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People & Pizzerias
Pizza Destinations: Lynn’s Chicago Pizza, Chicago, Illinois
Owners of Lynn’s Chicago Pizza offer tasty gathering place for Chicago community Determined to bring a pizza option to their southside Chicago neighborhood, owners Lynn Humphreys and Brandon Bruner Sr. launched as a virtual pizzeria. It natural...
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Finance & Growth
How Pizzeria Owners Can Access Financing with SBA Loans
Running a pizzeria isn’t just about making great dough. Often, it requires raising capital or – for those without investors – borrowing funds. For small business owners looking for accessible capital options, SBA loans can offer benefits beyond...
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Dough Production/Development
Knead to Know: New York Character
Get to know old-school and new-school New York-style pizza New York, New York, it’s a helluva town! I recently attended a conference for the hospitality industry, and one of the questions I heard was, “What is New York cuisine?” Of course, ther...
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People & Pizzerias
Conversation: Aaron Truong, Hapa Pizza, Beaverton, Oregon
Hapa Pizza draws on Italian, Indonesian, Thai, Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean ingredients to build creative, innovative pizzas and side items Concept: We came up with the concept for Hapa Pizza somewhat by accident. My wife is a ...
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Operations
Commentary: Food & Drink
Which beverages pair best with pizza? We have all that – and more – in the May 2025 issue of Pizza Today. Like the timeless classic peanut butter and jelly, pizza paired with the right beverage is a match made in heaven. That said, the question t...
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Menu Development
Perfect Pairings: Pizza-Wine Matches Made in Heaven
Finding wines that pair well with your styles of pizza Eighty-four percent of U.S. wine drinkers say pizza is their favorite food, according to a study commissioned by Francis Ford Coppola Winery, so it’s no surprise that Coppola Senior Winemaker A...
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Operations
Play It Cool: How to Nail Beverage Serving Temperatures
Dialing in temperatures for beer, wine, cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks improves the dining experience Flat soda. Warm wine. These details might not ruin a meal, but they certainly don’t make a good impression. When it comes to proper serving te...
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Brand & Marketing
Building Blocks: Giving Back Matters
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller I mentioned in last month’s column that it is important to give back to the communities that support us. Pizzerias can do that in a lot of unique ways. We frequent...
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Industry News
2025 Beverage Trends for Restaurants & Pizzerias: Tip the Glass
What’s happening in the beverage industry with current drink trends? Current beverage trends across America are “fluid.” Pun aside, what’s hot in beverages is constantly changing as U.S. consumer tastes change. Explore 2025 Beverage Trends fo...
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Industry News
Emmy Squared Pizza Brings Detroit-Style Pizza to Charlottesville
April 26 grand opening party includes free pizza for a year for the first 25 guests, food samples, live entertainment and prizes CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (April 23, 2025) – Emmy Squared Pizza is officially celebrating its arrival in Charlottesville wit...
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Industry News
Seamless Brings Back New York’s $1 Cheese Slice
Two years after the $1 cheese pizza slice disappeared, New York’s original delivery service is bringing it back for a limited time, along with unbeatable deals from iconic spots across the city NEW YORK (April 22, 2025) – A beloved New York Cit...