Sizzling! Portland pizzeria becomes rock star of the Northwest What happens when a couple of metal heads decide to open a pizzeria in a suspect neighborhood once known for heroin and prostitutes? Sizzle Pie happens. A major revitalization of a downtr...

A Look at Pizzerias in Sacramento, California HOT ITALIAN The three-unit Hot Italian is the first pizzeria in the country to receive the REAL Certified Food award from the United States Healthful Food Council for its commitment to setting new standar...

Awesome Sauce Restaurateur Scott Kilpatrick acquires a fast-casual leader in Arizona It isn’t everyday that a well-developed, successful restaurant brand becomes available, so when restaurateur Scott Kilpatrick had the opportunity to purchase Sauce...

From Toils to Triumph Domenick Montanile grows his New York-style pizzeria to be a Phoenix standout A glance at Venezia’s New York Style Pizzeria reveals a successful Phoenix-based operation with five locations that crushed through annual sales of ...

Operators find third-party delivery services can ease some headaches Delivery is a necessary service in the pizza business, but there are challenges related to liability, insurance and employee scheduling. Still, delivery is growing. According to Tec...

A Look at Pizzerias in Detroit, Michigan Slice of the 80’s Pizza This 1980s-themed pizzeria knows how to tie nostalgia into its identity and branding, from its graffiti mural to 50-game arcade. Even its graphics-wrapped delivery vehicles scream ret...

Bluegrass Boys Kentucky-based Goodfellas Pizzeria growth 10 years in the making There’s a reason Alex Coats and Eric Boggs wanted us to meet at their pizzeria’s original location more than an hour before opening. Just minutes after Goodfellas’ ...

Loud and Proud Hard work, dedication helps Kentucky-based Brick Oven Pizzeria succeed Tim Kolenda didn’t start his Lexington, Kentucky, pizzeria on a whim. After spending his formative years working for a pizza franchise, Kolenda tired of corporate...

A Look at Pizzerias in Columbus, Ohio Harvest Pizzeria The two-unit pizzeria was recently featured in Afar magazine’s “Must try pizza pies around the world.” Harvest’s motto is “Local tastes better,” and the company proudly displays its p...

Still just a bit player in the nation’s overall pizza scene, fast casual pizza players are poised to become an industry force Standing on the back deck of his Atlanta home in 2008, Matt Andrew had an epiphany. Readying for his next entrepreneurial ...

Local pizza concepts become fast-casual players What do the leading brands in the fast-casual pizza segment have in common? They offer customizable, individually-sized pizza fast and at an affordable price. They have open, customer-facing kitchens, u...

The largest Pizza Expo rocks Las Vegas International Pizza Expo lit up Las Vegas March 7-10, 2016, with the world’s biggest pizzeria convention. More than 460 exhibitors showcased services and wares in more than 1,000 exhibiting spaces to 11,500 op...