December 2020

Published: December 1, 2020

2021 Menu Guide

Discover hot recipes to add to your menu in the new year. Find out ways to optimize online ordering. Explore ideas to update dining areas. Find tips when it’s time to buy new kitchen appliances.

You can also check out the  Digital Edition — Pizza Today December 2020.

Topics Industry News

Pizza Expo 2021 — The Countdown Has Begun!

New Dates: June 22-24, 2021 at the Las Vegas Convention Center In light of the continuing impact surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, including current government restrictions and limitations on large gatherings and travel restrictions, the Internation...

2021 Menu Guide

Get appetizer, pizza, main dish and dessert recipes to take your menu into 2021. Serrano Peach Pizza with Bacon JOSH’S PICK  I will defend fruit on a pizza until my dying day. Combine it with bacon and it wins everytime.   Mortadella and ...

Building Blocks: Your Brand and Messaging

Brand and Messaging Strategy The doors are open and you’re spending on marketing in as many ways as possible, but there might be a missing piece: your message. We’re not talking about coupons and menu mailers, but your calling card — the core m...

How to optimize online ordering in an online ordering world

Firing on All Cylinders For more than a decade as the owner of Sciarrino’s Pizza in Wilmington, Delaware, Billy Gianakopoulos went without online ordering, the byproduct of a DOS point-of-sale (POS) system unable to accommodate digital orders. But ...
Topics Operations

Pizzerias focus on front-of-house updates

Much Needed Attention Dining restrictions amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic have resulted in restaurant operators taking a hard look at their interiors. Without guests filling seats, some have taken the time to spruce up their dining rooms. When we survey...
Topics Operations

Mike’s Monthly Tip: Just Get It Wrong Already

Netflix was started by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings while they were in job limbo. Not too dissimilar from a COVID limbo of wondering where life would land. They worked for a company that got acquired, and they were getting paid to go to work and d...
Topics Industry News

Commentary: A New Chapter

Well, this is the last issue of 2020, a year I don’t think anyone is going to miss. While most of us cannot wait for the calendar to turn, and rightfully so, it wasn’t ALL bad. Just 95 percent of it. We did show how resilient, how #PizzaStrong, w...

Destinations: Pizza Jawn, Philly, Bz’s, Katy, TX and Ambrogios, San Diego

A Look at Pizzerias Around the U.S.   Pizza Jawn | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania It began as a popular mobile pizza unit until opening the brick and mortar location. Pizza Jawn offers multiple pizza styles: hybrid Neo/NY, a hybrid Grandma/Sicilian ...

How to Evaluate Kitchen Equipment Purchases

Updating Your Kitchen Workhorses Pizza comes to life in the kitchen. Thus, it’s essential to put in the right appliances to make and sell pies. Yet there’s no guidebook to follow when buying an oven or dough mixer, as your specific needs will dep...

Man on the Street: Communication Channels

It wasn’t long ago that we were all enamored with the chime of a text message or the blast of a new ringtone. That was before we fell down the slippery slope of automatic updates and notifications. Today’s consumers want to get fresh information ...
Topics Industry News

Conversation: Joey Karvelas, Karvelas Pizza Company, Georgia

Karvelas Pizza Company Hogansville, Lagrange & Nenan, Georgia   Concept: We are bringing back the hometown pizzeria, one downtown location at a time. We try to feature one-of-a-kind delicious food, in a one-of-a-kind atmosphere: from our mus...
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