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Finance & Growth
Taking Steps to Alleviate Flat or Declining Sales at Your Pizzeria
Hitting Walls or Ceilings with Growth From routine seasonal slumps to a global pandemic, there are many reasons for restaurant sales to flatten or decrease occasionally. Whether it’s due to the initial excitement of a grand opening wearing off, or ...
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Industry News
Pizza & Pasta Northeast 2023 Preview
Kicking off National Pizza Month Together Pizza & Pasta Northeast 2023 October is a big month in the pizza business. It’s National Pizza Month and we end the month with Halloween, one of the biggest pizza sales days of the year. This year, we k...
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Operations
4 Preventative Steps Against Employee Theft
Like it or not, employee theft happens. Here’s how to curb it. Last year, a female employee of a Pizza Hut in the southern Illinois town of Cahokia Heights halted her shift – and employment at the eatery – by snatching money from the registers ...
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Industry News
Celebrate National Pizza Month this October
This year, we kick off National Pizza Month in October in the best way among pizza people in person in Atlantic City at Pizza & Pasta Northeast on October 1-2. There is nothing that strengthens our community like being together. We’ll connect a...
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Menu Development
Breaded Chicken as a Pizza Topping is What’s Hot!
4 Trending Chicken Pizza Recipes Did you know that chicken is the 6th most popular pizza topping? When we surveyed the pizzeria industry for the 2023 State of the Pizzeria Industry Report, we asked for their top pizza toppings on their menu. Chicken ...
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People & Pizzerias
Conversation: John Tabone, Bar Pazzo, Scranton, PA
Q&A with John Tabone, Bar Pazzo Scranton, Pennsylvania Concept: Bar Pazzo’s concept is to be “not your average” neighborhood restaurant. With a strong commitment to service, we wanted to create something not only very approachable, but also...
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People & Pizzerias
Pizza Destinations: Collegeville Italian Bakery & Pizzeria Napoletana, PA; Halo Pizzeria, Frisco, TX; Muccca Pizzeria, Portland, OR
A Look at Pizza Places around the U.S. Collegeville Italian Bakery & Pizzeria Napoletana | Collegeville, Pennsylvania Steven and Patrizia Carcarey have continued a family legacy that is more than a bakery. Patrizia says, “My family is from Nusc...
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Dough Production/Development
Heavy Lift: Crusts to Support Loaded Pizzas
Maximizing your foundational awareness of pizza crust “The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory.” — Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821 Every year in pizza competitions, I see the one blaring mistake at the most crucial time. An excellent a...
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Operations
Building Blocks: Locked in on Business
Getting more sales out of our existing customers When we are locked in on our business and honing a particular part of it, there is some magic in there. I love nothing more than exploring tactics or strategies to strengthen my business. I start by as...
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Industry News
Man on the Street: Pizza Vs. City
Confusion and Debate amid New York City coal and wood burning pizza ovens legislation explained It’s been a confusing month for pizzerias in New York City, particularly those burning coal or wood in their ovens. A few weeks ago, media outlets explo...
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Menu Development
Mike’s Monthly Tip: You’ve Never Had Dessert.
Have you ever had a dessert in your life? The answer is no, you never have. You’ve had red velvet cake, buttercream cake, peach cobbler, Deluxe Dutch Molten Volcano Pudding Surprise, or any other super wordy dessert name variation. Still, you...
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Employee Management
Hiring Based on Personality
So many of us are guilty of falling into the same trap: over time, we develop great faith in our people, so we continually provide what we think are opportunities for their advancement. After all, they are punctual, responsible, caring, excellent at ...