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SBA and Treasury Announce PPP Re-Opening; Issue New Guidance

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced today that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will re-open the week of January 11 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borr...
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Emerald Acquires PlumRiver LLC to Expand Digital Commerce Capabilities

Extends PlumRiver’s Elastic Suite B2B platform to thousands of Emerald customer brands  NEW YORK, NY. (January 6, 2021) — Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE:EEX) (“Emerald” or the “Company”) today announced that it has completed...
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Globe and Varimixer Partner for North American Distribution

Globe Food Equipment Company (Dayton, Ohio) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Varimixer (Denmark), effective January 1, 2021. While both Middleby brands offer industry-leading commercial mixers, Globe’s fast shipping, award-winning ...
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Conversation: Que Wimberly, The Missing Brick Indianapolis, Indiana

The Missing Brick Indianapolis, Indiana Concept: The Missing Brick is a dope pizza joint, infusing hip hop music, inspiring art and dope pizza under one roof. Our goal was to create a space where urban professionals can hang out, share pizza, have a ...

Knead to Know: Having a standard operating procedure is necessary for consistency

All Systems Dough Your dough is the heart and soul of your menu. No question. When I opened Andolini’s, I made the dough alone every morning. If something went wrong, it was on me to figure it out. After a year of working every day and dealing with...
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Building Blocks: Three Bottlenecks, and How to Fix Them

After all the hard work, customers are flowing into your pizzeria, drawn by a unique menu and attractive marketing. However, are you seeing there are parts of your operation that are working great when you’re slow, but as soon as you get busy, they...
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How to conduct proper restaurant forecasting

AccuForecast Restaurant forecasting for your pizzeria is as vital to your restaurant’s health as your recipes or your customer service. To not forecast is as reckless as driving an 18-wheel truck with a blindfold on. It’s imperative not only to k...

Menu Creativity in Small Markets

Biggeats Smalls “Normality is the great neurosis of civilization.” – Tom Robbins Owning a pizzeria in a small town is a matter of community. Your customers are neighbors, coaches, teachers, police, firemen and workers of all types. To stay ...

Man on the Street: The Art of Collaboration — Influencer Marketing

I just realized I’m getting old. Most people figure it out when they lose hair or experience back pain, but my red flag has been my reaction to the word “influencer.” Even typing it makes me cringe. My frustration is compounded when an “influ...
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Mental Health: Happy Hour is Not an Option

Learning to cope with the tremendous stress of these times “Scott…two weeks’ notice. This job currently is leaving me mentally exhausted after every shift and causing enough stress for me where I am jeopardizing personal relationships.” ...

2021 Restaurant Resolutions

Pizzeria Owners Offer Visions, Trends for the New Year Let’s face it: 2020 was a rough year. With the challenges of COVID-19 and dining restrictions, it was extremely difficult to plan for what’s next with your pizzeria. As we’ve entered a new ...

Lasagna: Versatile Favorite

Lasagna aligns well with today’s menu needs Lasagna is not only a delicious and classic comfort food, it’s also easy to make, customizable and profitable. Bonus: it travels well in the right packaging. Take all this into consideration and it beco...
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