Domino’s has been named our Chain of the Year twice 2003 and 2010 KA-CHING America’s 10 largest pizza companies control more than 23billion in revenue According to a recent PizzaToday.com Web poll, 62 percent of respondents said their ove...

The Most popular pizza size in America is 14-inches in diameter Domino’s Pizza is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2010 Halloween October 31 is one of the pizza industry’s five biggest sales days of the entire year. Hawaii has 166 pizz...

$1,500,000,000 ($1.5 billion) is spent in U.S. restaurants each and every day. According to the National Restaurant Association 70% of adults say they are more likely to visit a restaurant that offers locally produced food items. CiCi’s Pizza inten...

December 31 — New Year’s Eve — is one of the five busiest sales days of the year for American pizzerias. Domino’s Pizza reported an 11.7% comps increase for domestic stores in the third quarter of this Year According to a recent PizzaToda...

6,067 pizzeria owners and managers attended International Pizza Expo 2010 in Las Vegas In a recent Pizza Today Web poll, 13 percent of respondents said they do not have a marketing budget. Meanwhile, 24 percent said they budget five percent, or more,...

According to a Pizza Today Web poll, 71 percent of pizzerias charge a delivery fee. Domino’s Pizza, our 2010 Chain of the Year, experienced a 14.3 percent increase in same-store sales in the first quarter of this year thanks to its new and impr...

How your staff performs during the rush is tightly tied to how well prepped they are. And while having dough made, cheese grated and toppings portioned are all essential, I’m talking about a deeper layer of prep: that of being physically efficient ...

Back in June, I received a call from Marissa Ross, Coordinating Producer for the Travel Channel’s popular “Food Wars” show. The program was filming a pizza showdown in the Big Apple, and the producers wanted me to serve as an expert piz...

Fresh … seasonal … local … it’s almost become a mantra. The Slow Food movement has made farm-fresh produce hip again, and every new farm to jump on board brings prices down further. Now, pizzerias are being challenged to re-think their entire...

Mushroom Madness Americans love mushrooms on pizza, but they can be delicate and have a relatively short shelf life. Portobello mushrooms add a dense, hearty flavor to pizzas, and they can carry their own as a topping. When shopping, choose ones that...

PIZZA VOLANTE We saw the blue car (pictured at left) out front and knew we had to stop. When we were served a bubbling hot pizza from a wood-burning oven, we were glad we did. The creations at Pizza Volante occupy the middle ground somewhere between ...

What is the next level for you? Boosting sales, opening another location, franchising? Each has his own mission; each must take critical steps to bring his operation to that new level. My personal mission is to make my pizzeria the best it can be —...