Muscles produce force. Muscles create motion. Muscles incinerate fat. And therein lies a paradox. Most attempts at weight loss involve dieting instead of exercise. Successful, long-term fitness comes from working out, not from starving. Dieting is th...

In order for their staff to stand out, operators should consider what their staff is wearing. Are the employees easy to spot? Are their shirts clean and wrinkle-free? Are their shoes appropriate? Do they look professional? Are their clothes accuratel...

Grape Expectations Many operators make the mistake of overpricing their wine list. When this happens, greater sales are sacrificed. The aim of most pizzerias that serve wine should be to keep prices in the range of $5 to $9 per glass. Only upscale It...

You still standing? Congratulations. It’s been pretty tough lately, to say the least. The good news? If you’ve made it this far, you stand a good chance of surviving this downturn and popping out stronger than ever on the other side. As the weak ...

‘Tis the season to be frugal? Consumers are finding their disposable cash at an all time low. The reality of a recession has hit home. Consumers now have to be more discreet than ever or change their ways — and change does not come easy. Dining o...

The pizza arrived blackened. And by that I do not mean merely overcooked or even slightly burned on the bottom — I mean “end of times” black. We posted a picture of it on our Facebook page (search: Pizza Today) with a short caption and ...

Pure Pizza Charlotte, North Carolina Pure Pizza, a farm-to-table pizzeria opened in Charlotte’s 7th Street Market in May 2012. The location allows Pure to source many of its ingredients at the market. What makes our pizza healthier is a combina...

What movie would you rather see: one on the life and times of Babe Ruth or one about Barry Bonds? I think even the most ardent Giants fan wants to be in with the original. Think of other originals and their imitators: the Beatles to the Monkees, R...

Americans spend approximately $1.55 billion a day dining out.” 58 percent of respondents to a recent PizzaToday.com operator survey say pizza accounts for 70 percent, or more, of their food sales. 91 percent of restaurants in the U.S. have fewe...

How to prevent my pizza crust from bubbling in the oven? I hold a special place in my heart for bubbles and blisters on pizza crusts — because this was the first problem I ever worked on. To prevent them, what you need to concentrate on are dough t...

The state of the U.S. economy is no laughing matter, but pizzeria operators are serious about remaining profitable in the face of the recession. That’s the message that came out of International Pizza Expo 2009 this spring. Nearly 5,700 operators a...

Brothers Amir and Ali Arab have been in the pizza business a long time. Though they didn’t exactly enter the circle of pizzeria owners by choice, they couldn’t imagine any other career these days. When the Arabs graduated from college in the 1970...