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Operations
6 Steps to Improve Your Restaurant’s Indoor Air Quality
Find practical solutions to address indoor air quality in pizzerias As the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the country in 2020, Sean Chang noticed an everyday behavior practiced by millions of Americans – visiting a restaurant – suddenly deemed risky. ...
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Finance & Growth
A Look at Ghost Kitchen Operations and Setup
Going Ghost As the COVID-19 Pandemic shuttered dine in and off-premise sales soared, ghost and virtual kitchens gained ground. These operations exist solely for online delivery orders through websites, apps and third-party delivery platforms. Some ma...
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Industry News
The 2023 Pizza Expo Preview Show
Welcome to the Pizza Expo Preview Show Your guide to everything Pizza Expo 2023 Josh Keown and Denise Greer detail everything you need to know before you go to Pizza Expo 2023 — from events and competitions to seminars, demos, workshops and muc...
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Industry News
Registration for the PIE Awards is Open!
Emerald Expositions and Pizza Today magazine announced last week a new industry awards program designed to honor pizzeria operators and help celebrate their business accomplishments. The Pizza Industry Excellence (PIE) Awards offer more than 20 categ...
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Industry News
Hobart To Host Custom-Designed Mixer Giveaway at the International Pizza Expo 2023
TROY, Ohio — Hobart, the premium commercial food equipment manufacturer known for designing and building some of the most reliable, must-have equipment, will give away a custom-designed Legacy+® HL662 pizza dough mixer (valued at $30,000) at the I...
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Employee Management
Building Blocks: 3 Steps to Hosting an Effective Team Meeting
Get more out of your team meetings “Like a human being, a company has to have an internal communication mechanism, a ‘nervous system,’ to coordinate its actions.” — Bill Gates OK, do you really need to run your company like Bill Gates does?...
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Menu Development
Man on the Street: Carbonated Alcoholic Beverages Trending
Carbonated Beverages: The Essence of Effervescence I’ve been thinking a lot about bubbles lately. The pizza world has long been afloat in a bath of bubbly beverages like soda and beer, but the landscape is rapidly bursting into fresh territory. Not...
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People & Pizzerias
Conversation: Kenneth MacFawn, Rad Pies, Williamsport, Maryland
A Q&A with Kenneth MacFawn, co-owner, Rad Pies, Williamsport, Maryland Concept: Rad Pies is a punk rock pizza shop that pushes the limits of pizza everyday. We have a super positive working environment with a goal of making sure our customers rec...
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Industry News
Commentary: Welcome to the Show, Kid
I remember my first Pizza Expo vividly. It was March of 2001. I had not been with Pizza Today very long and it was my first visit to Las Vegas. I was excited to see the city and its world-famous lights and theatrics, but I wasn’t adequately prepare...
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People & Pizzerias
Pizza Destinations: Graziella’s Artisan Pizza, Sandwich, MA; Bricco, Westmont, NJ; SLAB Pizza, UT
A Look at Pizzerias Across America Graziella’s Artisan Pizza | Sandwich, Massachusetts Graziella’s Artisan Pizza is a second location of a popular Italian restaurant, Graziella’s. With the tagline “Neighborhood Pizza Done Right!”, Gr...
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Industry News
Introducing the PIE Awards
Emerald Expositions and Pizza Today magazine announced today a new industry awards program designed to honor pizzeria operators and help celebrate their business accomplishments. The Pizza Industry Excellence (PIE) Awards will offer more than 20 cate...
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Employee Management
Today’s Restaurant Manager Compensation Packages
Restaurant manager compensation isn’t what it used to be With respect to manager compensation packages in today’s hospitality environment, Uno Pizzeria & Grill CEO Erik Frederick acknowledges one overriding truth: “The old rules,” he says...