July 2020

Published: July 1, 2020Scott Wiener

Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Read all about Rocky Shanower, Pizza Today’s 2020 Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Find tips on upselling carryout and cutting costs. See what owners are taking away from the COVID-19 pandemic to operation run more efficiently. Get fresh summer pizza and salad ideas.

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

Topics People & Pizzerias

2020 Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Rocky Shanower, Park Street Pizza, Sugarcreek, OH

When the team at Pizza Today and Pizza Expo set out to find our 2020 Young Entrepreneur of the Year, scores of outstanding candidates from across the country came in. After reviewing submissions and four-minute videos, Rocky Shanower, co-owner of Par...

Topics Finance & Growth

Building Blocks: Buying a Restaurant with Zip and Zilch

Pop quiz: What’s the first step to opening a new store? If you read Volume 1 in this series, you know it’s all about securing the right deal for the new location. You’ll also know the first two components to this are finding a restaurant owner ...

Topics Operations

COVID-19 provides reflection, new operational strategies moving forward

Crisis Takeaways There is a consensus among pizzeria operators, “We will come out of this a stronger pizzeria industry.” Moments of crisis force business owners to take a hard look at how they operate. Many pizzerias adapted to dining restriction...

Topics Brand & Marketing

Mike’s Monthly Tip: Maximize Your Exposure in a Positive Way

Strike the Right Tone In the face of dwindling revenue and potentially debilitating circumstances, it’s hard to stay upbeat. Nonetheless, striking the right tone with your customer is vital. The time a customer will spend viewing your message is pr...

Topics Menu Development

Summer is Peak Salad Season, so Roll with it Creatively

Salad Days Summer is, unequivocally, salad season. As the days get longer and the mercury and humidity rise, many look for lighter dining options and drink, particularly at lunch. While nothing is “normal” these days as we navigate a COVID-19 pan...

Topics Finance & Growth

The Right and Wrong Ways to Reduce Costs

Lean and Mean — Ways to Reduce Costs Times will get tough. When your bank account is dwindling because revenue has decreased, the next task becomes cutting costs. It’s a decision riddled with failure points. The goal is to cut costs without s...

Topics Menu Development

Your Guide to Summer Tomatoes

Gotten Tomatoes Summer is time for tomatoes. This umami-packed fruit can also be savory, sweet, acidic, sloppy, crunchy, spicy and nuanced all at the same time. In all pizzerias, tomatoes are in top three all-time ingredients of usage as they are pai...

Topics Brand & Marketing

Man on the Street: Selling an Experience During Lockdown with Pizza-Making Kits

Of all the ideas to come out of the COVID-19 madness, my favorite by far has been the home pizza-making kit. With such severe restrictions on restaurant service, it’s become a powerful solution for staying connected to customers. Maybe you think it...

Topics Industry News

Commentary: Rocky Packs a Punch

Huge congratulations are in order for Rocky Shanower. Our Young Entrepreneur of the Year for 2020, Shanower — founder and owner of Park Street Pizza in Sugarcreek, Ohio — describes in great detail in this issue how he has been driven by a pursuit...

Topics People & Pizzerias

Destinations: Qua Pizza, NJ, Pizzeria Portofino, Chicago, Bluebird, CA

A Look at Pizzerias around the U.S. Qua Pizza | Manasquan, New Jersey Qua Pizza is a new pizza shop on the Jersey shore capitalizing on the trending and classic Roman-style pizza featuring its light, crunchy and flavorful square pizza. “Our ...

Topics Operations

How to increase check averages when customers order takeout

The Carryout Upsell People are not going to stay home forever, but they might not rush to dine in either. As states lift the COVID 19 pandemic shelter-at-home orders, restaurant customers might prefer to continue their carryout habit over sitting at ...

Topics Menu Development

Incorporate Fresh Seasonal Greens on your Next Pizza

Summer Greens That glorious summer dough. It rarely fails to be extra fluffy and beautiful. So many fun ideas to explore when you just know your starter will explode in the summer heat. Summer is a very conflicting season for me these days. On the on...

Topics Dough

Knead to Know: Dough Doctor addresses refrigerated dough expansion

It’s Alive! Help! We are having a problem with our dough growing in the cooler. A: There are a number of things that can result in the dough “blowing” in the cooler. The first cause could be excessive amounts of yeast in the dough. M...

Topics Industry News

Conversation: Anthony DeSousa, Antonio’s Real NY Pizza, Estes Park, CO

Antonio’s Real NY Pizza Estes Park, Colorado Concept: In a nutshell, Antonio’s Real NY Pizza is a full-service pizzeria in Colorado, in a little town called Estes Park. Our store sits in the shadows of Rocky Mountain National Park’s 14,0...

July 2020

Young Entrepreneur of the Year

2020 Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Rocky Shanower, Park Street Pizza, Sugarcreek, OH

Building Blocks: Buying a Restaurant with Zip and Zilch

COVID-19 provides reflection, new operational strategies moving forward

Mike’s Monthly Tip: Maximize Your Exposure in a Positive Way

Summer is Peak Salad Season, so Roll with it Creatively

The Right and Wrong Ways to Reduce Costs

Your Guide to Summer Tomatoes

Man on the Street: Selling an Experience During Lockdown with Pizza-Making Kits

Commentary: Rocky Packs a Punch

Destinations: Qua Pizza, NJ, Pizzeria Portofino, Chicago, Bluebird, CA

How to increase check averages when customers order takeout

Incorporate Fresh Seasonal Greens on your Next Pizza

Knead to Know: Dough Doctor addresses refrigerated dough expansion

Conversation: Anthony DeSousa, Antonio’s Real NY Pizza, Estes Park, CO

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