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Menu Development
You Say Potato, I Say… Potatoes are Amazing on Pizza — End of Story
Potatoes are amazing on pizza, and that’s that. Period. Mic drop. Boom. I remember the first time I ever had a pizza that featured potatoes. That was more than 20 years ago. It was made at a competition at Pizza Expo that was called “Pizza Festiv...
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Menu Development
Five Recipe Favorites for 2025
Give these delicious dishes a try in your pizzeria With Pizza Expo merely a month away, we have so much to look forward to in 2025. We’re just settling into the new year, but one thing that never will go out of style and always remain on point are ...
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People & Pizzerias
Conversation: Michael Pitera, Pizza a Modo Mio, Charleston, South Carolina
A Quick Q&A with Michael Pitera, owner of Pizza a Modo Mio in Charleston, South Carolina Concept: We started out as a traditional New York pizzeria. Being from Brooklyn and Long Island I grew up with some amazing pizza. I had moved down to Charle...
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Industry News
Lou Malnati’s Dishing Out Heart-shaped Deep-dish Pizzas in February
Celebrate with friends, family or loved ones all month long with Lou Malnati’s heart-shaped pizzas and support Feeding America® local food banks to spread the love in February. CHICAGO, Jan. 28, 2025 – It’s time to dish out some love, and Lou ...
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Industry News
Jet’s Pizza Continues Valentine’s Day Tradition: Heart-Shaped Pizza
Say “I Love You” With a Heart-Shaped Pizza From Jet’s Pizza STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, Feb. 4, 2025 – Love is in the air, and so is the irresistible taste of freshly baked, heart-shaped pizzas from Jet’s. Jet’s Pizza is once again celeb...
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Industry News
Emmy Winner Eugene Levy Raises Eyebrows in Little Caesars Super Bowl LIX Ad
New Bacon & Cheese Crazy Puffs Steal the Show (and Eyebrows) in Star-Studded Commercial DETROIT, Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Little Caesars, the third-largest pizza chain in the world and the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL, is featur...
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Industry News
Via 313 Pizzeria Raises $32.5 Million to Double Footprint in Three Years
Savory Fund partners with Asilia Investments and Brightwood Capital Advisors to continue expansion of the award-winning Detroit-style pizzeria in five major markets LEHI, Utah (Feb. 4, 2025) – Via 313 Pizzeria, which dishes up genuine Detroit-style...
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Industry News
Chuck E. Cheese Announces Friendly Wager Between Philadelphia and Kansas City Fun Centers
Local Store Districts will Temporarily Name its locations to either ‘Chuck E. “Chiefs”’ or ‘Chuck “Eagles” Cheese’ based on Big Game Winner Irving, TX – February 3, 2025 — In the spirit of competition, the local management teams a...
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Dough Production/Development
Knead to Know: A Dough Emergency
What is your plan if your pizza dough fails? hat’s the worst thing that could happen in a pizzeria? We’ve got insurance for everything you can think of when it comes to the people, the physical building, our equipment, etc. But do you have a plan...
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Finance & Growth
Building Blocks: Negotiate Everything
“You don’t get what you want, you get what you negotiate.” — Harvey Mackey Last time around we spoke about leases and how important they are to your success. There are so many fixed costs associated with doing business. Most of the time...
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Operations
Mike’s Monthly Tip: The Tactical Pause
A tactical pause could save you time, money, and sanity Proper restauranting (it’s a verb) means working at a nonstop breakneck speed, right? It means chaotic lines with crazy speed of service, constant demands, and the make line churning nonstop, ...
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Brand & Marketing
Sponsoring Youth Teams and Community Events
Pizzerias support their neighbors by feeding local athletes and donating pizzas for events Few actions generate better goodwill than feeding people. Pizza is the perfect food for bringing people together, and pizzeria owners that offer free or discou...