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Concord’s Pizza Game Gets Stronger: Toppers Pizza Arrives with Bold Flavors
Greater Charlotte Metro gets a fifth helping of crave-worthy pizza CONCORD, N.C. (Dec. 10, 2024) – Toppers Pizza, renowned for its unique menu items like Topperstix, adventurous toppings, wings and desserts, is marching into Concord with the openin...
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Little Caesars® Brings Back Fan-favorite Stuffed Crazy Crust Pizza!
DETROIT, Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Little Caesars is giving pizza lovers everywhere a reason to celebrate this holiday season with the return of its iconic Stuffed Crazy Crust! Starting December 16, customers can enjoy this cheesy, flavo...
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What’s Under the Hood?
A Q&A with Sandro Masciotra Sandro Masciotra serves as the sales manager of Fast Kitchen Hood, Inc. In advance of the upcoming International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas March 25-27, 2025, Sandro answered some questions about pizzerias and hood system...
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Expo Spotlight: Do You Feel the Need to Compete?
A Look at Competitions at International Pizza Expo 2025 in Las Vegas If you are motivated by self-achievement and a desire to be the best, you should enter one of our world-class competitions. I like to think that healthy levels of competition can im...
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People & Pizzerias
Pizza Destinations: Zephyr’s Street Pizza, West Hartford, CT; Wrecktangular Pizza, Minneapolis, MN; Nick’s Pizza & Tomato Pie Wilmington, DE
Hot Pizza Spots in the U.S.: Zephyr’s Street Pizza, West Hartford, Connecticut; Wrecktangular Pizza, with multiple locations in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Nick’s Pizza & Tomato Pie Wilmington, Delaware This month we look at hot pizza places in C...
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Conversation: Zachary Black, Jason’s NY Pizza, Bangor and Brewer, Maine
A Q&A with Zachary Black on Jason’s NY Pizza in Bangor and Brewer, Maine Pizza Style & Dough: At Jason’s NY Pizza, we pride ourselves on delivering authentic New York-style pizza. Our pizzas feature a thinner crust, light toppings, 100% m...
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Commentary: Congratulations to the PIE Awards Winners!
Last month at PizzaCon in Philadelphia, we announced the winners of the 2024 Pizza Industry Excellence (PIE) Awards. This awards program recognizes outstanding achievements in the pizza world, celebrating innovation, creativity, and excellence across...
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Pizza Hut Pilots New Restaurant Design in Plano, Texas
New restaurant features pick-up cabinets, self-service kiosks and Pizza Hut’s first Hut ‘N Go drive-thru menu in the U.S. PLANO, Texas, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In its ongoing mission to connect people through the joy of pizza,...
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2025 Pizza Industry Trends Report
Pizza Trends & Insights to look for in 2025 We surveyed pizzeria owners from across the country to see what’s happening in America’s pizzerias. We combed through surveys, national reports and key industry indicators to bring you the 2025 Pizz...
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Dough Production/Development
Knead to Know: A Perfect Bottom Bake Pizza
How to make a crispy bottom pizza crust Pizza has come a long way in my short years as a pizzaiola. One of the things I love about our industry right now is how hungry people are for information. Pizza makers now want every last detail about how to m...
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Finance & Growth
Building Blocks: What’s Your Profit?
“Those who think profit is a dirty word should try to make one.” – James Cook There is always a debate on what is marketing and what is branding. There is one factor that runs into both, and that is consistency. When crafting your message, ...
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Operations
Mike’s Monthly Tip: Food Cost & Portion Control Refresh
Portion control isn’t just about keeping things the same, it’s about making profit. It’s also always a challenge. Monitoring portions can become the chore that gets overlooked. The eyeball test might work, but when measured by a “skosh” ins...