Pizza chains including Pizza Hut are aiming to have at least 50% of their sales originate from online sources, as online customers spend more and are more likely to use promotions that marketers use to drive interest in new products. Bob Kraut, VP-marketing at Pizza Hut, expects to do $1 billion in online sales by the end of 2012, a tenfold increase from the May 2007 level of $100 million, reported Advertising Age.

A single U.S. food safety agency needs to be established in the U.S., according to a New York Times on the Web editorial. In the wake of the recent pistachio and peanut recalls, the newspaper notes Congress also needs to increase FDA's staff and give it mandatory recall authority.