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The world is waiting, and if we put our heads together, why can’t we come up with one? Imagine the benefits: more profits, better image and even longer-living customers. With all the new food products, cooking technology and nutritional knowledge, which is available to us right now, how could we not accomplish this worthy goal? Calling all pizza makers, corporate chefs and nutrition experts: Let us now achieve the goal of finding or building the healthiest pizza in the world and then, most importantly, share it and celebrate it with our world of customers. Are you with me? Now let’s set a date: August 19th. That’s when PMQ will hold the “A Slice of the Action” Healthy Pizza Contest in Montreal at the Fitness Party. See page 90 and 91 for more details. The top American winner will earn a automatic seat at the American Pizza Championship in Orlando, while the Top Canadian winner will represent their country at the America’s Plate International Pizza Competition.
Unlimited International Pizza Opportunities
What an incredible pizza market! After returning from Asia’s largest food show in April, FHA 2006, I have never been more optimistic about the growth of our industry. Our industry is fortunate enough to work with a food that can cross any border and change its form to become a local food favorite in every country on this planet. Currently, most pizza is consumed in North America, Australia and Europe, which have a combined population of just over 1 billion. The Asian market is closing in on 4 billion potential pizza consumers, and so far pizza is a colossal hit.
PMQ was in Singapore as part of an eight-company-sponsored Pizza Industry Information Center, which was created to educate the many prospective pizza entrepreneurs who came by to learn about the pizza business. We were also well positioned to learn more about the industry by speaking with the top international pizza people from all over the world.
PMQ’s Pizza Industry Information Center was sponsored by eight of the world’s most forward thinking companies. How about a round of applause please for our great sponsors: DeIorio’s, Fonterra, KR Castlemaine, OEM, OneSystem, Papa John’s, Perfect Italiano, and Williams Refrigeration.
Opening your first Pizzeria?
So many times I have been asked by prospective pizza operators about going into the business; now I have a much better and shorter answer to their question, which is “Read the June Issue of PMQ that includes John Correll’s ultimate guide to opening a pizza store.” See John’s article on page 78. It contains a lifetime of wisdom and practical advice for anyone considering entering the pizza business. And by the way, if you want to visit with him, come by PMQ’s Pizza Industry Information Center, which will make it’s American debut at PMQ’s Orlando Pizza Show, part of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Show.
www.thepizzashow.com
