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Brand & Marketing
31 Days of Pizza — Get Social with National Pizza Month
Get National Pizza Month Social Media Ideas October is National Pizza Month. It’s 31 days of pizza celebration. Why not schedule 31 days of interactive posting on your social accounts? We can make it easy on you with engaging social marketing ideas...
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Industry News
Pizzerias Across America to Celebrate National Pizza Month
October is National Pizza Month While other foods get a day, America’s undisputed favorite food, pizza, gets a month-long celebration. Pizzerias have been working behind the scenes to create something special for their guests during the month of Oc...
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Industry News
Get Schooled at Pizza and Pasta Northeast
In Session The Pizza & Pasta Northeast show in Atlantic City has a robust educational package in place for attendees. Between expert-led seminars and hands-on food demonstrations, these sessions are jam-packed with critical information to help pi...
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Industry News
Phil Irwin to Represent Robot Coupe U.S.A. as Canadian Market Solutions Advisor
David Mouck, CEO of Robot Coupe, USA Inc., announces Phil Irwin will represent Robot Coupe U.S.A. as Canadian Market Solutions Advisor. He and his firm, BHK Marketing of Ontario, Canada, will be responsible for the first point of contact for...
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Industry News
A Pizza & Pasta Northeast Preview
We’re Back! What you need to know to get you ready for the show Next month, Pizza and Pasta Northeast returns after a two-year hiatus to make a big splash in Atlantic City on October 16-17. “The Northeast has the highest concentration of pi...
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Menu Development
East Coast Seafood Inspiration for the Pizza Menu
Pier Pressure As I get ready for the Pizza and Pasta Northeast show in Atlantic City this coming October 16th, I’ve been thinking of that wonderful Atlantic Ocean breeze, the boardwalk and the smell of seafood… on pizza. In fact, Tony’s Baltimo...
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Finance & Growth
Prepping for Uncle Sam — Fourth Quarter Tax Preparation
Though many pizzerias don’t think much about filing taxes until the calendar turns and deadlines approach, getting a jumpstart on tax preparation in the year’s final quarter provides numerous benefits More than two centuries ago, American statesm...
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Operations
Pyramid of Hospitality
Going beyond customer service If you’ve sat in on any of my seminars you may have heard me ask the question, “What is the difference between hospitality and customer service?” It is such an interesting question because there are such diverse an...
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Operations
Booking Catering and Facility Rental
Plan for a busy winter party season The winter holidays are just around the corner. Even though the weather is still warm and no one has finished their gift shopping yet, people are eagerly booking parties for fourth quarter. Pizzeria owners say th...
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Employee Management
Mike’s Monthly Tip: They did it the wrong way. Now what?
Fixing a behavior in the workplace I had a recent situation where a person posted a bad photo of a slice of our sausage pizza served to them at lunch. It only had three pieces of sausage instead of the typical seven per the recipe. The knee-jerk reac...
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People & Pizzerias
Conversation: Davide Lubrano and Vinny Gallagher, Pizzata Pizzeria, Philadelphia
A Q&A with owners of Pizzata Pizzeria in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Concept: Davide: Our concept was simple — a neighborhood pizzeria with a simple menu where we could focus on delivering pizzas with irresistibly tasty dough. As we opened, the ...
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Menu Development
Man on the Street: Death of the Dollar Slice
New York City has long been a city of slices. While other locales thrive on either dine-in or takeout, NYC’s pedestrian culture has led to a tradition of consuming individual slices (of cheese pizza) on-the-go. Just over a decade ago, in the wake o...