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Mother’s Day: Moms Love Pizza. UPDATED

This post was updated April 24, 2025 to reflect current year’s Mother’s Day information. Ways to Show Appreciation this Mother’s Day at your Restaurant Invite moms to spend Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 11th at your pizzeria. Moms love pizza and family. Pizza is the perfect shared food to celebrate the occasion. Mother’s Day at […]

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2025 Beverage Trends for Restaurants & Pizzerias: Tip the Glass

What’s happening in the beverage industry with current drink trends? Current beverage trends across America are “fluid.” Pun aside, what’s hot in beverages is constantly changing as U.S. consumer tastes change. Explore 2025 Beverage Trends for Restaurants & Pizzerias. Before we dive into what’s happening on a national scale in domestic beverage markets, let’s dive […]

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Emmy Squared Pizza Brings Detroit-Style Pizza to Charlottesville

April 26 grand opening party includes free pizza for a year for the first 25 guests, food samples, live entertainment and prizes CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (April 23, 2025) – Emmy Squared Pizza is officially celebrating its arrival in Charlottesville with a community-wide grand opening on Saturday, April 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its […]

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Knead to Know: New York Character

Get to know old-school and new-school New York-style pizza New York, New York, it’s a helluva town! I recently attended a conference for the hospitality industry, and one of the questions I heard was, “What is New York cuisine?” Of course, ther

Finance & Growth

How to Raise Capital for Your Pizza Business (Straight from Pizza Man Dan)

Ever wondered what it actually takes to fund and grow a successful pizza business? You’re not alone. Whether you’re a small business owner with big dreams, a first-time entrepreneur, or a pizzeria pro looking to scale up, raising capital is the #1 hurdle you’ll face. If you’ve been to Pizza Expo, you already know Dan […]

Finance & Growth

How to Read a Financial Statement: A Guide for Pizzeria Owners

Use Financial Statements to Boost Your Pizzeria’s Success Running a pizzeria is so much more than tossing dough and perfecting your marinara sauce recipe. Sure, crafting that perfect pizza feels like a win, but when it comes to running a successful shop, you’ve got to know your numbers! And no, I’m not just talking about […]

People & Pizzerias

Pizza Destinations: Lynn’s Chicago Pizza, Chicago, Illinois

Owners of Lynn’s Chicago Pizza offer tasty gathering place for Chicago community Determined to bring a pizza option to their southside Chicago neighborhood, owners Lynn Humphreys and Brandon Bruner Sr. launched as a virtual pizzeria. It naturally progressed to a brick-and-mortar dine-in restaurant serving up deep dish and Chicago thin-crust pizza. “Lynn’s Chicago Pizza is […]

Finance & Growth

How Pizzeria Owners Can Access Financing with SBA Loans

Running a pizzeria isn’t just about making great dough. Often, it requires raising capital or – for those without investors – borrowing funds. For small business owners looking for accessible capital options, SBA loans can offer benefits beyond those provided through traditional loans. This guide will walk you through how SBA loans work, their benefits […]

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Knead to Know: New York Character

Get to know old-school and new-school New York-style pizza New York, New York, it’s a helluva town! I recently attended a conference for the hospitality industry, and one of the questions I heard was, “What is New York cuisine?” Of course, there were a multitude of answers that included every culture that ultimately pinned New […]

People & Pizzerias

Conversation: Aaron Truong, Hapa Pizza, Beaverton, Oregon

Hapa Pizza draws on Italian, Indonesian, Thai, Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean ingredients to build creative, innovative pizzas and side items Concept: We came up with the concept for Hapa Pizza somewhat by accident. My wife is a fourth-generation Asian American, so her family ate a lot of Americanized food, including pizza, burgers, etc. On […]

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Commentary: Food & Drink

Which beverages pair best with pizza? We have all that – and more – in the May 2025 issue of Pizza Today. Like the timeless classic peanut butter and jelly, pizza paired with the right beverage is a match made in heaven. That said, the question then becomes: What is the correct beverage? There are […]

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Perfect Pairings: Pizza-Wine Matches Made in Heaven

Finding wines that pair well with your styles of pizza Eighty-four percent of U.S. wine drinkers say pizza is their favorite food, according to a study commissioned by Francis Ford Coppola Winery, so it’s no surprise that Coppola Senior Winemaker Andrea Card has given a lot of thought to what makes wine pair well with […]

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Play It Cool: How to Nail Beverage Serving Temperatures

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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Pizza Expo Columbus, October 26-27, 2025

International Pizza Expo and Pizza Today magazine launch Pizza Expo Columbus. This new event, tailored for Midwest pizza industry professionals, will debut on October 26-27, 2025, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH.

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