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National Pizza Day, February 9th: 10 Ways Pizzerias Will Celebrate
National Pizza Day is this Sunday (Feb. 9)! Pizzeria operators have found creative ways to mark the occasion. We’ve scoured the web and social media to share how pizzerias are celebrating. Here are ten fun marketing and outreach ideas we came acros...
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The Hot Rocks Oven Giveaway is Back for the Third Year in a Row at Pizza Expo
Drummondville, January 13th 2020 Mark your calendars! The biggest event of the pizza industry, The International Pizza Expo is back and Hot Rocks STONE conveyor ovens will be at booth 1015! For the 3rd year in a row, Hot Rocks is giving away a $35...
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What’s Trending in 2020? Leading culinary minds weigh in
Will the predicted trends translate to pizzerias? January is a time when the food industry leaders make their forecasts on what will be hot in restaurants in 2020. Let’s breakdown a few 2020 restaurant trends. The National Restaurant Associa...
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Globe Announces New National Accounts Manager
Globe Food Equipment Company (Dayton, Ohio) is pleased to announce Ben Lee has joined Globe as its National Accounts Manager. Ben will be responsible for managing Globe’s national account strategy and working with local reps and the distributio...
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Conversation: Joe Sheena, PizzaPapalis Detroit, MI
PizzaPapalis Detroit, Michigan PizzaPapalis started in 1986 in an area of Detroit known as the Greektown District. The concept started with a road trip to Chicago to watch Michigan play Illinois and the Lions play the Bears on the same ...
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Meet the Maker: Paul Cataldo, Antonio’s Italian Ristorante, IN
Q&A with Paul Cataldo Antonio’s Italian Ristorante — Elkhart, Indiana How did you get your start with pizza? I started working in my uncle’s pizzeria when I was 15 on the weekends. Why Pizza? We are immigrants. I was born in Ital...
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Conversation: Joe Mialki, Giuseppe’s Steel City Pizza, FL
Giuseppe’s Steel City PizzaPort Orange, Florida My concept is nothing new just something that’s been long forgotten to most of my generation and the generation before me even. For 40 years our goal as a business was to create a place that was so ...
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Meet the Maker: Giovanni Cesarano, King Umberto, NY
King UmbertoElmont, New York How long have you been making pizza? I’ve been making pizzas for 20 years. I started when I was 16 years old. It was a busy holiday weekend and a pizza guy was a no show. My dad threw me on the line and I really never l...
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Pizza & bread artisan Ken Forkish to deliver keynote address at International Pizza Expo
The James Beard Award-winning baker tapped for Wednesday Keynote Address at Pizza Expo The legendary Portland baker and catalyst to the city’s culinary evolution, Ken Forkish’s set to bring his passion for artisan pizza and bread-making to In...
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Commentary: Teary Eyed
If you were at Pizza & Pasta Northeast in Atlantic City last month, then hopefully you attended the Day Two Keynote Address by Nick Bogacz. Nick owns Caliente Pizza & Draft House in Pittsburgh, and boy did he have a story to tell! Nick has be...
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Commentary: Three’s a Crowd?
How do you personally feel about third-party delivery? Pizzeria operators I speak to on the issue seem quite divided. It’s very much a “love it or hate it” scenario. I know shop owners who do not offer delivery and say the ancillary income they...
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Commentary: Welcome to the Show
Pizza & Pasta Northeast has become a fall destination for pizzeria operators looking to educate themselves, speak with influential vendors and whet their appetites for competition. This year’s show comes to life at the end of this month at the ...