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2012 September: Commentary

It was my first restaurant job, and it hit me hard. Literally. I was scraping together money before heading off to college, and I wanted to do something different than my high school job, which entailed pumping gas and washing windows at my father&rs...

Conversation with Salvatore Reale, Ville Reale Pizzeria, Pittsburgh, PA

Salvatore lets us in on running a longtime family-run pizzeria Villa Reale Pizzeria Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The Reale family opened Villa Reale Pizzeria in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1976. Born in Italy, Salvatore is known in the Pittsbur...

2012 September: Did You Know

According to the National Restaurant Association, labor costs now represent about 33% of sales in America’s full-service restaurants. Slice of Hope 2012 takes place next month when members of Pizza Today cycle throughout the state of Florida to...

2012 August: From Perth to Vegas

A Little Caesars with no connection to Detroit will be represented at Pizza Expo 2013 by its gregarious owner, Theo Kalogeracos. He’ll be flying in all the way from Perth, Australia, where the three restaurants he owns under the name Little Cae...

2012 August: Conversation with Bill Jacobs

If you’ve ever wished you could sit down with a super-successful operator and quiz him about the keys to pizza profits, you’ll want to sit in on Pizza Expo 2013’s Wednesday morning keynote one-on-one session with $6-Million-Man Bill...

2012 August: Commentary

One of the most fun things about Slice of Hope last year was looking at the pictures of staff members from pizzerias around the country wearing the black and gray SOH t-shirts. It was one of the many ways the initiative united the industry. To that e...

Conversation with EJ Martinez, Power Pizzeria, South Beach, FL

EJ breaks down his healthy pizza concept, its growth potential and its whey protein dough Power Pizzeria South Beach, Florida EJ Martinez first conceptu­alized Power Pizzeria while a disc jockey in South Beach, Florida in 2004. After rebooting the c...

2012 August: Did You Know

Twitter limits you to 140 characters — be creative when promoting your pizzeria with this innovative and popular medium! Some projections state that the pizza industry will grow to $42.8 billion in sales by the end of 2012. With new constructio...

My Turn: Michael Sutcliffe, Pizza Pronto, Wheaton, IL

If I only knew… After nearly 20 years of running big-box retailers, I decided that it was time for me to chase the American dream and take a leap of faith in opening my very own pizza place. Little did I know how much easier it was to dream the...

2011 January: Marketing Matters

If you are on a tight budget, you are more than likely an independent owner/operator — and you probably work 80-plus hours per week. You are literally the business, and at this point you are a commodity. How do you get away from that? Market yo...

2012 August: Dough Shelf Life

How long can I keep my pizza dough in the cooler? Quite frequently the question arises: How long can I keep my pizza dough in the cooler? The second question: How can I keep it in the cooler for a longer time? To answer these questions, we need to un...

Depot Pizza, Sac City Iowa

/Depot-Pizza Post your Depot Pizza pictures here! Maybe your photo will become the Depot’s new FB banner. 12 Tips for Improving Camera Phone Photo http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-a-camera-phonedigital-photography-school.com We ...
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