed to opening a minimum of 30 units throughout Mexico, with the first two locations set to open within the next 12 months.

Born in a sweltering sauna on a freezing Minnesota night, nICE mug is the newest brainchild of Glenn Auerbach, Minneapolis entrepreneur, inventor, sauna and ice enthusiast. A drinking vessel crafted of crystal clear ice, nICE mug is an innovative way to bring a glacial chill to your favorite beverages. To generate support for his invention, Auerbach has launched an exciting online venture using Kickstarter to put nICE mugs in the hands of ice lovers everywhere. Kickstarter funding for nICE mug wraps up Tuesday, October 8 at 6 p.m. EST.

The old way to order food delivery or takeout consisted of keeping a stack of paper menus from local restaurants that deliver, somewhere in the house. When one was hit by a craving for Thai food, pizza or empanadas one would rummage through those menus, place many phone calls and order by phone.