Domino’s announced this week that its nationwide system of franchised and company-owned stores will donate roughly 10 million slices of pizza in their local communities to support frontline heroes and help offset the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The company said all 6,126 stores nationwide will participate in its … More
Coronavirus News
N.C. Eatery Pledges to Feed Employees and Their Families for 18 Months or Longer
The owners of a restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina, have pledged to provide fresh food for laid-off staffers and their families for at least the next 18 months – until the economy bounces back from the coronavirus pandemic. The Cantina at Historic Biltmore Village, located outside the gates of the … More
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Donate a Pizza to ‘Front Line Heroes’ and Get Your Name on the Box
Little Pops NY Pizzeria Trattoria, located in Naperville, Illinois, has partnered with its customers to keep local healthcare workers, police officers and other first responders fed and ready to soldier on in an initiative called the Front Line Heroes Pizza Relief Mission. To get pizzas sent to these local heroes, … More
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Restaurant Survey Reveals Dismal Sales for March
If it sounds crazy to open a new restaurant in the midst of a nationwide health and economic crisis, don’t tell that to executives at Irving, Texas-based i Fratelli Pizza Franchising LLC. According to Nation’s Restaurant News, the company opened its 20th pizza store in Fort Worth last week and … More
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PMQ Live Update: Why Master Pizza Is Still Hiring, Not Laying Off Workers
As restaurants all around Cleveland began closing their doors and laying off employees due to the coronavirus pandemic, Michael LaMarca of Master Pizza, with 11 stores in the Cleveland area, made an unusual move: He put out the word that he was hiring more staff. “We really want to make … More
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California Pizza Kitchen Selling Groceries Through New CPK Market
In response to changing consumer needs and dining habits during the coronavirus pandemic, California Pizza Kitchen has introduced CPK Market, a new offering that will provide specialty meal kit solutions and individual pantry, fruit, vegetable and meat items to customers across the country. Select locations will even deliver the pantry … More
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How to Get Your Coronavirus Money: Live Video Q&A with Michael Rasmussen of HiTechCPA
PMQ’s longtime Accounting For Your Money contributor, Michael Rasmussen of Hi Tech CPA, has been tracking down the facts and resources pizzeria operators need to take advantage of new funds available through the federal stimulus law. Rasmussen will explain how pizzeria owners can get their coronavirus money in an exclusive … More
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Pizzeria’s ‘Pizza Relief Package’ Offers 14-Inch Pies for Just $1
Dollar slices are easy to find, but Sandbox Pizza and Pints, located in the laidback Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego, cut prices on its 14-inch pies to just one buck as a show of support for the city’s workers facing layoffs due to the coronavirus pandemic. “In a world … More
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Chicago Pizzeria Sets Up Post-It Note Wall for Free Slices as Donations Pour In
A pizzeria in Chicago now offers customers two ways to give back to their community during the coronavirus pandemic: They can pre-purchase and donate free slices to people facing food insecurity or pitch in to send complimentary pizzas to beleaguered hospital workers. Jaime Gamez, owner of Big G’s Pizza in … More
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This Pizzeria Owner is Ready to Go into Debt to Protect His Workers
Sports columnist Steve Politi of the Star-Ledger and NJ.com cast journalistic objectivity aside and made it clear which team he’s rooting for—the crew at Federico’s Pizza & Restaurant in Belmar, New Jersey. Even the headline of his March 23 column about Federico’s owner Bryan Morin betrayed Politi’s bias, urging readers … More
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Colony Foods’ Ed Noe: Health Crisis Is Also an Opportunity for Independent Pizzerias
In this new video exclusive, PMQ publisher Steve Green talks to Ed Noe of distributor Colony Foods about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected New England’s pizza industry. And the news is better than you might think. Noe notes that pizzerias in the region’s major cities and college towns have … More
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Pizza vs. Pandemic Boosts Local Pizzerias While Serving First Responders
Slice, a New York-based company that offers online and mobile ordering for pizzerias, is a driving force behind a new initiative that’s helping both independent pizza shops and first responders during the coronavirus crisis. Pizza vs. Pandemic, also backed by nonprofit organizations Slice Out Hunger and Pizza to the Polls, … More