Terminating an employee is never easy. Nowadays, it can be downright risky. PMQ, Inc. The pizza industry's #1 business media source. View this email in your browser Marketing & Operations Do you need to fire one of your employees? Here are some tips for minimizing hard feelings while protecting your pizzeria's interests. Google advertising can be highly cost-effective, but it's a challenge for novices. Steve Hitchcock of Soda Creek Pizza shares some tips. Ever wondered how potential buyers determine the value of your pizzeria? Here's what you need to know! RECIPES The Pizza Steak: An Italian twist on an American classic Try this recipe for delicious gluten-free calzone from Bay State Milling. Pizza News As more restaurants and food suppliers respond to the popularity of veganism, The Economist predicts 2019 will be the "year of the vegan." Literally a hole in the wall, this pizza vending machine is offering fresh pies on a street corner in Toronto. Once hailed as the "pizza delivery vehicle of the future," the Triton A2 is now a relic of the past – but it's still cool in a "Jetsons" sort of way. UPCOMING TRADE SHOWS/FESTIVALS Jan. 13-14, 2019: Mid-America Restaurant Expo, Columbus (Media Sponsor: PMQ) Feb. 7-9, 2019: The NAFEM Show, Orlando March 3-5, 2019: International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York March 5-9, 2019: Natural Products Expo West, Anaheim March 11-13, 2019: The Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, Louisville, Kentucky March 17-19, 2019: The Seafood Expo, Boston March 25-27, 2019: The Nightclub & Bar Show, Las Vegas April 1-2, 2019: Parizza, Paris, France April 8-11, 2019: Craft Brewers Conference, Denver May 6-9, 2019: Food Safety Summit, Rosemont, IL May 18-21, 2019: The National Restaurant Association Show, Chicago Check back each week for updates! Get the latest news, strategies, recipes, business and marketing tips from PMQ Pizza Magazine! Subscribe now for FREE! VIP Links Allied Pans AM Manufacturing Bag Solutions Bellissimo Foods Curdtown Custom Cheese Shakers Devanco Edge Ovens Escalon Tomatoes Fish Oven & Equipment Corp. Fontanini Harbortouch iMenuToGo Incredible Bag Kamut LaNova Pizzeria & Wings Lloyd Pans Message on Hold Microworks Middleby-Marshall Nutella OrderSnapp T Marzetti Peel-A-Deal Polly-O PDQ POS Perfect Crust Precision Mixers Speedline Throw Dough Thunderbird Univex XLT Ovens Click Here to Advertise in PMQ. Newsletter Archives Magazine Archives Find us on Social Media! Copyright © 2019 PMQ Inc., All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences This Week in Pizza