In honor of National Teachers Week and National Nurses Week (May 4-8 and May 6-12 respectively), Pieology Pizzeria is asking customers to provide the names and stories of everyday heroes in their communities, many of whom will be rewarded with Pieology Care Packs and $250 cash prizes. “We want to … More
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Customers Boost Little Caesars’ Effort to Donate 1 Million Pizzas to Frontline Workers
After Little Caesars recently announced it would donate 1 million pizzas to healthcare workers and first responders dealing with the coronavirus crisis, customers stepped forward to boost the effort. So far, they’ve donated an additional 125,000 pizzas to the effort via the global chain’s ordering app and at LittleCaesars.com. Customer … More
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The Pizza Cupcake: A Big Idea in a Small, Fluffy Package
Sometimes big ideas come in small packages—and they don’t get much bigger (or smaller) than the Pizza Cupcake, a New York innovation that has caught the attention of some of the world’s trendiest corporations. Now the little mom-and-pop Brooklyn company behind the innovative food is going nationwide. Andrea Meggiato invented … More
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Pizzeria’s ‘Treat a Teach’ Promo Honors Nearly Forgotten Community Heroes
Community heroes on the healthcare front line have been getting their due nationwide since the coronavirus pandemic hit, but teachers—who have worked hard to keep our school system functioning in lockdown mode—have been nearly forgotten. But not by Leoni’s Pizzeria, with three locations in Naples Park, Bonita Springs and San … More
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This Pizzeria Offered Takeout for the First Time and Sold Out Before Firing Up the Ovens
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Antica Pizzeria & Ristorante in Niagara Falls, Ontario, offered takeout for the first time ever on Tuesday, April 28—and sold out of pizzas before they even fired up the oven. Antica announced on April 23 that it would start offering a full takeout … More
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Venezia’s Raises $72,000 for Employees in One Day, Then Gives Them a Raise
Customers of Venezia’s New York Style Pizzeria helped raise $72,000 for the Arizona chain’s employees in a single day, and that wasn’t the only good news. In a hugely successful Facebook post, Venezia’s also announced it would give raises to its hourly employees for the next two months. Since its … More
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7 Ways to Cut Your Takeout Costs and Boost Your Pizzeria’s Profitability
With takeout sales as the only option for hundreds of thousands of restaurants during the pandemic, it’s critical they operate their takeout programs as efficiently as possible. Restaurants already operate on razor-thin margins, and now the closure of dine-in services has reduced the margin for error to almost zero. Here … More
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Wisconsin Running Back Jonathan Taylor Scores Toppers Pizza Franchise
One of college football’s all-time best running backs has gone into the pizza business—even as he gears up for a promising career in the NFL. Former Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor, a projected first-round draft pick, has become a co-owner of four Toppers Pizza stores in Madison, Wisconsin, the company … More
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Corning, NY Pizzeria Gives Free Gift Card to Frontline Workers Every Day
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Atlas Brick Oven Pizzeria, located in Corning, New York, is celebrating local frontline heroes with a daily drawing for free food in the form of $50 gift cards. Atlas announced on April 16 that it would donate a $50 gift card every day for … More
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LaRosa’s Team Member Relief Fund Tops $300,000 in Three Weeks
LaRosa’s Family Pizzerias, with 65 stores in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, created a Team Member Relief Fund that has grown to more than $300,000 in less than three weeks, the company announced. LaRosa’s nearly 4,000 team members have all been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and related restaurant closures in … More
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Adopt a Shelter Dog, Get Free Pizza in Niagara Falls
Adopting a dog from the Niagara County SPCA in Niagara Falls, New York, isn’t just a good way to make a new best friend—it will earn you free pizza, too. An Amherst, New York franchise of Just Pizza & Wings partnered recently with the Niagara County Society for the Prevention … More
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Florida’s Sheriff Chitwood Delivers Pizzas to Support Small Business
The sheriff of Volusia County in Florida cracked down on a weakened economy by delivering pizzas for local restaurants struggling to stay open during the coronavirus crisis. As Fox News reports, Sheriff Mike Chitwood recently started delivering pies for local pizza shops and other restaurants to remind people of the … More