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Il Pizzaiolo / Home Slice Pizza, Austin, TX
The story has been repeated time and again in cities all across America: an aspiring man or woman moves to a new locale after years in New York and is disappointed by the pizza offerings of the adopted city. This time, the city in question is Austin,...
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Craft Beer: The Must List
When Dan Richer opened his second pizzeria venture, Razza Pizza Artigianale, earlier this year, he had a clear vision in mind. All the ingredients would be locally sourced and everything that could be made in-house would be. His beverage list would g...
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2013 February: All Roads Lead to Vegas
Few people in the pizza industry haven’t heard of International Pizza Expo, the three-day event that brings together vendors, operators and restaurant professionals. The show has changed over the years, and 2013 is no different –– with competit...
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2013 February: Did You Know? / Places That Rock
Kids Influence According to a 2012 Technomic report, nearly 40 percent of adults living with children said the kids influence where they decide to purchase pizza. PIZZA EXPONext month’s International Pizza Expo sh...
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Il Pizzaiolo / Aldos, Naples, FL
Last fall, Aldos Ristorante Italiano & Bar in Naples, Florida was tapped by Pizza Today to host the finale party for Slice of Hope, a fundraising event uniting the nation’s pizzerias in the fight against breast cancer. Talk about an event. Owne...
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Il Pizzaiolo / Flippers Pizzeria, Orlando, FL
In a competitive market, standing out is imperative to success. For Orlando, Florida-based Flippers Pizzeria, differentiation has been key to its execution –– but so, too, has putting into place the right management team to take the company to th...
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Slice of Hope 2012
After the success of the intitial Slice of Hope charity event in October of 2011, we knew we had to do it again. The first incarnation, you see, was much more than a simple bike ride from Portland to Seattle. It was an industry marketing event that b...
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Il Pizzaiolo: Pi-zzeria
Drive up the Virginia beach coast, and just about every block is peppered with at least one pizzeria, full-service restaurant, bar and shake shack. That’s a lot of white noise to wade through, but Pi-zzeria, with sales at $1.2 million annually, see...
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The New Paths Of Pizza Delivery
In a typical day, Woodstock’s Pizza in isla vista, California, will make about 60 deliveries across the lunch and dinner dayparts. To homes, office complexes, industrial spots and the nearby campus of University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)...
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2013 January: Did You Know
According to a 2012 Global Security Report by Trustwave, the food and beverage industry accounted for 44 percent of data breach investigations in 2011. It was the highest percentage of all industries. Pizza Expo Int...
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2012 May: Did You Know? / Places That Rock
41 percent of consumers report eating pizza at least once a week, according to Technomic, Inc. You can now subscribe to Pizza Today on your iPad or Android tablet free of charge. That’s right, our app costs $0.00! America’s 50 largest piz...
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2012 July: Did You Know? / Places That Rock
Feel free to tinker with the design of the QR codes you use in your marketing — only 30 percent of the code is used to make it work. Nearly 25 percent of IRS business audits result in dismissal. Delivery accounts for approximately 35 perc...