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What's Happening in the Pizza Industry?

Explore hottest pizza trends, pizza industry statistics, hot pizza toppings, pizza styles, labor trends, marketing trends and more.

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Hottest News Coming out of Pizza Expo 2024

Stay connected with all the updates and happenings before, during and after Pizza Expo 2024.

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Pizza Dough Recipes for Top Trending Pizza Styles

Learn how to make the year’s biggest pizza styles: Detroit, New York, Grandma, Sicilian, Chicago Thin and Deep Dish.

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How to Get the Perfect Crust Color

John Gutekanst outlines the characteristics of pizza dough and what enhances the color of pizza crust.

Hot Oil, Pizza Topping -- hot chili oil pizza, how to make hot oil, hot oil recipe

Hot Chili Oil: A Trending Topping and Condiment

Hot Oil is a great pizza topping. Learn more about the trending hot chili oil pizza. Get a hot oil recipe and tips on how to make hot oil.

Understanding Modern Flours, Mixing Trends and Blends

A look at current flour blends and flour trends to make the perfect pizza crust. Get an understanding of high-protein flours and using ancient grains like spelt, Kamut, durum.

Industry News

Domino's press release

Domino’s is Tipping Customers Who Tip Their Delivery Drivers

“You Tip, We Tip” promotion gives customers a $3 “tip” to use on their next online delivery order ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Domino’s Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) brought you Carryout Tips. Now the largest pizza company in the world, known for its value innovation, is launching You Tip, We Tip – a promotion that tips customers who tip their delivery drivers, beginning April 29. […]

James Beard Award

Pizzerias, Pizza Chefs recognized at 2024 James Beard Awards

Pizza Chefs and Pizzeria Owners recognized by the James Beard Foundation The James Beard Foundation® has announced its 2024 Lifetime Achievement, Humanitarian of the Year, and Leadership Awards honorees, and Restaurant and Chef Awards nominees in advance of the James Beard Awards® ceremonies presented by Capital One. Mark your calendar for June 8-10 to cheer […]

press release Marco's Pizza

Marco’s Pizza Pulls Consumers Out of Pizza Ruts in New Brand Campaign

Marco’s brand brings quality and fresh flavor to the forefront to elevate every occasion TOLEDO, Ohio, April 22, 2024 – Marco’s Pizza, one of the nation’s fastest-growing pizza brands, announced today the launch of a new brand platform, But Wait, There’s Marco’s™, designed to disrupt routine ordering behavior and remind consumers of a tastier option […]

Featured

Pizza Expo 2024: All News from the World’s Largest Pizza Show

Pizza Today pulls together the hottest news coming out of the World’s Largest Pizza Show for pizzeria owners, operators and the pizza industry To keep everyone up to date on all the news and conversation surrounding Pizza Expo 2024, Pizza Today ha

Menu Development

Topping combinations that turn pizza into a winning symphony of flavor

Balancing Act: Flavorful Pizza Topping Combinations “We can form a single united body, while the enemy must spit up into fractions. Hence there will be a whole pitted against the separate parts of the whole, which means we shall be many to the enemy’s few.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War, 5th Century B.C. Making […]

Operations

Tools & Equipment You’ll Need for a Full Bar

Bar Ready — Everything from bar equipment, bar licensing, inventory, bar glassware other bar accessories Adding a bar to your restaurant is an immediate ROI builder. It will bring you more options for sales and give you a whole new clientele: people who want to drink at a bar. Additionally, this sub-segment can be a […]

Employee Management

Bar Staff Training

Pizzeria owners must make sure employees know safety, hospitality and beverages — Bar Staff Training Training bar staff entails much more than demonstrating how to make a Negroni or Aperol Spritz. Learning how to pour wine and beer and prepare cocktails is important, but pizzeria owners say they cover other important details when teaching crew […]

Dough Production/Development

Pizza Dough Recipes for Top Trending Pizza Styles

Learn how to make the year’s biggest pizza styles: Detroit, New York, Grandma, Sicilian, Chicago Thin We’re predict which pizza style will be the year’s trending pizza style. During our recent pizzeria operator survey, we asked which pizza styles pizzeria owners looked to add in the next year. We included those pizza style findings in […]

People & Pizzerias

Pizza Destinations: Hot Pizza Cold Beer, St. Louis; Bestia, LA, Fat Olives, Flagstaff

A Look at Pizzerias Across America: Hot Pizza Cold Beer, St. Louis; Bestia, LA, Fat Olives, Flagstaff Each month in Destinations, we highlight great pizzerias that have hit our pizza radar. These pizza places may have just opened to rave reviews, hit best pizza lists or have exciting news. If you’re a pizzeria that would […]

Dough Production/Development

Knead to Know: What Does pH Do to Pizza Dough?

A Pizza Today Reader asks: I add old dough to new dough but have noticed it’s more acidic. When is it too much and what makes it ‘too much’? What does PH do to dough? You asked so you shall receive! Let’s talk about pH or acidity in dough. Now, I don’t want you readers […]

Menu Development

Building Blocks: Build Guides and Recipes Create Consistency

“Consistency is what transforms the average into excellence” – Tony Robbins Whether you have one pizzeria or 10, two of the biggest keys to success in the pizza industry are duplication and consistency. Often times, you will hear operators say that opening a second store is the kiss of death. In my own journey, I […]

Brand & Marketing

Mike’s Monthly Tip: ROI Rebrand

In 2012, once we opened our second location in the heart of Tulsa, we started seeing a higher-end clientele. The Family Fun brand we had started with in 2005 didn’t match us anymore, and we needed to redo our whole package. We kept the name the same, but we needed a more stoic brand that […]

Pizza Expo March 25-27, 2025

Now in it’s 41st year, International Pizza Expo remains unchallenged as the industry’s leading event. Join thousands of pizzeria professionals as they convene in Las Vegas for 3 days dedicated to all things pizza! With suppliers from across the globe, educational sessions taught by top industry professionals and national competitions, this event is one you simply cannot afford to miss.

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The Fillmore, Philadelphia November 7, 2024

Introducing PizzaCon, an exclusive and experiential event designed for pizzeria owners and operators who are serious about growing their business. Come experience a full day of curated programming, including activations developed to inspire and educate.

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