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Employee Management
What Happens When You Lose a Key Employee?
Action step to take when losing an employee you really needed to keep This topic hits close to home for most operators. In fact, as I sit here writing this article my assistant manager is working out the last of her two-week notice, which she gave vi...
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Dough Production/Development
Knead to Know: Archiving Dough Issues
Pizza Today creates hub for common dough questions Pizza Today has built a vast vault of dough articles in our 40-plus years. Through Dough Doctor, Knead to Know and Kitchen features, we have helped pizzeria operators and pizza makers learn more abou...
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Operations
Building Blocks: Drawing Inspiration from the Sports World
Teamwork & Training Sports Inspiration “I’m a big believer in the idea that you don’t rise to the occasion — you sink to the level of your training.” – Mike Tomlin, Head Coach, Pittsburgh Steelers. The characteri...
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Industry News
Little Caesars Celebrates 20 Years of Hot-N-Ready with Summer of Hot-N-Ready Giveaways & Getaways
PRIZES INCLUDE TRIPS, DRONES, EXPERIENCES, PIZZA FOR A YEAR AND MORE DETROIT, MICH. – This summer, Little Caesars is turning up the heat and celebrating 20 years of the legendary Hot-N-Ready products. To commemorate the anniversary, Little Caesars ...
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People & Pizzerias
Pizza of the Week: Izzy’s Pizza, Omaha, NE
The 522 Pizza from Izzy’s Pizza in Omaha, Nebraska is our pick for Pizza of the Week This week’s Pizza Today Featured Pizza of the Week goes out to Izzy’s Pizza (@izzyspizzaomaha on Instagram) in Omaha, Nebraska with a creative, Lat...
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Finance & Growth
Launching a Pizza-Making Class
Operators are bringing the classroom into the pizzerias for their patrons You’ve probably heard of, or participated in, one of the notable pizza-making courses around the country and world that breaks down how to make almost any style of pizza imag...
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People & Pizzerias
Pizza Destinations: Pizzeria Florian, East Aurora, NY; Jerry’s Pizza Pies Honeybrook, PA; Pizza Thief Portland, OR
Hot Pizza Spots in the U.S.: Pizzeria Florian, East Aurora, NY; Jerry’s Pizza Pies Honeybrook, PA; Pizza Thief Portland, OR This month we look at hot pizza places in New York, Pennsylvania and Oregon. Each month in Destinations, we highlight great ...
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Menu Development
Fresh salad toppings bring vibrance and bite to summer pizzas
Salad Pizza: Crunch & Color Pizza and salad are one of those pairings that just make a lot of sense. The lightness of greens cutting through the greasy goodness of pizza creates a complete meal. So why not just make salad pizza? Done, right? I’...
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Industry News
Joana Mendes Wins Domino’s 2024 ‘World’s Fastest Pizza Maker’ Title
Mendes is the first woman to win the competition, with a record-breaking time of 39.2 seconds LAS VEGAS, May 23, 2024 – Domino’s Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), the largest pizza company in the world, awarded the 2024 World’s Fastest Pizza Maker ti...
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Finance & Growth
Three key ingredients to boost your catering business
Grow your Catering Revenue When Dan Stewart opened Isabella’s Brick Oven in Baltimore’s Little Italy neighborhood in March 2006, he was admittedly oblivious to catering. As employees from nearby Constellation Energy regularly asked about catering...
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Brand & Marketing
Exterior Signs: Sizzling Signage
Signage proves to be a slice of success for pizzeria exteriors Folks in the business say, “signage is your handshake with the public, which is true in a lot of ways” says John Yarger, president and CEO of North American Signs in South Bend, Indi...
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Industry News
Toppers Pizza Announces Partnership with Charlotte-based Family as Part of Commitment to Open Nine New Locations Statewide
Fast-growing pizza concept reveals Castillo Family as new owners and operating partners of Charlotte, North Carolina location WHITEWATER, Wis (May10, 2024) – Toppers Pizza has announced the Castillo family as the new operating franchisees for their...