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Operations
Man on the Street: DELCO, Keep it Crispy
Like it or not, you’re in the DELCO business now. The foreseeable future doesn’t look good for restaurants relying on huge dining rooms. Fortunately the pizza business has been thriving on mobility since the industry’s birth. As profitable as p...
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Brand & Marketing
Building Blocks: Grand Scheme
Marketing makes your grand opening great Last month in this column, we discussed pulling off a “turnkey” — opening your recently purchased restaurant immediately. The location will be a work in progress for a little while, but at least the cash...
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Dough Production/Development
Knead to Know: Mother Dough
It all starts somewhere, and where it starts can make a huge difference Everyone knows, or at least they should, that the most important part of a pizza is the dough. It is what defines the style of pie you are making, holds up the gorgeous sauce you...
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People & Pizzerias
Destinations: Cascadia Pizza, WA, Monza, SC, Del Popolo, CA
A Look at Pizzerias In the United States Cascadia Pizza Co. | Enumclaw, Washington Co-owner Thomas Reinhard says, “Cascadia is a food-truck first company. While we now have a brick-and-mortar location and have plans for a second in the near ...
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Brand & Marketing
Data Driven: Collecting and Using Customer Data
How customer data helps fuel results With New York on lockdown amid COVID-19, Brad Barnes ordered from his local pizza place every Thursday. Though Barnes had previously shared his e-mail and mobile number with the pizzeria, the shop never once used ...
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Finance & Growth
Anticipating the Unemployment Punch
With pizzerias forced to lay off staff amid COVID-19, employer tax rates likely to jump Over a three-week run spanning mid-March to early April, nearly 17 million Americans filed for unemployment – and it’s no secret the restaurant industry, home...
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Brand & Marketing
Limited Time Offers: The Real Deal
Limited-time offers take on a new face We’ve entered uncharted territory in marketing during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Bill Vivian at Regents Pizzeria in La Jolla, California, has stated in a recent Checking In With video, “it’s like throwing idea...
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Operations
Customer Appreciation
Now, more than ever, is time to give thanks I’ve been thinking a lot about pizza consumers lately. Strange, I know. My job requires me to think about pizzeria owners 24/7. We have a Man on the Street, Scott Wiener, whom we task with keeping the p...
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Menu Development
The Great Calzone: Make the dish your own
In Atlantic City this year, the calzone will officially enter the competition realm. At Pizza & Pasta Northeast 2020, the calzone competition is set to make its debut. It’s interesting the reverberating effects that these competitions have. Piz...
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Menu Development
Fall Menus: Autumn Staples
Be strategic on your fall menu during this persistent pandemic As COVID19 dining restrictions have tightened again around the country, it’s easy to miss that the changing season is upon us. Fall will arrive soon and usher in a bounty of comfort foo...
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Menu Development
Non-Traditional Pizza: Go Like a Viking
Making the best Non-Traditional Pizza “Toppings are easy. The base takes a lifetime.” — Domenico Crolla, Restaurateur and Pizza Judge Competitive pizza making always brings out the best in people, but the non-traditional category of the Inter...
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Dough Production/Development
Cross-utilize your pizza dough for the win
The More You Dough A pizzeria’s greatest tool to establish their unique style and brand is in their pizza dough. Pizza dough gives you the ability to show off what makes your pizzeria unique and different. Your pizza dough has so many factors that ...