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Make the most of the average strip-mall location
Get in Line All strip malls are not created equal. Your business may be one of the “lucky” ones, if you’re adjacent to a strong anchor store. You can easily lure the anchor’s customers to your door, as aromas of baking pizza waft into the par...
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Menu Development
Prawn Stars — Shrimp and pizza
Shrimp blows traditional toppings out of the water Shrimp can be an asset to your pizzeria by manipulating your menu to accommodate the many seafood lovers in America. Granted, some traditionally inclined people may stick to that old and dry rule of ...
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Portion Control: Size Matters
Proper portioning extends beyond pizza Are you measuring up to your food cost goals? Profitability is just one factor in the key to success. Profits are how we keep going and growing in a multitude of ways. Don’t be fooled by focusing on maximum pr...
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Employee Management
5 common mistakes pizzerias make with their rewards program
Lasting Loyalty If you’ve got a rewards program, here’s how to make it really work Pitfire Pizza tried printing punch cards for their nine locations — buy 10, get a pie free. They saw their same customers, gave away a few pizzas, but not much e...
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People & Pizzerias
Pizza Today on the Road: B & J’s Pizza Restaurant, Corpus Christi, TX
The Good Ride B&J’s Pizza Restaurant marries good food, beer for maximum effect It’s not even 3 p.m. in suburban Corpus Christi, Texas, and already the regulars at B & J’s Pizza Restaurant have packed the restaurant’s small bar. Owner...
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Employee Management
Branding as Artisan — Pretty Perfect
Artisan pizza offers unique marketing opportunities More pizza makers liberally use the word, “artisan,” to describe their pies, which presents a real dilemma for those offering the real deal. You may have the most authentic artisan pizza in town...
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Three steps to create a more secure and safe late-night operation
Under Darkness It’s nearing 2 a.m. on 6th Street, Austin, Texas’ worthy attempt to mimic Bourbon Street. As a long line of packed bars make their last calls, revelers pounce onto the lively thoroughfare. Many wander into one of the two Roppolo’...
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Menu Development
5 Things You Should Be Making From Scratch
If you aren’t making these in-house, you really need to be Independent pizza places that sell “turn and burn” pizza are a dying breed. It’s actually easier to attempt to sell the best quality local pizza rather than fight in the trenches with...
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Use these artisan ingredients over more traditional pizza toppings
Looking to upgrade your menu in a meaningful way? Look no further. I think that every independent restaurateur is an artisan. Some of us stick to artistic traditionalism, while others veer off into new combinations, tastes and methods. While true foo...
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Menu Development
Drawing families with innovative children’s menus
Where Kids Count Microwaved pizza, mac and cheese and chicken fingers are often standard pizzeria children’s menu fare. But to keep kids –– and their families –– coming back, many pizzerias are also offering creative, healthy and allergy-co...
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People & Pizzerias
Smartphones apps aren’t just for the big guys
Technology: On a Roll It seems just about everyone has a smartphone or tablet app these days –– from large chain restaurants to your local hardware store. In fact, a Florida woman being held hostage made headlines last year after she used the Piz...
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People & Pizzerias
Pizza Today on the Road: Pizza Bar, Miami, FL
Slice house heats up Miami Beach, Florida, with menu upgrades Collins Ave. is at the heart of the dining concentration in Miami Beach, Florida. A little slice joint, Pizza Bar, has carved its piece of the beach community business with giant slices, m...