Although digital ordering gets all the hype (including from PMQ), many customers still prefer to order a pizza the old-fashioned way – by dialing up the restaurant and talking to a real, live human being. And that means operators need to teach phone etiquette for restaurants and ensure their staffers … More
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Five Wonderfully Odd Things at the Latin American Pizza Championship
You may have to travel to the ends of the earth to find a competition like this. Argentina is home to this lively pizza championship.
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Tips from the Team: Lars Smith Explains the Benefits of Going Local
Creating a local menu can help bolster sales and your standing in the community. Not to mention, it can be down right delicious! Lars Smith of State of Mind Public House & Pizzeria will tell you all you need to know about how to incorporate local ingredients.
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These Two Restaurants Stand out in South Florida’s Crowded Pizza Scene
Premium Pies at Point Royal Celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian has helmed award-winning restaurants, penned best-selling cookbooks and graced TV screens as a judge on Food Network’s Chopped and co-host on its daytime series The Kitchen. But, lately, he’s been thinking pizza. As chef/partner at Point Royal, nestled beachside since 2017 … More
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Derrick Tung Shares 4 Tips for Social Media Success
Offering some of Chicago's best pizza isn't enough. The owner of Paulie Gee's Logan Square knows relationships matter just as much.
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Making the Grades: An Introduction to Olive Oils
It's a staple of Italian and Italian-American dishes, but many don't understand how to best use this highly versatile oil.
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Outta Hand Pizza Leads the Way in Community Engagement
New Jersey pizzeria goes out of its way to help its local community from feeding the veterans to making a positive environmental impact.
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Ohio City Pizzeria Employs the Needy and Homeless
Cleveland, OH nonprofit buys pizzeria to help expand employment opportunities.
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Soon Australians Can Get Wood-Fired Pizza at a Drive-Through
Australia’s first wood-fired, drive-through pizza is preparing to open for business. The restaurant is called Rapid Red Gum and will soon be opening in the Werribee suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Rapid Red Gum grew out of a mobile concept that Mark and Paula Beeby brainstormed in 2007. Moving from New … More
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Frozen Pizza Company Aims to Reduce Food Waste
Around 30 to 40 percent of all food in the U.S. is wasted daily. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service estimates the food loss in 2010 to be approximately 133 billion pounds and $161 billion in value on consumer and retail levels. USDA said that this amount … More
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Pizza Chain CEO Throws Party for School Kids Who Sparked Straw Policy Change
A fourth-grade class from Wallingford Elementary School in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, recently demonstrated it doesn’t take big people—only big voices—to spark change. This was proven true when Boston-based UNO Pizzeria & Grill changed its corporate drinking-straw policy for all of its 100 restaurants after its CEO, Jim Ilaria, received personal and persuasive essays from … More
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Don’t Let Fear Stop You: Bruce Irving’s Keynote Talk
Social media guru Bruce Irving believes getting your face and image “out there” is crucial for your brand. He encouraged store operators to create more content in a keynote talk at the New England Pizza Conference in Haverhill, Massachusetts, June 25, 2019.