New pizza pan perfect tool for making popular bar- or tavern-style pizzas Is it a pizza pan or a peel board? It’s both! LloydPans new Bar Pizza Shovel is the perfect pan to make authentic bar-style pizza. The innovative new pan allows pizza makers to start a pizza in...
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Rich’s Pizza Portfolio: Our Crust, Your Canvas
Explore the most diverse and flexible frozen pizza dough, crust and flatbread portfolio in the market. Today, your consumers have elevated expectations for their pizza. At the same time, a tight labor market is increasing costs while the labor pool continues to shrink...
The 2021 International Pizza Challenge Winners are…
Congratulations to the winners of this year's International Pizza Challenge winners. TRADITIONAL DIVISION Finals 1st Andy Brown, Andy’s Pizza, Washington, DC, 24.57 2nd David Solum, Dempsey’s Brewery, Watertown, SD, 23.53 3rd Joe Hernandez, Mia Marco’s Pizza,...
The State of Tipping
A look at tipping issues pizzeria owners are recently facing In an already challenging labor market, pizzeria operators have another thing to monitor when it comes to their current employees: tipping. From tip sharing to accelerating calls to eliminate the tip credit,...
Demand for Efficient Order Handoff Inspires OrderHQ Lockers
Smart solution powered by advanced software platform reduces dwell times and provides enterprise data visibility MASON, OH (September 1, 2021) — Apex Order Pickup Solutions, a leading global provider of self-serve automated pickup solutions for use in foodservice,...
Desserts that Sell
The Best Desserts Rarely Sell Themselves My position on desserts is simple: what we serve our guests has to be outstanding, it has to be in line with our brand, and it has to be high quality. If we don’t make it in-house, then we partner with those suppliers who have...
Man on the Street: Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls, Shoot for Attainable Online Reviews
No pizzeria has ever earned a Michelin star. That’s right, the restaurant guide founded by a tire company just isn’t into pizza. A few years ago, I heard a rumor that a pizzeria in Naples was expected to receive the honor. They were so sure about it they even had a...
Building Blocks: Negotiating with distributors and vendors
If you’ve read our past two installments — or are simply conducting your business — you know most of the restaurant industry is fighting a labor shortage and supply issues. Previously, we discussed solutions related to raising employee wages and increasing prices to...
Sustainability for the Dual Win
Increase Green Efforts on the Planet and Increase Profits In its newest location, Noble Pie Parlor of Reno, Nevada, incorporated an herb garden into its décor. The addition is not only eye-catching; it is also practical. When appropriate, the herbs are used in...
Setting a Plan to Meet Customers’ Heat Preferences
The Perfect Pie at the Perfect Temp If systems to serve food are unaligned and a once-piping-hot pizza arrives cold to a hungry diner, the customer will notice. Moreover, they likely will remember the meal—but not in a positive light. Nearly 70 percent of pizza...
Descaling and sanitizing ice machines can prevent equipment failure
How Clean is Your Ice? The ice machine is a crucial piece of equipment in foodservice, but it can easily become the dirtiest place in the restaurant. The culprits are biofilm, or slime, and scale, which is calcium and magnesium buildup. Ice is food, so pizzeria owners...
National Restaurant Association Releases 2021 Mid-Year State of the Restaurant Industry Update
Positive trends improve industry outlook; uncertainty and waning consumer confidence could impact long-term rebuilding WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Restaurant Association released a mid-year supplement to the 2021 State of the...