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People & Pizzerias
Peer-to-peer relationships make you better
Steel & Velcro Steel sharpens steel. Being around the best makes you better. Knowing great people helps you become a part of their greatness. If you want to have a restaurant with no competition, I suggest you open a pizzeria in the middle of a d...
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People & Pizzerias
Pizza Today On the Road: Woodstock’s Pizza, San Diego, CA
San Diego-based Woodstock’s Pizza strikes balance of legendary and relevant status In November 2019, San Diego-based Woodstock’s Pizza became the highest performing independent pizzeria in the U.S., moving up to No. 1 on Pizza Today’s Hot 100 I...
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People & Pizzerias
Pizza Today on the Road: Regents Pizzeria, La Jolla, CA
Movin’ On Up La Jolla-based Regents Pizzeria skyrockets from $500,000 to over $5 million in sales Regents Pizzeria in La Jolla, California, is a powerhouse of a single-unit restaurant, generating 5.2 million in annual gross sales in 2019. Its s...
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Industry News
Update on COVID-19-Coronavirus
As we’ve seen for every one of the past 10 years, we are again planning for the largest attendee and exhibitor attendance in the history of the show. More than 600 exhibitors, 1,500 bakers, 9,000 pizzeria operators, their managers and key employees...
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Industry News
Expo Spotlight: It’s Show Time
International Pizza Expo & International Artisan Bakery Expo March 31-April 2, 2020 – Las Vegas Convention Center If you haven’t already registered for Pizza Expo 2020, now is the time to do so by visiting PizzaExpo.com. This is your only...
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Dough Production/Development
Knead to Know: Dough Doctor Tom Lehmann talks gum line — What causes it and what to do about it
What causes a gum line on pizza just below the sauce? A: They don’t call it the “dreaded gum line” for nothing. A gum line can be caused by a number of different things, and some of them are inter-related, but the “kicker” is that it won’...
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Industry News
The Flu — Stop the Spread
Restaurants can do their part to help limit the transmission of viruses Flu season is hitting parts of the U.S. hard this year. And with fears of the coronavirus, people are taking extra precautions this season to stay healthy. Your pizzeria can help...
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Industry News
Hobart to Again Host Custom-Designed Mixer Giveaway at the International Pizza Expo
TROY, Ohio (January 27, 2020) — Hobart, the premium commercial food equipment manufacturer known for designing and building some of the most reliable, must-have equipment, is maintaining tradition this year at the International Pizza Expo. During t...
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People & Pizzerias
Pizza Today on the Road: Il Primo Pizza & Wings, Fort Myers, FL
All System Go Naples, Florida-based Il Primo Pizza & Wings elevates through mastering the fundamentals Il Primo Pizza & Wings hasn’t reached the success it has garnered today by sitting idle. The South Florida pizza company amassed gross sa...
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Operations
Sidewalk Seating: Dining Right-of-Way
Getting a sidewalk permit for outdoor seating is a complex process, but can result in higher revenues Outdoor seating can help a pizzeria accommodate more people during busy times, and it can also attract more customers. A full patio makes the place ...
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Menu Development
Drop A Fresh Beet
Move over salads, beets have hit the pizza menu I’ll never forget the pizzeria that went all-in on beets with its CSA Pizza. Galactic Pizza in Minneapolis, Minnesota featured a beet puree-based pizza that was so vibrantly colorful and unique that i...
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Finance & Growth
Taking stock of third-party delivery contracts
Read carefully before signing on the dotted line Amid a mounting driver shortage and an increasingly competitive landscape, Papa John’s – that industry behemoth that long enjoyed a seemingly endless army of delivery drivers – has done what some...