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A Conversation with Brandon Case, Peel Wood Fired Pizza
Brandon lets us in on Peel’s menu, customer contributions and its all-purpose 900-degree oven Peel Wood Fired Pizza Edwardsville, Illinois Chefs Brandon Case (left) and Patrick Thirion opened Peel Wood Fired Pizza just outside of St. Louis, Mis...
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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 pizza compa...
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2012 May: Pizza Expo: BRAVO
If you’re a student of the pizza industry, chances are you’ve probably heard of a little show called International Pizza Expo. If you were one of the nearly 7,000 people who attended, you experienced first-hand the knowledge, expertise an...
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Commentary: Read Pizza Today on your iPad!
Tablets are changing the publishing world, and here at Pizza Today we want to make sure we’re ahead of the curve. That’s why I’m ecstatic to announce to you that we have just launched a free app for the iPad. Go to iTunes and search “Pizz...
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A Conversation with Alex Gruber, Mama’s Pizza and Grill
Co-owner Gruber talks display cases, stuffed pizzas, quality and its Philly cheesesteak Mama’s Pizza and Grill Sinking Spring Pennsylvania Alex Gruber (left) along with Brent Sharp, own Mama’s Pizza and Grill, offering an assortmen...
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My Turn: Steve Renke, Demarest Pizzeria
Destination -Independence Steve Renke Demarest Pizzeria Demarest, New Jersey Twenty five years ago, I was a senior at Northern Valley Old Tappan High School, in NJ. I was a football player, skier, and very social. I had my entire life ahead of...
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2012 March: My Turn
When I opened Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria three years ago in Denver, I knew it was important to make an impact quickly in the city and get the word out about our niche product. Marco’s is the only VPN-certified Neapolitan pizzeria in the state; w...
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2012 March: The Visible Owner
Pizzeria owners know they need to be visible to customers and to the community. That means not only greeting people at the restaurant but also participating in local events. The trick, operators say, is to balance your visibility with putting on an a...
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Conversation with Shawn Randazzo
Our “Send a Pizza Anywhere in the U.S.” was created to make it convenient for people who have moved out of state to still enjoy our authentic Detroit-Style Pizza that they crave and miss so much. With this service anyone can easily order ...
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2012 March: Marketing Matters
Video can be a powerful marketing tool. Just ask Reese’s, whose iconic candy Reese’s Pieces exploded in popularity after being featured in the 1982 blockbuster film, “ET.” After sales of Reese’s Pieces skyrocketed, more and more com...
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2012 February: Commentary
If you caught the January issue of Pizza Today, you probably noticed the article that detailed last year’s Slice of Hope charity bike ride. With the help of approximately 200 pizza companies across the United States, Slice of Hope raised $100,947.4...
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2012 February: Did You Know / Places That Rock
Texas has 3,261 pizzerias Chicago-style deep-dish pizza was introduced in 1941. The world’s first pizzeria, Port’Alba, opened in Naples, Italy in 1830. Next month, more than 6,000 pizzeria owners and managers will attend International Pizza Expo ...