High-quality flour is the foundation for strong, flavorful pizza dough, and at Ardent Mills, we know pizza dough. We’re proud to offer some of the most trusted flours in the pizza business, including Italian-type 00 flour for Neapolitan-style pizza, grown and finely milled in North America. Using Primo Mulino … More
Marketing Idea Zone
Idea Zone: Is Your POS System Optimized for Your Pizzeria?
When pizzeria owners are searching for an ideal POS system, they look for reliability, functionality and flexibility. That’s where Revel Pizza Solution comes in. Partnering with Apple, Revel Pizza Solution incorporates the reliability and user security of the iPad with state-of-the-art software designed from the bottom up for the … More
Business & Marketing
Should You Hire An Interior Designer? The Think Tank Has Some Advice
Pizzanorth: Has anyone used an interior designer? I struggle with making decisions with colors and textures, and I’m looking for some help. Any suggestions? I’ve Googled pizza dining room images and still struggle. I’d prefer to just pay someone to help and be done with it! brad randall: … More
Accounting For Your Money
Should You Be Buying New Equipment Before the Year Ends?
Should I buy more equipment under the new tax law before the year ends? The short answer is, as always, it depends. But here are some basics about the new tax law. First, businesses can immediately expense more under the new law, which increases the maximum deduction from $500,000 … More
From the Editor
December 2018: The 2019 Pizza Power Report and more!
Happy December, pizza nation! Addressing our readers as “pizza nation” has become a “thing” with me, and I thought I would delve into that further. Oxford Dictionaries defines “nation” as “a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture or language, inhabiting a particular state or territory.” … More
Marketing Idea Zone
The Best Local Marketing to Find You Long-Term Pizza Customers
Does your pizza restaurant have the best pizza in town? If every new person who moved into your neighborhood visited your pizzeria first, would they have a great experience and want to come back? This is the biggest struggle that most local business owners encounter: how to get new … More
Archives
The 2019 Pizza Power Report
PMQ is pleased to share a few highlights of the 2019 Pizza Power Report. Be sure to read the full Pizza Power Report in the December 2018 issue of PMQ Pizza Magazine. It provides valuable insights into changes in the marketplace, consumer and technology trends, and the state … More
Business & Marketing
Tips on Attracting Quality Employees
Boston09: When I’m looking to hire, I post ads on Craigslist and get two replies! Even if I give the store’s phone number, no one calls. What’s the next step to get applicants? Should I promise a signup bonus? Post “help wanted” signs? Go to the local recreation department … More
Accounting For Your Money
What to Do When You Get a Letter From the IRS
If there was a contest for the most dreaded piece of mail, letters from the IRS would win, hands down, every time. These unassuming envelopes have most people yelling profanities before they even begin to tear the paper to reveal what’s inside. The good news is, there are many reasons that the IRS and … More
SmartMarket
SmartMarket: MPP Marketing takes a fresh look at sustainability for pizzeria printing services
When we do the right thing, our actions ripple out and touch the lives of many. MPP Marketing Group is honing that sentiment by giving restaurants an opportunity to get involved in a global initiative that is changing the world, by simply doing nothing. Actually, by simply doing something … More
SmartMarket
SmartMarket: Operators Turn Heads With Signature Menu Items from Caputo
With the explosion of social eating and foodie-mania, more and more operators are turning up their culinary creativity to build menus that stand out from the competition. They seek manufacturers with the experience and know-how to create authentic products that best fit their culinary visions. They demand exceptional taste, … More
From the Editor
Chicago is my kind of town
My first visit to Chicago was in 1992, when I was a graduate student at Northern Illinois University. Three of my friends and I packed up the car and made the one-hour trek into the city to hear a performance by the Chicago Symphony. I fell in love with … More