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142. A Pizza Destination on Route 66
The funky and quirky Cross Eyed Cow Pizza sits on the iconic Route 66 in California. We talk to mother/daughter team Donna Grainger and Weather Preston about how the pizzeria balances tourist stop and community-engaged business. Don’t miss the stor...
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141: Turning 50! Buccilli’s Pizza of Clare in Clare, Michigan, celebrates the big anniversary
Buccilli’s Pizza of Clare in the small town of Clare, Michigan, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023. Shari Buccilli sits down to chat with us about running the family owned pizza business, how the company is celebrating its big mileston...
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140: Taking Village Idiot Pizza to New Heights
Kelly and Brian Glynn met while working at Village Idiot Pizza in Columbia, South Carolina in the 1990s. The couple purchased the business in 2003 and have spent 20 years growing the business to three locations, being the hot spot in Columbia and ear...
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139. Throwing the World’s Largest Pizza Party
This week, we find out how Mike Bausch was able to break the Guinness Record for the World’s Largest Pizza Party and raise over $40,000 for Make-A-Wish. The is A LOT that goes into a Guinness Record attempt. See how his Andolini’s crew, the World...
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138. Growing to Five Locations
This week, we talk to Joey Karvelas of Karvelas Pizza Co. with four Georgia locations and a fifth opening in Alabama. Joey gets real on growing pains — especially during a turbulent financial market, what it takes to open new locations and how to o...
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137. The Brilliant Sarah Minnick of Lovely’s Fifty Fifty
This week, we chat with the talented Sarah Minnick, chef/owner of Lovely’s Fifty Fifty in Portland, Oregon. Her approach to pizza, a farm-to-table menu and mastery of unconventional ingredients has earned her coveted culinary esteem and an entire e...
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136. Major Pizza Consumer Insights & Marketing Trends
Denise and Jeremy are back to talk pizza consumer trends and marketing from the State of the Pizzeria Industry Report. What resonates with pizza consumers? We tapped Technomic and its 2022 Technomic Pizza Consumer Trend Report to get a snapshot of pi...
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135. Indie Pizzeria Market Trends
Denise and Jeremy are back with more State of the Pizzeria Industry Report insights. This week, they talk independent pizzeria market trends, sales and profit margins, employees, online ordering, third-party delivery and more. Read the full State of ...
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134: State of the Pizzeria Industry – Menu Trends
Jeremy White and Denise Greer dive deep into the State of the Industry Report findings to share menu trends. They reveal what’s happening in top pizza styles, new styles, hot pizza toppings, trending appetizers, and other popular menu items. Next w...
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133. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from the Pizza Today Team. Jeremy White, Josh Keown and Denise Greer recount some of the best moments of 2022 and look to 2023. We wish you great success and joy in the new year. Thank you to our sponsor...
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132. REPLAY: On Deck with Chris Decker
Happy Holidays! Are you loving the the On Deck column in Pizza Today with Chris Decker? Chris is managing partner at Metro Pizza in Las Vegas. He’s one of the brightest minds in the business and we all drool over his @Everythingbutanchovies Instagr...
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130. A Repurposed Container Sales Boom
Just before the pandemic, Woody’s Wood Fired Pizza in Golden, Colorado, invested in a repurposed shipping container turned carryout and delivery addition to its high-volume pizzeria. We talked to owner Jon Bortle about how the container along with ...