March 2025

Published: February 26, 2025Denise Greer

Read the March 2025 Issue of Pizza Today Magazine

It’s the Pizza Expo Show Issue. Get a preview of world’s biggest pizza event. Find out how to make championship pizza dough. Discover topping trend predictions at the International Pizza Challenge. Get operator perspectives on top business concerns. Check out our cured meats guide. Get menu ideas and recipes for hot honey, dressings, lemon and nduja. Get a blueprint for disaster preparedness. Find tips and advice on vendor relationships, local search, beverage clubs and third-party delivery. Explore dine-in marketing and employee review best practices.

You can check out the full Digital Edition — Pizza Today March 2025.

Topics Event News Industry News

2025 Pizza Expo Speakers Roundtable: Top Business Concerns

A Pizza Expo Speakers Roundtable: Top Business Concerns According to our pizzeria operator survey data, as well as a small business survey, key concerns topping both lists include rising costs, inflation, supply chain issues, tariffs, labor issues an...

Topics Menu Development

A Pizzeria’s Guide to Cured Meats

Looking for the Cure? Cured Meats are the answer for your next pizza special. Cured meats may be just the “cure” you are looking for to spice up your menu. Yes, pepperoni and bacon are pizza fan-favorite cured meats, but there are a host of flavo...

Topics People & Pizzerias

Christopher Bertram, Upriver Pizza, Benzonia, Michigan | Conversation

A Quick Q&A with Christopher Bertram, Upriver Pizza, Benzonia, Michigan Concept: We are a pizzeria that focuses on showcasing quality ingredients. We do this using simple cooking techniques and striving to make as many things as we can in house. ...

Topics People & Pizzerias

Madison Avenue Pizza, Dunedin, Florida | Pizza Destinations

Go inside Madison Avenue Pizza in Dunedin, Florida Each month in Destinations, we highlight an up-and-coming pizza spot in Florida. In Pizza Destinations, we showcase a pizza place that may have just opened to rave reviews, hit best pizza lists or ha...

Topics Operations

Planning for disaster can help pizzerias withstand extreme weather events

Weather-related disasters are becoming more frequent and more expensive. Hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes and fires can cause huge economic losses, and businesses that are unprepared might struggle to stay open or reopen after the damage is cleaned...

Topics Employee Management

Making the Most of Pizzeria Employee Reviews

How to have successful one-on-one conversations with your employees. A pat on the back. A harsh word. A smile. A frown. A compliment. A critique. We are reviewing our employees all the time, whether we know it or not. My favorite example of this cont...

Topics Operations

Mastering Third-Party Pizza Delivery

A guide to having other people deliver for your pizzeria People are no longer satisfied with simple food delivery. They want exceptional food delivered exceptionally well – and, thankfully, they’re not as bent out of shape about the price. Conven...

Topics Brand & Marketing

Put online search and reviews to work for your pizzeria

Build your pizza business through SEO best practices. Recently, a pizzeria operator reached out to us because his pizzeria wasn’t appearing in Google search results or on Google Maps, and the lack of online presence was hurting his business. While ...

Topics Operations

Pizzeria owners share tips for working with suppliers and vendors

Supplier relationships can gain pizzerias more than discounts on products. For many pizzeria owners, building a solid partnership with suppliers is as important as getting low prices for key ingredients. While food costs are crucial in the restaurant...

Topics Dough

What You Need to Know About Competition Pizza Dough | Knead to Know

Compete to Win: Competition Pizza Dough So, you’re thinking of competing in a pizza contest? Welcome to a whole new world of pizza, where friends willing to help you are as necessary as remembering to bring the flour to make your dough. Competitors...

Topics Operations

Self-Care 101 | Building Blocks

“You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.” — Norm Kelly The restaurant business is one with many highs. But, with the amount of dedication it takes to be successful, it can have many turns. We often hear ...

Topics Brand & Marketing

What We Can Learn From Amazon | Mike’s Monthly Tip

Amazon is a monster online for one simple reason: It makes buying easy. No fluff, no distractions, just a seamless path from curiosity to purchase. Do you want something? Search, click “Buy Now,” and boom: You’re done. The minds behind this com...

Topics Menu Development

Lemon Pizza: When Life Hands You…

This citrus fruit can elevate your pizza lineup Few items bring as much life to a kitchen – be it commercial or even at home – than the humble lemon. This citrus fruit is revered in a variety of cuisines and applications for its scent, flavor and...

Topics Menu Development

Nduja Sausage: Spread the Love

Nduja proves to be a versatile menu addition Cured meats are a perfect pairing on pizza. In the March issue, we showcase a guide of commonly used cured meats in pizzerias. There is one popular salami that presents very differently than other cured me...

Topics Menu Development

House-made Salad Dressings Elevate Side Items to “Must Order” Status

On the House: Scratch Salad Dressings Long before he opened his pizzeria more than 21 years ago, Satchel Raye was a self-described picky eater who did not like salad. Today, he says, “People drive two and a half hours for the salad” at Satchel’...

Topics Brand & Marketing

5 Ways to Market Your Pizzeria’s Dine-In Experience

Marketing the Dine-In Experience at your Pizzeria No one needs to tell Gina Bolger and her colleagues at Home Run Inn how important dine-in traffic is to the company’s longevity. At the flagship Home Run Inn on Chicago’s South Side, guests have f...

Topics Menu Development

Build customer loyalty around your pizzeria’s beverage program

Wine and beer clubs can increase restaurant traffic and diner frequency. You’ve meticulously crafted a dynamite beverage menu tailored specifically for enthusiasts of beer, wine, whiskey, cocktails or other liquors. Leverage your beverage program w...

Topics Menu Development

Un-bee-lievably Good! Hot Honey on Pizza

Hot honey has become a staple in pizzerias Hot honey has quickly edged itself in as a “must have” pizza topping. It’s hard to walk into a pizzeria or scroll through Instagram without seeing a pie drizzled in some form of hot honey. Packing a bo...

Topics Industry News

Great Advice on How to Win (and Lose) at the 2025 International Pizza Challenge

International Pizza Challenge 2025 Trend Predictions from Pizza Expo’s world-class pizza competition emcee John Gutekanst “The most important part begins even before you put your hand on your sword.” Matsura Seizan, Famed Japa...

Topics Event News Industry News

Pizza Expo celebrates industry with education, entertainment, competition

Your Guide to International Pizza Expo 2025 From a keynote address by James Beard-nominated chef Sarah Minnick to a pizza-inspired acrobatics performance by staff of The NONA Slice House, International Pizza Expo 2025 has everything veteran and novic...

March 2025

Read the March 2025 Issue of Pizza Today Magazine

2025 Pizza Expo Speakers Roundtable: Top Business Concerns

A Pizzeria’s Guide to Cured Meats

Christopher Bertram, Upriver Pizza, Benzonia, Michigan | Conversation

Madison Avenue Pizza, Dunedin, Florida | Pizza Destinations

Planning for disaster can help pizzerias withstand extreme weather events

Making the Most of Pizzeria Employee Reviews

Mastering Third-Party Pizza Delivery

Put online search and reviews to work for your pizzeria

Pizzeria owners share tips for working with suppliers and vendors

What You Need to Know About Competition Pizza Dough | Knead to Know

Self-Care 101 | Building Blocks

What We Can Learn From Amazon | Mike’s Monthly Tip

Lemon Pizza: When Life Hands You…

Nduja Sausage: Spread the Love

House-made Salad Dressings Elevate Side Items to “Must Order” Status

5 Ways to Market Your Pizzeria’s Dine-In Experience

Build customer loyalty around your pizzeria’s beverage program

Un-bee-lievably Good! Hot Honey on Pizza

Great Advice on How to Win (and Lose) at the 2025 International Pizza Challenge

Pizza Expo celebrates industry with education, entertainment, competition

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