Jim Henry, the acclaimed pizzaiolo behind JimmyHank Pizza in suburban Philadelphia, needed a spatula that would let him de-pan and “release the frico” for his Detroit-style pizzas with ease. So he invented one himself: the Frico King Spatula. Now Henry is offering the tool to professional and at-home pizza chefs through Atlas Steel Company. After all, that crispy, caramelized frico edge is vital to the Detroit-style pizza experience; it should be preserved at all costs as the pie comes out of the pan. And Henry isn’t known as the Frico King for nothing. He has built an industry-wide ..read more

The very first day Nick Bogacz spent in the pizza business, he crashed his delivery vehicle. He convinced his mother to let him drive her car instead and completed the day delivering pizzas—this would be the first challenge Bogacz solved as a pizza professional, but it certainly wouldn’t be the last. That was back in 1996, when Bogacz was just 17 years old. For the past 28 years, he’s been a fixture in the pizza business. The last 12 years he’s spent as owner and operator of Caliente Pizza & Draft House, a Pittsburgh-based brand that he has scaled to seven locations and counting. Prior to ..read more

Just try to stump Mark Todd with a question about pizza cheese—or any kind of cheese for that matter. It’s likely impossible. As a consultant for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, the California Milk Advisory Board, the U.S. Dairy Export Council and others, Todd probably knows American-made cheeses better than anyone alive. But he has also traveled the world to learn the science, craft and art of cheese-making in other cultures. It’s no wonder he’s known as The Cheese Dude. Over the years, Todd has generously shared his wisdom and knowledge with PMQ readers. In a previous i ..read more

Marco’s Pizza, one of the nation’s fastest-growing pizza brands, announced the launch of new messaging that the brand is calling the “But Wait, There’s Marco’s” platform, designed to convert pizza lovers into Marco’s Pizza fans. According to the Datassential 2024 Pizza Keynote, 66% of consumers had pizza within the last week, yet 96% of consumers’ last pizza order was from an establishment they had been to before. Marco’s Pizza is determined to disrupt consumers’ habits and get them to check out Marco’s if they haven’t before. According to a press release from the brand, “‘But Wait, There ..read more

Celebrity chef David Burke has a long track record of creating winning restaurant concepts. As if a nod to that, his latest restaurant is named G.O.A.T. Pizza—the acronym meaning the “greatest of all time,” a term often deployed to describe elite athletes.  Located in the northern suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina, the new restaurant sticks to a sports theme throughout—from the decor inside the restaurant to the pizzas featured on the menu. The menu features the Babe Ruth Meat Lovers (fennel sausage, prosciutto, pepperoni, bell peppers and mushrooms), and, of course, The G.O.A.T. Pizza ..read more

This meat supplier allows both versatility and cost savings so pizzerias don’t have to sacrifice diverse menu offerings. The post How Fully Cooked Meat Toppings Can Maximize Profitability appeared first on PMQ Pizza ..read more

Mike Cunningham came onboard as a Domino’s franchisee in 1978 with a plan for growth. You might say it was a pretty good plan. Cunningham now has 100 stores under MAC Pizza Management, the franchise he owns with his wife, Cindy. That milestone was achieved on November 15, 2023, with a location in Iowa Colony, Texas. Before opening the doors of his first store, Cunningham got inspired to become a Domino’s franchisee by Richard Mueller, founder of the brand’s largest franchise, RPM Pizza. Cunningham worked for Mueller at a Domino’s store near Ohio State University, where Cunningham was a studen ..read more

Everything seemed to go wrong last month when Andy Huynh and Justin Tanada set out from Hamilton, Ontario, to Las Vegas for the International Pizza Challenge. But one thing turned out splendidly well: They ended up winning the World’s Best Cheese Slice competition at the event, and business at Cowabunga Pizzeria has exploded since then. As the pizza-making partners explained in a March 25 post on Instagram, they almost missed their flight to Vegas, and a cooler packed with their signature dough got stuck at the airport in Toronto. “We had to improvise last minute in Vegas with the backup dough ..read more

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