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Conversation: Jennifer Bimonte-Kelly, Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, New Haven, Connecticut
A Q&A with Jennifer Bimonte-Kelly, granddaughter of Frank Pepe co-owner Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, New Haven, Connecticut as the the famous pizzeria celebrates its 100th anniversary Concept: My grandfather, Frank Pepe, opened Frank Pepe Pizz...
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Little Caesars® Love Kitchen® Celebrates 40 Years of Service and its 4 Millionth Guest in its Hometown of Detroit
DETROIT, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In a milestone year marking four decades of community service, the Little Caesars Love Kitchen rolled through its hometown of Detroit, providing free, hot pizza slices to thousands of people in need over...
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Pizza Hut Debuts First-Ever BOOK IT!® App
The revitalized summer reading program, “BOOK IT! Summer of Stories™,” launches June 1, offering free Personal Pan Pizzas® to young readers during the summer months PLANO, Texas, May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — For the first time...
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Launching a Mobile Pizzeria: Getting Started (Part 1)
(Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a series about opening a mobile pizzeria by Jason Cipriani, co-owner of Sips & Pies.) On April 17, a lifelong dream of mine came true: I sold my first pizza. Actually, we sold 76 of them. It ...
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How to Sell Your Pizzeria for Top Dollar
(Editor’s note: This column is based on the author’s presentation during Pizza Expo 2025.) If you’ve been running a pizzeria and are starting to think about your next chapter, this guide is for you. After successfully selling two pizzerias myse...
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Mountain Mike’s Pizza Expands National Footprint With Virginia Development Deal
Leading family-style pizza chain to bring three restaurants to Old Dominion Mountain Mike’s Pizza to Debut in Virginia with Three-Unit Development Deal IRVINE, Calif. (May 20, 2025) – Mountain Mike’s Pizza, a leading family-style pizza chai...
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Chuck E. Cheese Awarded Best in STEM Accreditation for Education Program
Pizza and entertainment chain Chuck E. Cheese’s STEAM-tastic Adventure program has been awarded a Best in STEM Accreditation Trustmark, Chuck E. Cheese Entertainment CEO David McKillips says. Children ages 3-11 can participate in the program, which...
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Summer Pizza: My Favorite Season for Toppings that Pizza Lovers will Crave
Your Ultimate Summer Pizza Ideas and Inspiration As Memorial Day weekend comes and goes, my mind goes to bounty of summer produce that will soon ripen. This year, I decided to grow a “pizza” garden filled with my favorite pizza toppings – plus ...
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Pizza Pros Share Best Practices for Interviews and Hiring
What to know – and ask – when conducting pizzeria interviews In the pizza business, we often hear, “It’s hard to find good people.” Or, “The labor market is challenging right now.” Well, so is training for the Olympics; but we want ...
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Sally’s Apizza, the New Haven Pizza Legend, Launches Sponsorship of Ferrari Challenge GT Racing Series
Sally’s Apizza launches its first professional sports sponsorship as exclusive food sponsor of the Ferrari Challenge racing series, with Ferrari of Miami race driver Dylan Medler NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — “F...
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Early-bird Deadline Approaching for PIE Awards
Pizza Today and Pizza Expo revive The PIE Awards to recognize top businesses in the U.S. pizza industry Is there any better combination than peer recognition and saving money? We thought not. Pizzerias have until May 30 to enter for The Pizza Industr...
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Global Pizza Party to Feed 20,000 on May 22, 2025
PizzaDAO to present fifth annual celebration in 400 cities worldwide PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (May 14, 2025) – May 22 marks 15 years since a Florida programmer paid 10,000 bitcoin for two pizzas – the first known transaction using cryptocur...