U.S. PIZZA TEAM WINS GOLD
Not since 2001, when Tony Gemignani
won a world championship for the fifth time, has the U.S. Pizza Team
been able
to win a gold medal. Well, we can now proudly announce another world
champion.
This time is was Michael Shepherd running to the stage and standing on
the top
step to take the gold medal and a kiss from Miss Italy.
Congratulations, not only to
Michael, but to all the members of our 2004 team who did an outstanding
job in
terms of attitude and accomplishment. See story on page 96.
Ice Cream and Gelato Featured in this Issue
What are the marketing and profit
opportunities associated with adding a frozen dessert to your menu? It
works
for some pizzerias and here's why. You'll also find a great list of
resources.
Look now for our online Gelato and Ice Cream Information Center.
The Payoff
of Packaging
John Correll is back and he takes on
the subject of packaging. In this article, John discusses pizza boxes
from A to
Z and also addresses the subject of side item packaging. This article
also has
a nice list of resources for you to peruse.
The World
Competes for America’s
Plate In November
Australia
will crown their best gourmet pizza winner in Melbourne this September after a
series of
pizza contests has narrowed the field to a handful of pizza chefs.
Winners from
Australia, New Zealand and as many as four other
countries
will vie for the America’s
Plate Gourmet Pizza Challenge on November 3rd, 2004, at PMQs New York
Pizza
Show. The highest-ranking member of the U.S. Culinary Pizza Team will
be
determined through a contest on November 2nd and the winner will
represent America’s
hopes for the America’s
Plate. If you’d like to get the chance to compete in this international
gourmet
pizza competition, please contact Caroline Felker at 662-234-5481 x
125. To
qualify, you’ll need to win one of the U.S. Pizza Team-sanctioned
events before
this November. Call for details.
New York Pizza Show Debuts Gas Ovens at
Javits
For the first time ever, visitors to
a New York pizza show will be able to
see
pizza ovens demonstrated with real gas inside the Javits Center.
PMQ and Infinity Group met with the Javits Center
in March and
worked out a plan plan allowing access to gas because of its importance
to our
exhibitors and attendees.
Magazine
Ads now Online
Starting this issue, all display ads
appearing in PMQ can be seen online at www.pmq.com and
www.thepizzapages.com.
Now, our international readers and 2,000 daily web visitors will be
able to all
get the same product, shopping and contact information which was
previously
only available to those receiving the hard copy edition of PMQ.
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