September 22, 2012
Anthony SchoettleNoble Roman’s Inc. has baked up an idea to expand its franchising opportunities nationwide and dramatically increase
revenue. The Indianapolis-based pizza company is rolling out plans for a stand-alone, take-and-bake concept designed to rival
Papa Murphy’s.
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May 15, 2012
The pizza franchisor earned $365,079 in the quarter ended March 31. But it continues to see more growth from take-n-bake products
in grocery stores.
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May 9, 2012
Bloomberg NewsGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. has stripped founder Robert P. Stiller of his position as chairman after he sold shares
to meet a margin call at a time when the company’s trading policies prohibited such sales.
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April 28, 2012
Indianapolis-based Noble Roman’s Inc. is a franchisor of Noble Roman’s Pizza and Tuscano’s Italian Style
Subs restaurants. Some outlets are stand-alone, while others are in non-traditional locations, such as universities, convenience
stores, travel plazas and military bases.
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March 14, 2012
Noble Roman's saw royalties and fees from traditional franchises decrease last year, but royalties and fees from non-traditional
franchises increased, and the company saw more growth from take-n-bake products.
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July 23, 2011
Indianapolis-based Noble Roman’s Inc. is a franchisor of Noble Roman’s Pizza and Tuscano’s Italian Style
Subs restaurants. Some outlets are stand-alone, while others are in non-traditional locations, such as universities, convenience
stores, travel plazas and military bases.
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May 11, 2011
IBJ StaffRevenue at Noble Roman's Inc. inched up in the first quarter as the Indianapolis-based franchisor continued to grow its
take-and-bake pizza operation in grocery stores.
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March 15, 2011
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis-based pizza franchisor saw declining results from its restaurants, but got a boost from its growing line
of take-and-bake products.
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February 21, 2011
Cory SchoutenNoble Roman's Inc. has won a pivotal courtroom victory in a battle with 14 former franchisees of its dual-branded Noble
Roman’s Pizza and Tuscano’s Italian Style Subs restaurants.
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November 24, 2010
Francesca JaroszThe pizza franchisor will begin offering pasta sauce, Parmesan cheese, cheesy bread sticks, cheese dip and a deep-dish lasagna
dish to grocery stores to supplement franchise revenue.
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November 11, 2010
Costs related to discontinued operations prompted the loss for Noble Roman’s, which is shelving its traditional store model
in favor of offering its products in convenience and grocery stores.
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September 4, 2010
IBJ StaffNoble Roman’s Inc. is a franchisor of Noble Roman’s Pizza and Tuscano’s Italian Style Subs restaurants.
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August 11, 2010
IBJ StaffNoble Roman’s Inc. profit and revenue slipped in the second quarter as fewer of its traditional Noble’s Pizza
and Tuscano’s Italian Style Subs stores were operating.
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May 7, 2010
Indianapolis-based pizza and sub chain saw a decline in royalties and ongoing fees from franchisees in the first quarter.
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March 17, 2010
IBJ StaffIndianapolis-based Noble Roman's Inc. improved its bottom line in 2009, reporting a $1.7 million profit despite revenue
that dropped 16 percent to $7.5 million.
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November 28, 2009
Cory SchoutenPizza chain Noble Roman's Inc. says plans for its first investor meeting in seven years have no connection to an investor's
lawsuit.
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November 10, 2009
Andrea Muirragui DavisIndianapolis-based Noble Roman's Inc. said late Monday that it posted a third-quarter profit of $459,535, or 2 cents per share—a
44-percent improvement over the same period last year. But revenue for the quarter fell to $1.9 million, from $2.2 million
in 2008.
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August 29, 2009
Cory SchoutenA group of former franchisees of Noble Roman’s Inc. has hired a new attorney to represent them in a case against
the chain after a Hamilton County judge tossed their old lawyer.
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March 23, 2009
Cory SchoutenMore former franchisees have joined a lawsuit against Noble Roman's Inc., raising the prospect that a courtroom loss could
sink the locally based pizza chain.
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November 24, 2008
Cory SchoutenRobert P. Stiller, a lifelong entrepreneur who built Green Mountain into a wholesale coffee giant with 7,000 customers and
$500 million in revenue, owns 3.4 million shares, or 17 percent of the Noble Roman's company.
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July 7, 2008
Cory SchoutenNine former Noble Roman's franchisees and a current operator have filed a lawsuit charging that the Indianapolis chain lied
to them about the costs and risks of opening one of its pizza and sub restaurants. The franchisees say the 1,000-restaurant
chain aggressively marketed its stand-alone, dual-brand Noble Roman's and Tuscano's Italian Style Subs restaurants without
testing the concept--a scheme they contend was designed to inflate the company's stock price so owners could unload shares
at a profit.
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March 24, 2008
Cory SchoutenNoble Roman's Inc. has taken over the operation of six franchised restaurants in Indianapolis in a bid to prove its concept
can be executed profitably. The move--which comes amid a chorus of discontent from franchisees and as the company explores
the possibility of selling itself--could help the 1,000-restaurant chain avoid the embarrassment of store failures in its
own back yard.
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December 24, 2007
Cory SchoutenNoble Roman's Inc. wrote an impressive comeback story by selling its home-grown pizza and subs concepts to hundreds of
gas stations, bowling alleys and food courts. But the Indianapolis company's push to add stand-alone restaurants across the
country isn't going as smoothly.
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August 20, 2007
Michael DabneyNoble Roman's Inc. stock this year has been rising nearly as fast as its pizza dough, defying skeptics who'd written off the
long-ailing Indianapolis company. With a new business strategy built on franchising and dual-branded restaurants, Noble Roman's
has seen quarter-to-quarter earnings increase for more than two years.
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August 7, 2006
Tom MurphyNoble Roman's Inc. executives think they've found the recipe to lift their company out of its stock malaise. The Indianapolis
company started franchising last year restaurants that feature dual branding with its Tuscano's Italian Style Subs, and it
plans 157 locations within three years.
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It's also across the street from Fogo de Chao and Morton's....
Yep, the haters are trying to make good news bad. I guess it is hard to get people to believe the series is dying when they are gaining new sponsors.
David Copperfield! I remember watching his specials on TV when I was little.
Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
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