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Brand & Marketing
How to drive more traffic to your restaurant’s website
The Fast Lane When it comes to website development and management, restaurant owners tend to be hands off. Let the professionals do what they do best. But, are you asking yourself: why doesn’t my pizzeria’s website get more visits or why is my re...
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Menu Development
Explore ways to maximize mushrooms — Making Room
Explore Mushrooms on Pizza Pepperoni has one implementation on pizza. Pepperoni goes on top, before the bake like any other typical topping. The size and taste of the pepperonis will vary, but there aren’t multiple species of pepperoni. Mushrooms, ...
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Menu Development
Pastabilities: Adding vegan pastas to your menu
The plant-based movement has arrived if you haven’t noticed. “Plant-based” has now replaced “vegan” as the primary new term describing a diet that is animal product free. Being vegetarian can mean a number of things but just to set t...
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Operations
Common Kitchen Injuries and Prevention
Best practices for protecting employees from falls, burns, cuts and other harms The kitchen can be a dangerous place, and not only because the close quarters make it difficult to prevent the transmission of the novel coronavirus. The fast-paced work ...
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Operations
The Million Dollar Lesson: A Story About Portion Control
Here is a story about Dan. Dan was ready to open his first pizzeria. As part of his business plan, Dan had to plan what food to sell and how much to charge for each item. “I need to consult with an expert.” said Dan. “Where can I find the top p...
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Brand & Marketing
2021 Marketing Trends
This year’s marketing trends are vast. We’ve scoured dozens and dozens of 2021 marketing trend predictions to give you a look at what’s hot and what’s relevant to pizzerias. In the world of independent pizzerias, budgets for marketing are oft...
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Industry News
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizza Acquires Long-time Partner and Puget Sound-Favorite Gnocchi Bar
Purchase is Part of Overall Expansion Plans for the Seattle-Based Pizza Concept SEATTLE, WASH February 24, 2021 Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizza today announced its acquisition of local gnocchi maker Gnocchi Bar, a concept that was founded a...
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Industry News
Little Caesars Pizza Names Paula Vissing Chief Operating Officer
Vissing will lead all domestic and international operations for the global pizza brand DETROIT Little Caesars Pizza, the global family-owned pizza chain, announced today that Paula Vissing has been named Chief Operating Officer. Vissing has been w...
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Industry News
The 365 Pizza Challenge is Officially Open
Join the competition at PizzaExpo365.com Things are heating up at the Pizza Expo 365 platform, an immersive digital experience that’s designed to provide pizzeria owners with valuable educational content, networking opportunities and even support f...
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Industry News
Three Reasons to Love February
Big Pizzas Days Happening this Month February may be the shortest month, but it’s packed with big pizza days. As winter drags on, here comes three big days to enjoy pizza. Don’t forget to plan for these days and do something fun. The three big pi...
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Employee Management
Current Job Market and Hiring Process
The pandemic changed the way operators attract and hire employees Finding talent has always been a challenge, and the COVID-19 crisis made the task even tougher. Pizzeria owners say the process of attracting, hiring and onboarding workers has changed...
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Finance & Growth
When and How to Expand Your Restaurant Concept
Full Steam Ahead Expanding is tough. Small stores take a lot of effort and planning. A full-service restaurant roll-out can feel like it’s taken years off your life by the time you’re finally open. To handle it, I’ve refined my opening process ...