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Pizza Today presents Immersive Top Pizza Styles Experience

‘Pizza Today’s Guide to the Top 10 Pizza Styles in the United States’ showcases the Top 10 most popular styles served in U.S. pizzerias.

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The Pizza Tech Landscape

Explore the latest in pizza technology from AI-powered tools to smart ovens. Learn how innovation is transforming the pizzeria industry.

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See What's Happening in America's Pizzerias

Explore marketing, food, labor and business trends in Pizza Today's 2025 Pizza Industry Trends Report.

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Industry News

Father's Day holiday marketing

Father’s Day and Pizza, the Perfect Combo

Celebrate Father’s Day at your pizzeria! Father’s Day is Sunday, June 15. Find unique ways to celebrate dads at your pizzeria. Fun fact: Father’s Day was invented by Sonora Smart Dodd from Spokane, Washington in 1910. She created the holiday to honor her father William Smart, who was a single parent to six children. Simple […]

press release Emmy Squared Pizza

Emmy Squared Pizza Brings Its Culinary Playground to Richmond June 21

Cult-favorite brand opens in Short Pump with craveable Detroit-style pizzas, elevated cocktails, and a neighborhood celebration RICHMOND, Va., June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Emmy Squared Pizza, known for its crispy-bottomed Detroit-style pizza and Brooklyn-born culinary spirit, opened its doors in Richmond on Wednesday, May 28. Located at 2225 Old Brick Rd in Glen Allen, the new restaurant invites flavor-seekers and social diners to explore a […]

press release California Pizza Kitchen

California Pizza Kitchen Reimagines Entrée Salads with a Bold New Lineup

Brand expands popular menu category with three new permanent salads and a limited time seasonal offering COSTA MESA, Calif. (June 10, 2025) – California Pizza Kitchen(CPK), the iconic restaurant brand that revolutionized casual dining with its elevated twist on familiar foods, is making salads craveable again with a new menu that tosses out the rules. […]

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Salads make a perfect summer entrée

One of the most basic yet essential rules of owning a restaurant is: Have something for everyone. While many pizzerias have the capacity to offer a broad range of items, expanding the menu can seem intimidating if your shop is limited to pizza and a

Operations

Grow Your Pizza Business Through Catering

(Editor’s note: This column is based on the author’s presentation during Pizza Expo 2025.) If your pizza business exclusively offers in-house dining or deliveries, you could be missing out on a golden opportunity to grow your business. Catering not only diversifies revenue but also amplifies your company’s reputation by serving pizzas in settings beyond your restaurant walls. […]

Menu Development

Launching a Mobile Pizzeria: Which Pizza Style to Make? (Part 3)

(Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a series about opening a mobile pizzeria by Jason Cipriani, co-owner of Sips & Pies. You can read the first part here and the second here.) Last week, I detailed the thought exercises we went through when trying to decide if our pizzeria should do pop-ups, a […]

Brand & Marketing

Connecticut Starts ‘Friendly Food Fight’ Pizza Tourism Campaign

When it comes to pizza, Connecticut is a drive-to state, not a drive-through state, according to Anthony M. Anthony, chief marketing officer for the state of Connecticut. Anthony is the mastermind behind Better Pizza in CT, a campaign designed to promote pride among Connecticut residents and drive tourism to the state’s independent pizzerias. This year, […]

Operations

Launching a Mobile Pizzeria: Brick and Mortar vs. Pop Up or Food Truck (Part 2)

(Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a series about opening a mobile pizzeria by Jason Cipriani, co-owner of Sips & Pies. You can read the first installment here.) Over about 15 months, my wife and I spent countless hours debating and talking about ways to make my dream of owning a pizzeria a […]

Operations

The Pizza Tech Landscape

Making smart technology upgrades can level up your business As I walked the show floor at Pizza Expo in March, it was clear that pizza has gone high tech. While there were “oohs and ahhs” over the latest robotic and AI technology, it was the integration of advanced technology in commonly used equipment, such as […]

Menu Development

Pizza Ice Cream?

Pizza ice cream might have started as an April Fool’s gag, but it became the flavor of the week at A to Z Creamery, a luxury ice cream producer whose customers eagerly pre-order weekly ice cream drops and pick up pints from the creamery’s commercial kitchen in Hopkins, Minnesota. “We thought it would be pretty […]

Menu Development

Cool treats and fresh flavors make summer the sweetest time for dessert

Long before he opened Una Pizza Napoletana – first in New Jersey and later in Manhattan – pizzeria owner and chef Anthony Mangieri grew up hearing about his grandfather’s chocolate and ice cream shop in Maplewood, New Jersey. Three-flavor Spumoni was a best seller at the shop that ran from 1924 until 1959, but Mangieri […]

Menu Development

Salads make a perfect summer entrée

One of the most basic yet essential rules of owning a restaurant is: Have something for everyone. While many pizzerias have the capacity to offer a broad range of items, expanding the menu can seem intimidating if your shop is limited to pizza and a few other dishes. Add to that the number of dietary […]

Operations

Pizzeria Digital Menu Boards Best Practices

High-tech screens can help pizzerias promote specials, change prices and engage with customers People spend a lot of time staring at screens – and not just on their personal devices. Consumers face multiple screens throughout a typical day of commuting, working, running errands and, of course, ordering food. When visiting a restaurant, consumers might expect […]

Pizza Expo March 24-26, 2026

Now in it’s 42st year, International Pizza Expo remains unchallenged as the industry’s leading event. Join thousands of pizzeria professionals as they convene in Las Vegas for 3 days dedicated to all things pizza! With suppliers from across the globe, educational sessions taught by top industry professionals and national competitions, this event is one you simply cannot afford to miss.

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Pizza Expo Columbus, October 26-27, 2025

International Pizza Expo and Pizza Today magazine launch Pizza Expo Columbus. This new event, tailored for Midwest pizza industry professionals, will debut on October 26-27, 2025, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH.

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