What if eating two or three pizzas a day gave you all the vitamins and nutrients you need? That's the claim behind Eat Balanced, a Scottish brand of frozen pizzas developed by a University of Glasgow nutritionist. Made with a ground seaweed crust (for salty flavor) and containing half the calories and 60% less fat than your average pizza, these pies come in three varieties – Spicy Chicken, Cheese and Tomato, and Ham and Pineapple – and supposedly earned high marks in a survey of 100 taste testers.

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Fine Tune Your Loyalty Program
There are billions of people signed up for loyalty programs. What makes a customer want to be part of yours? Is it simple to follow, rewarding them with the things they really want, and heavy on exclusive perks? Show customers that loyalty is a two-way street at your pizzeria by making them feel special and valued.
– Liz Barrett, PMQ editor at large
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This Week In Pizza

Today on This Week In Pizza: Fundraiser for Cleveland kidnapping victims; pizza for a balanced diet; and Chuck E. Cheese under fire

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Would You Like Coke With Your Pizza?

A Papa John's pizza delivery man was arrested recently for adding coke to his customers' orders – but not the soda-pop kind. Ramon Rodriguez allegedly sold cocaine to an undercover cop and hid his stash inside an insulated pizza delivery bag. According to The New York Post, Rodriguez is accused of dealing $45,000 worth of cocaine in 19 transactions over the past two years, while also handing over boxes of pizzas or chicken nuggets.
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A Helping Hand for Former Hostages

Angelo's Pizzeria in Lakewood, Ohio, raised $35,000 last week in a fundraiser for three women who were recently rescued from 10 years of captivity in a Cleveland man's home. The promotion ran all day last Thursday, and proceeds for every pie sold went to support Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, who were allegedly kidnapped and held captive by Ariel Castro. Employees also donated their hourly wages for the day as part of the promotion, which earned television and newspaper coverage all over the city and created lines that spilled out onto the sidewalks throughout the day.

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