By Rick Hynum Alena Tikhova, CEO of Dodo Pizza USA, was never especially keen on the idea of pizza making robots when she saw them in action at pizza industry events around the world. Now, she has three of them in her shop in Oxford, Mississippi, and she’s testing them … More
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Will Pizza Bots in Parking Lots be the Next Big Thing?
Bancroft Automated Restaurant Services (BARS), founded by Louisiana entrepreneur Speed Bancroft, hopes to install its first BARS Automated Pizza Kitchen near LSU in Baton Rouge in six months. The pizza-making robot and vending machine is designed for parks, sporting events and large parking lots. Related: Domino’s rolls out self-driving robotic … More
Technology
As Off-Premise Demand Surges, Pizzeria Operators Need to Up Their Food Safety Game
Keep these tips in mind to improve your pizza restaurant's food safety practices.
Technology
Pizzeria’s 80-Year-Old Oven Gets New Lease on Life With Self-Lubricating Bearings
The operators of Lino's in Rockford, Illinois, love their ancient oven, so they turned to Graphalloy to keep it running.
Technology
Improving Your Pizza Dough With a Water Filtration System
For some operators, the quest for the perfect water results from wanting to perfectly copy a specific region’s H20, often with the aim of creating a “true” New York-style product. “I know some people say it’s not true that water makes a difference, but when you’re making a bread product, … More
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Hands Off! Touch-Free Tools and Services for Pizza Restaurants
Touch-free tools and services have been gaining in popularity for years now, but COVID-19 has propelled them into must-have territory.
Pizza News
Atlanta Couple Converts Three-Wheeled Scooter into a Neapolitan-Style Pizza Truck
Atlanta Pizza Truck co-owner Alessio Lacco trained in Naples, Italy, under Gaetano Esposito, grandson of the inventor of the Margherita pizza.
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New Pizzeria Products and Equipment for December 2020
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Pizzeria Owners Should Keep up With These Technology Trends in 2021
These are unprecedented times filled with ever-changing government regulations, safety measures and consumer demands. It should come as no surprise that, in order to stay competitive and profitable as a restaurant owner, the latest technologies must be at the forefront of your decision-making in 2021. As an independent pizzeria operator, … More
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Teaching Robots to Make Pizza: MIT Leads an Artificial Intelligence Revolution
Many restaurant industry experts believe a food-making robot revolution is inevitable—and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Quatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) hope to lead the way through advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. In September 2018, PMQ reported on an AI program, called … More
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Study: Robots Will Replace Humans in Restaurants Sooner Rather Than Later
Your best server or bartender could soon be replaced by a mechanical counterpart, says a new study from Ball State University. But that doesn’t mean your customers will like it. In her study, “How to Build a Better Robot for Quick Service Restaurants,” recently published in the Journal of Hospitality … More
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Piestro Partners With Kiwibot to Create a Fully Automated Pizzeria
As the demand for a contactless pizza experience soars in the COVID-19 era, two startups specializing in foodservice automation have partnered to make and deliver pizzas without the once-vaunted human touch. Piestro, which has developed a fully automated pizza shop with zero-contact food preparation and cooking, last week announced a … More