Pizza Today _ January 23 - 47

25
PIZZERIAS
TO WATCH
Verde
Baltimore, MD
Concept: Casual Dining
Established: 2012
Owner/President: Ed Bosco
Website: www.verdepizza.com
Social: @verdepizza
Gross Annual Sales
(July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022): 1875000
Gross Annual Sales
(July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021): 1650000
How has your company grown during
the past 12 months and what are your
future growth plans? Verde has shown
sustained growth during the pandemic and
continues to add more community outreach
and event coordination. We have hired an
event planner and continue to reach out to
conventions here in Baltimore city. Catering
and on line ordering continue to improve
and have added a more substantial revenue
stream to our mix.
Why should you be among the Pizzerias
To Watch List? Verde has struggled
over the years and our ability to adjust to
changing environments has allowed us to
remain relevant. The ability to pivot and
move in other direction, delivery and on
line ordering, has afforded us time to rethink
our strategy, change menu items, menu
prices and maintain profitability.
Business
is all about solving problems and at Verde
we have managed to figure our what our
community expects of us and collectively
we have grown together and pizza to every
employee. Our Culture is second to none,
our owner and management team are highly
involved at all points of the business. We
offer 401k, Health insurance, dental insurance,
PTO.
Woody's Wood Fired Pizza
Golden, CO
Concept: Casual Dining
Established: 1993
Owner/President: Jonathan Bortles
Website: woodysgolden.com
Social: instagram.com/woodysgolden/
Gross Annual Sales (July 1, 2021-June 30,
2022): $6,381,431
Gross Annual Sales (July 1, 2020-June 30,
2021): $4,626,902
Why should you be among the Pizzerias To
Watch List? After almost 30 years in business
we have been quietly building one of the busiest
single unit pizzerias in the country. It seems like
a lot of attention is focused on multi-unit chains...
and yet we still managed to make Yelp's Top
Spinelli's Pizzeria
Tempe, AZ
Concept: Casual Dining
Established: 2004
Owner/President: Christopher Palma
Website: Spinellispizzeria.com
Social: @spinellisAz
Gross Annual Sales
(July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022): $7,100,000
Gross Annual Sales
(July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021): $6,800,000
How has your company grown during
the past 12 months and what are your
future growth plans? We have become
more efficient, and have grown sales. We
are looking at other high margin items to
offer our guests as inflation continues to spiral
out of control.
Why should you be among the Pizzerias
To Watch List? We have been offering a
consistent product in an evolving world for
almost 20 years. We have been able to
scale our business to multiple states in multiple
regions while maintaining the core principles
that made our first store so successful.
JANUARY 2023 / PIZZATODAY.COM / 47
100 Pizza Places in the US for 2022. This shows
that not only are we busy, we are making a lot
of folks happy - like over 1,000 people per day
in our 100 year old building next to the Coors
Brewery in little Golden, CO. We are also one
of the last places to rock the all-you-can-eat
soup, salad and pizza buffets... and maybe one
of the only to do it with high quality wood-fired
pizza and a scratch menu. All of this while doing
right by the community and winning awards
like the Sustainability and Innovation Award &
the Living Legend/Hall-of-Fame honor (for our
founder) from the Colorado Restaurant Association.
We are small and funky, but we are mighty!
This is what multi-generational pride looks like.
http://www.verdepizza.com http://www.woodysgolden.com http://www.instagram.com/woodysgolden/ http://www.Spinellispizzeria.com http://www.PIZZATODAY.COM
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