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Employee Management
Marketing Matters: Community Engagement
Are you a team player or do you just talk a good game? Pizzerias have found that being involved with local sports is a way to score with the community. Today’s world takes effort to keep young people on the right track, and participation in extracu...
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Operations
Pizza Presentation
When it comes to tableside pizza presentation, it’s easy to leave it and forget it. But serving pizza is an opportunity to add drama and a hands-on personal touch to the dining experience. Presentation styles and pizza stands vary widely: from the ...
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Employee Management
Social Media: Pizza Tweets and Feeds
Behind the Scenes: Managing Editor makes a British Bacon, Potato, Onion and Gorgonzola Pizza in the Pizza Today Test Kitchen. PIZZA TWEETS Denver Pizza Company @DenverPizzaCo Opt in with our Text MesÂsage service to get our Buy 1,Get 1 Free Denver P...
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Employee Management
2012 November: Pitfalls of Ownership
Having owned and operated restaurants for the past 40 years, I have seen my share of scams, schemes and pitfalls—the kind any owner can fall victim to at the cost of a considerable amount of profit. These “situations” are at the out...
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People & Pizzerias
2012 July: Did You Know? / Places That Rock
Feel free to tinker with the design of the QR codes you use in your marketing — only 30 percent of the code is used to make it work. Nearly 25 percent of IRS business audits result in dismissal. Delivery accounts for approximately 35 perc...
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People & Pizzerias
2012 May: Did You Know? / Places That Rock
41 percent of consumers report eating pizza at least once a week, according to Technomic, Inc. You can now subscribe to Pizza Today on your iPad or Android tablet free of charge. That’s right, our app costs $0.00! America’s 50 largest piz...
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Employee Management
2012 November: Grow Your Business Through a POS System
In a memorable scene from the 1967 movie “The Graduate,” Mr. McGuire offers a cryptic suggestion about the key to future for the young college grad played by Dustin Hoffman. Mr. McGuire: “I just want to say one word to you. Just one...
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People & Pizzerias
Places That Rock
Angelina’s Pizzeria and Café 300 S. Roosevelt #8 Seaside, Oregon 97138 (503) 717-1230 www.angelinaspizzeriaandcafe.com This is a neighborhood spot that caters to its local fans. With so many rewards program cards offered today, Angelina’s holds ...
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Employee Management
2012 November: Managing and Motivating Young Employees
Managing and motivating the younger employee can be one of the most challenging situations a manager faces. How in the world do you get optimal performance from someone in the “younger generation” who may not seem to want to be motivated?...
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Menu Development
2012 November: Pizza Crust 101
Flour, water, yeast and salt. In the world of baking, these are the foundational ingredients for making most yeast-raised baked goods. Given these basic ingredients, a good baker can produce a New York-style bagel, a French baguette, an Italian ciaba...
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Menu Development
2012 November: Beer and Pizza
There’s been so much buzz about craft beer that it’s time to ask the question: What is craft beer? By the definition of the Brewers Association a craft brewer is small, independent and traditional. Specifically, Small: Annual production o...
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Menu Development
Dough Doctor: How sugar affects dough
Some pizza doughs are made with sugar, and others are made without. Typically, we find that dough destined to be baked at high temperatures is made without any added sugar, while those that will be baked at lower temperatures (425 to 450 F) will cont...