Are you a pizzeria operator who struggles on social media? Looking for some new ideas? I’d like to share some tips that helped grow Perfect Crust Pizza Liners’ followers by more than 1,500 percent in four months! With platforms like Facebook and Instagram, you have the opportunity to give your … More
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Mets’ First Baseman Celebrates National Cheese Pizza Day with Charity
y Callie Daniels Bryant Thirty RFK Middle School students in Queens, New York, celebrated National Cheese Pizza Day with pizzas donated by sLICe Pizzeria and better yet, Nike backpacks with a year’s worth of school supplies. New York Mets’ first baseman Dominic Smith hosted this wholesome event. “RFK Middle School … More
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John Schnatter Donates $1 Million to Historically Black College
y Callie Daniels Bryant A year after a fall from grace when he uttered a racist expletive during a conference call, Papa John’s founder announced a $1 million gift to Simmons College, a historically black college in Kentucky. John Schnatter said the gift is “a better investment to build a … More
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MOD Pizza Announces Exclusive Delivery Partnership with DoorDash
MOD Pizza has entered into a nationwide delivery partnership with DoorDash, the fast-growing third-party delivery platform. MOD customers can enjoy the added convenience of on-demand delivery through DoorDash from 375 participating MOD locations. The new partnership launched just in time for National Cheese Pizza Day on Thursday, September 5, and … More
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Upside Pizza Founders Go Back to Basics with Norm’s Pizza
The team behind Midtown Manhattan’s young cult-favorite Upside Pizza—chef and founder Noam Grossman, international pizza consultant Anthony Falco and partners Eli & Oren Halali— have opened Norm’s Pizza, a back-to-basics slice shop bringing simple yet thoughtfully-crafted pies to Downtown Brooklyn. Related: Anthony Falco Says This West Coast City Has America’s … More
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Indiana Pizzeria Grants a ‘Death Wish Pizza’ to Pepper Pickers
By Callie Daniels Bryant Fifteen people with beet-red faces toil and weep over a pizza in front of a crowd of 100-plus people, trying to scarf the whole thing down within 15 minutes. But this is no simple cheese pizza. It’s the Death Wish Pizza, baked by Goodie House Pizza in … More
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MOD Pizza Debuts New Fall Pizza Named After a Star Employee
MOD Pizza today announced the addition of the latest “Flash MOD” seasonal menu items: the Jeffrey pizza, Roasted Apple Salad, and a limited-edition Coffee Shake. The items are available at all MOD locations across the U.S. through November 4, 2019. The Jeffrey, inspired by a very special member of the … More
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AB Mauri North America Reimagines the IBIE Experience
AB Mauri North America, a leader in yeast and bakery ingredient products and solutions, is following up on its ‘science of baking’ virtual reality experience at the 2019 International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) event with a focus on the other end of the baking spectrum: art. More than a traditional … More
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U.K. Pizzeria Employee Mistaken as the Next Pablo Escobar
y Callie Daniels Bryant At the height of his infamy, Pablo Escobar supplied 80% of cocaine in the U.S.A. It’s been over 25 years since he died in a shootout, but international airport security forces haven’t relaxed their scrutiny. Last week, the British Transport Police at Gatwick Airport detained a … More
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Pizza Without Borders: This Santiago Pizzeria Is Chile’s Best-Kept Secret
The night before Julio Cuevas opened his pizzeria, Omertá, in the swanky downtown district of Bella Vista in Santiago, Chile, he was exhausted. The entire week had been devoted to settling a long-standing court case, his final one as a family law attorney. “I was at the hearings in the … More
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To Eat or Not to Eat: Pizza Candy Canes
Pizza is universal. There is breakfast pizza, dessert pizza, and even candy pizza through gummies. Now there’s a new candy variety for the adventurous: Pizza Candy Canes. These are to not be confused with the infamous Candy Cane Pizza featuring chopped candy canes melted into a cheese pizza. Curiously, the … More
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Pears Challenge Pineapples as the Most Controversial Yet Delicious Pizza Topping
USA Pears is kicking off the new harvest season with a topping to rival pineapples: pears! 2019 began with a pineapple controversy so strong even the U.S. Homeland Security cited it as an example of Russian interference, and now it’ll end with a scandalous fruit topping. “We are proudly declaring … More