PMQ, Inc. The pizza industry's #1 business media source. View this email in your browser Marketing & Operations A positive. purpose-driven culture is key to MOD Pizza's success. Other pizza companies can learn a few lessons from the fast-growing chain. Launching your own private-label food brand? It all starts with a high-quality product and extensive market research, this expert says. Competing in the U.S. Pizza Team Trials at the SOFO Signature Showcase April 28 is your chance to earn national exposure for your pizzeria. Click through to sign up TODAY! RECIPES Meat-Stuffed Olives Panino's Montanara Pizza News The Twitterverse has spoken: The next new signature pizza for Papa John's will be chicken and waffles. Blaze Pizza says it "changed the game" on Earth Day with its new ecofriendly rollouts, including strawless lids and vegan protein. Keeping the charm: The Daily Meal has created a list of old-school hometown pizzerias where time stands still. UPCOMING TRADE SHOWS/FESTIVALS April 28, 2019: SoFo Foods Signature Showcase May 6-9, 2019: Food Safety Summit May 18-21, 2019: The National Restaurant Association Show June 2-4, 2019: International Dairy Deli Bakery Association June 10-12, 2019: United Fresh Convention & Expo June 23-25, 2019: Summer Fancy Food Show July 14-15, 2019: Texas Restaurant Association Marketplace September 8-10: Foodservice Technology Trade Show (FSTEC) Check back each week for updates! Get the latest news, strategies, recipes, business and marketing tips from PMQ Pizza Magazine! Subscribe now for FREE! VIP Links AM Manufacturing Bag Solutions Bellissimo Foods Devanco Edge Ovens Fish Oven & Equipment Corp. iMenuToGo Incredible Bag LaNova Pizzeria & Wings Lloyd Pans Marra Forni Message on Hold Microworks Middleby-Marshall Nutella Peel-A-Deal Peerless Ovens PDQ POS Perfect Crust Precision Mixers Speedline Thrive Pizza by Granbury Solutions Throw Dough Thunderbird Univex XLT Ovens Click Here to Advertise in PMQ. Newsletter Archives Magazine Archives Find us on Social Media! This Week in Pizza