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2010 June: Did You Know?
Domino’s has been named our Chain of the Year twice 2003 and 2010 KA-CHING America’s 10 largest pizza companies control more than 23billion in revenue According to a recent staging-pizzatoday.kinsta.cloud Web poll, 62 percent of responden...
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2010 May: Did You Know?
6,067 pizzeria owners and managers attended International Pizza Expo 2010 in Las Vegas In a recent Pizza Today Web poll, 13 percent of respondents said they do not have a marketing budget. Meanwhile, 24 percent said they budget five percent, or more,...
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2010 November: Did You Know
$1,500,000,000 ($1.5 billion) is spent in U.S. restaurants each and every day. According to the National Restaurant Association 70% of adults say they are more likely to visit a restaurant that offers locally produced food items. CiCi’s Pizza inten...
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2010 October: Did You Know?
The Most popular pizza size in America is 14-inches in diameter Domino’s Pizza is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2010 Halloween October 31 is one of the pizza industry’s five biggest sales days of the entire year. Hawaii has 166 pizz...
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2010 December: A Pizza My Mind
How your staff performs during the rush is tightly tied to how well prepped they are. And while having dough made, cheese grated and toppings portioned are all essential, I’m talking about a deeper layer of prep: that of being physically efficient ...
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2010 December: Commentary
I can’t wait until the January issue gets in your hands next month. We have worked hard on a redesign, and I’m really proud of the new look. The changes are pretty intense, and I’m confident our new format and columns are going to help pizzeria...
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2010 December: Marketing Matters
“When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.” — George Washington Carver What did I do in an uncommon way to gain not just the attention of many, but the loyalty of my customers...
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2010 December: Simple Ideas
Bravo Broccoli! Broccoli works well in pasta and on salads, but what about pizza? Not only does it add taste, but it also boosts the nutritional value of pizza. To use, blanche broccoli in boiling water for four to five minutes, then submerge it in c...
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2010 November: A Pizza My Mind
Approximately 50 years ago, Tom and James Monaghan bought a struggling pizzeria named DomiNick’s and made a splash on the Ypsilanti, Michigan, restaurant scene by delivering pizza — for free. Or so customers thought. The Mona...
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2010 November: Commentary
I was in a local Italian restaurant waiting for a carryout order recently. A family of three walked in and asked for a table. I would estimate the parents to be in their 50s and the daughter to be around 20. They were politely told there would be a w...
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2010 November: Fire in the Hole!
It is hard to imagine that your dream, your business, can go up in smoke. But fires are a real and daily threat to operators. Ovens, stove tops, grease traps and a variety of other items can literally burn the house down. When equipment like exhaust ...
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2010 November: Five Questions
Eddie Cerino owns and operates Eddie’s Pizzeria Cerino in Ohio. Open more than a year, Cerino’s unconventional cooking and menu offerings prove there’s more to pizzerias than pies and pasta. Q: Your menu items...