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How to Create a Pizzeria Employee Handbook

Every pizzeria operator should maintain written employment policies. Such policies, outlined in your pizzeria employee handbook, should explain the expectations and standards of conduct, as well as any benefits provided to workers. They ensure compliance with state and federal laws regarding wage and hour issues, sexual harassment, equal employment opportunity, … More

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Food & Ingredients

Tom Lehmann’s Dough Formulas for Healthy Pizza Crusts

The demand for healthy pizza crusts won’t be going away too soon. Two options to keep in mind are whole-grain crusts and multi-grain crusts. Here, we share two formulas for healthy pizza crust dough provided by Tom “The Dough Doctor” Lehmann a few years back: Whole-Grain Crust Dough Formula Whole-wheat … More

Business & Marketing

Customer Relations: Treating Every Pizzeria Guest Like Your Grandma

Customers can get on your nerves. We don’t like to admit it, but it’s true. Most are perfectly nice, pleasant people, but some of them will test your patience. Now and then, you just want to bite someone’s head off. But what if you treated every guest like your grandmother? … More

Pizza News

The Basics of Olive Oil

Olives were first cultivated in the Eastern part of the Mediterranean region, moving westward over the millennia. For thousands of years, the mystique of olive oil has permeated Mediterranean culture; ancient Greeks and Romans appreciated its mystical and medicinal properties. Today, people the world over appreciate this nectar of the … More

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Dough Information Center

How to Improve the Flavor of Frozen Pizza Dough

Making pizza dough fresh every day is a big selling point for many successful pizzerias. But it’s not feasible for everyone, and sometimes frozen pizza dough balls are the way to go. So what can you do to give your frozen pizza dough a flavor boost? Frozen pizza dough does … More

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Web Exclusives

How to Keep From Going Broke: Managing a Pizzeria’s Cash Flow

Cash flow is the lifeblood of any restaurant. The first time you miss payroll, you’ll immediately understand the importance of managing a pizzeria’s cash flow. Managing cash flow is crucial to the health of your restaurant. That entails forecasting and totaling all significant regular cash inflows—including sales, bank loans, interest … More