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COVID Owner Hustle
A Pizzeria Survival Guide We’re on day 7 of this incredibly unprecedented event known as COVID-19. Circumstances now will radically change the industry as well as society forever. I imagine a future with social distancing sections of restaurant...
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Pizza Industry Stands United to Help Feed Families and Communities
Washington, D.C. – March 20, 2020 – Members of the American Pizza Community (APC), which represents owners and operators of the nation’s largest pizza brands, stand united in their continued effort to bring pizza to families and communities ever...
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Pizzerias stay resilient amid Coronavirus pandemic — LATEST UPDATES
A look at ways pizza restaurants are responding to COVID-19 Restaurants are already feeling the impact of COVID-19 and from the latest news from the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization. The pizzeria industry has a history of...
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International Pizza Expo: POSTPONED until June 26-28
The health and safety of each and every member of our community and our staff is of theutmost importance to us. After closely monitoring the risk and impact of COVID-19 on a daily basis, and speaking at length with members of our community, Int’l P...
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Meet the Maker: Nicholas Franchi, Upper Crust Pizza, Akron, Ohio
A Q&A with Nicholas Franchi, Managing Partner at Upper Crust Pizza in Akron, Ohio How long you been making pizza? Approximately 11 years. Why pizza? When I was a teenager, I was looking for a job and the first opportunity given to m...
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Conversation: Michele Atkins, Mater’s Pizza & Pasta Emporium, Gadsden, Alabama
Mater’s Pizza & Pasta Emporium Gadsden, Alabama The Mater’s concept was to make a truly Southern pizza — generous, hearty, tasty and filling. A working-class family could have a nutritious meal without over-spending. The name ...
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Man on the Street: What to Expect When You’re EXPOing
Pizza Expo provides an incredible opportunity to pack years of potential research into three quick days, but if you dive straight into the deep end you might drown in the options. I’ve been attending since 2006 and my strategy has improved immensel...
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Update on COVID-19-Coronavirus
As we’ve seen for every one of the past 10 years, we are again planning for the largest attendee and exhibitor attendance in the history of the show. More than 600 exhibitors, 1,500 bakers, 9,000 pizzeria operators, their managers and key employees...
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Expo Spotlight: It’s Show Time
International Pizza Expo & International Artisan Bakery Expo March 31-April 2, 2020 – Las Vegas Convention Center If you haven’t already registered for Pizza Expo 2020, now is the time to do so by visiting PizzaExpo.com. This is your only...
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The Flu — Stop the Spread
Restaurants can do their part to help limit the transmission of viruses Flu season is hitting parts of the U.S. hard this year. And with fears of the coronavirus, people are taking extra precautions this season to stay healthy. Your pizzeria can help...
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Hobart to Again Host Custom-Designed Mixer Giveaway at the International Pizza Expo
TROY, Ohio (January 27, 2020) — Hobart, the premium commercial food equipment manufacturer known for designing and building some of the most reliable, must-have equipment, is maintaining tradition this year at the International Pizza Expo. During t...
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Commentary: Sick Beets, Bro
I enjoyed beets for the first time in my entire life recently when Denise Greer lightly oiled, salted and roasted them before putting them on a pizza. I grew up watching my grandparents put these disgustingly gelatinous, weirdly colored things in sal...