October 2025

Published: September 29, 2025Denise Greer

Read the October 2025 Issue of Pizza Today Magazine

It’s National Pizza Month! We’re celebrating all month long with pizzeria community impact stories. See how pizzerias are making a difference in their communities. The inaugural Pizza Expo Columbus takes over the Columbus Convention Center on October 26-27. Get a preview of all the excitement to expect. In this issue, we also dive into what makes the perfect pepperoni slice and breakfast pizza inspiration. Find tips leadership traits and how to maximize user-generated content.

Check out the full Digital Edition — Pizza Today October 2025.

Topics Award News Event News Industry News People & Pizzerias

Midwest Style: Pizza Expo Columbus Preview

First-ever Pizza Expo Columbus is making its debut in the Midwest on Oct. 26-27, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. This inaugural event is designed to bring the vibrant energy of the pizza industry to a new region, offering a unique opportunity for profession...

Topics Award News Industry News Menu Development People & Pizzerias Pizzas

Breakfast for Dinner

Brunch pizzas turn Friday night feast into fuel for weekend mornings After a long day working catering jobs, Ryan Mondragon often comes home hungry for pizza – but not the wood-fired American pies he serves up as a mobile pizza catering operator in...

Topics Dough Menu Development Pizzas

America’s Favorite Slice

Building the perfect slice of pepperoni pizza Everyone always talks about the ultimate cheese slice, but what about the perfection that is a pepperoni slice? A well-made pepperoni slice should have the right balance of spice, salt, meatiness and, yes...

Topics Employee Management Operations

More Than a Pizzeria Manager

Be the leader your pizzeria needs While some are natural-born leaders, most leaders are made over years of intentional progress. Developing strong leadership traits and skills often gets lost in the weeds in the day-to-day operations of running a piz...

Topics Employee Management Operations

Liquor Liability

Train staff members about alcohol service to minimize risk Pizzerias that don’t adhere to the legal nuances of serving alcohol can face serious consequences. The biggest risk to restaurants happens when a patron who imbibed onsite later gets into a...

Topics Brand & Marketing Operations People & Pizzerias

User-Generated Content

Pizzeria owners can leverage comments and photos that customers post on social media It’s good to get positive feedback from customers, and if it’s on social media, even better. Savvy pizzeria owners can do more than just read the approving posts...

Topics Pizzas

Tezza Pizza | On Deck

Pizza recipe features guanciale, pear, apple mostarda, radicchio, arugula and balsamic Is everyone feeling the best season of the year!?! If not, this recipe will get you there. This pizza is my take on pork and apples, with a twist. I used guanciale...

Topics Brand & Marketing

Implementing your Marketing Plan | Building Blocks

“I love it when a plan comes together!” – Col. John “Hannibal” Smith, A-Team You can have the best ideas, but if you cannot execute them, then they are useless. In last month’s column, we talked all about ideas for marketing. Now, it’s ...

Topics Operations

Outsourcing: the Smartest Move You’re Likely Ignoring | Mike’s Monthly Tip

If you’re assigning marketing or creative tasks to someone on your team because they’re “kinda good with Canva,” you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. You’re also likely to overload the staff members who were not hired for that j...

October 2025

Read the October 2025 Issue of Pizza Today Magazine

Midwest Style: Pizza Expo Columbus Preview

Breakfast for Dinner

America’s Favorite Slice

More Than a Pizzeria Manager

Liquor Liability

User-Generated Content

Tezza Pizza | On Deck

Implementing your Marketing Plan | Building Blocks

Outsourcing: the Smartest Move You’re Likely Ignoring | Mike’s Monthly Tip

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