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Think fresh: Five summer pizza recipes
It’s summer and local farms and farmers markets are bursting with fresh produce. Let’s put those fresh ingredients to work on your specials menu. Try these five summer pizza: Summer Garden Pizza Broccoli, carrots, cucumber, tomato, onion, mozzare...
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Hand Tossing Dough: Who’s got skills? (Videos)
Hand tossing dough is all in the technique or techniques, as pizzaiolos across the country apply their own spin to stretching dough. It’s about artisanship and showcasing pizza makers in front of awestruck customers. ...
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A look at Pizza Margherita across America (Image Gallery) NEW ADDITIONS
To celebrate Pizza Margherita Day –– June 11, 2013, the 124th anniversary of the naming of the Pizza Margherita in a letter accompanying a pizza from the Italian “Department of the Mouth” on behalf of Queen Margherita on June 11, 1889 –– ...
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Five finger-licking fried apps
Increase ticket averages with “wow” factor fried appetizers. After all, some diners go out for an evening to escape their regular diet and spurge into menu items that tantalize their taste buds. Fried apps fit the bill. Check out Pizza Today’s ...
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Chef Jeffrey Freehof Shares Five Summer Salads
I find it almost comical how salad sales spike at the beginning of the year, which derives from people’s New Year’s resolutions and then again in the spring time as people start realizing what they are going to look like in their bathing suits th...
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Pizza Experts Weigh in on Creating a Disaster Preparedness Plan
Whether it’s a hurricane that pounds a coastal region, a fire that destroys an entire city block or a snowstorm that shuts down the town for a week, no one likes to think of potential disasters that could close restaurant doors for several days –...
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Pizza Places That Rock & Pizza Industry Statistics in June 2013
Papa Murphy’s International has more than 1,300 take-and-bake units. PizzaToday.com now has more than 4 years worth of archived content from the pages of the world’s largest pizza magazine! Virginia has 1,641 pizzerias. If you use active dry yeas...
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PIZZERIAS SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING BEST OF JUNE 2013
PIZZA MEDIA: Facebook.com/PizzaToday • Twitter.com/PizzaToday • Instagram.com/PizzaToday •Youtube.com/PizzaTodayMagazine • PizzaToday.Tumblr.com • Twitter.com/PizzaExpo • Facebook.com/PizzaExpo • iPad • Google Play • Vine: @PizzaTod...
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Papa John apologizes for delivery driver’s racist rant on customer’s phone
Monday, Papa John’s Chairman and CEO John Schnatter posted an apology on Facebook after a Florida customer received a racist rant on his voicemail. After delivering pizza to the customer, a driver accidentally called the Florida man, leaving a near...
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2013 Pizza Today Distributors List
Your guide to the pizza industry’s leading distributors. Click here to view on line...
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Social Media: Pizza Tweets and Feeds
Pizza Tweets Denver Pizza Company @DenverPizzaCo Stop in soon for our Lunch Deal. Monday-Friday until 3pm. $5 for a personal pizza, 2 toppings, and a drink. Why it works: Posting a special the day of doesn’t give customers a whole lot of time to pl...
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The hottest ingredients for 2013
Today’s pizzeria customers are savvier than ever thanks in part to a growing trend in upscale options. Sure, pepperoni and cheese are still king in this industry, but customers looking for fresh, organic and locally grown toppings now have more cho...