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Pizza operators face numerous challenges, including labor shortages, rising food costs, and maintaining consistency across multiple locations. According to Datassential, nearly 40 percent of pizza operators report staffing as their top concern, while over 50 percent say operational efficiency is critical to staying profitable in today’s market.
To tackle these challenges head-on, Flyers Pizza—a company with ten locations and entering its 50th year of business in Central Ohio—turned to MeazureUp, a digital operations platform that streamlines checklists, audits, and daily procedures. Since implementing MeazureUp, Flyers Pizza has seen measurable improvements in consistency, real-time oversight, and team accountability.
“We used to rely on paper-based processes,” says Larry Winslow, director of training and development at Flyers Pizza. “Every year we’d review and revise them, but it was time consuming. Moving to digital with MeazureUp gave us access to real time dashboards, trend tracking, and more efficient data collection.”
Flyers Pizza leverages two key components of MeazureUp’s platform to maintain high standards across its franchise locations: the Audit App and Daily Checks. The operations team uses the Audit App—referred to internally as the QSH, which stands for Quality, Service, and Hospitality—to conduct comprehensive evaluations that take approximately 2–3 hours per store. Daily Checks are used to manage essential tasks such as food safety protocols, temperature logging, and shift readiness.
“Our facilities manager conducts inspections using a custom checklist tailored to cleanliness and maintenance,” Winslow says. All of these inputs are centralized within a single dashboard, allowing the team to analyze performance trends, identify issues, and generate clear, actionable to-do lists to drive continuous improvement.
“Implementation was easy,” Winslow says. “I can make changes to checklists on the fly—edit point values, add new items—without needing to wait on support. But when I do need help, the MeazureUp team is responsive and empowering.”
One example of how Flyers Pizza has successfully leveraged MeazureUp’s platform involved an ongoing issue with dough quality at a specific location. “We have very high standards for the dough we serve. During routine audits conducted through the QSH system, the team consistently flagged the dough as falling short of our company’s strict standards,” Winslow says. Thanks to the visibility provided by MeazureUp’s centralized dashboard, this trend was quickly identified and addressed.
“The team made targeted adjustments to dough preparation and handling procedures,” Winslow says. “As a result, the location’s audit scores showed marked improvement in just a few visits.” Without the structured audit process and real-time data tracking offered by MeazureUp, this quality issue may have gone unnoticed or taken significantly longer to resolve.
The implementation of MeazureUp at Flyers Pizza has been a resounding success. “Honestly, I was nervous about leading this rollout—it was the first time I spearheaded something this big,” Winslow shares. “But it’s been worth it. The price was fair, implementation was smooth, and the support team has been phenomenal. Additionally, our managers were very open-minded about the change to digital checklists and appreciate the use of the technology.”
Even when Flyers began with raw spreadsheets, MeazureUp transformed them into customized, fully functional audits tailored to its needs. Just as important, the team took the time to train and empower Flyers staff to own the platform. “It’s been a great experience,” Winslow says. “And I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend MeazureUp. We’re big fans.”
Ready to streamline your operations like Flyers Pizza? Visit MeazureUp.com to see how digital checklists and audits can support your success.
By Abby Winterburn
