Pizza Today -March 2023 - SG9

NEW OPERATOR SEMINARS
MARCH 27 MONDAY
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Creative Promotions
Room: W222-223
Speaker: Sammy Mandell
Today's consumers have short attention spans.
But you still need to get their attention to
attract them to your pizzeria. Here's how to get
creative with your promotions!
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
How I Learned to Love
Technology
(And My Life Got Easier)
Room: W224-225
Speaker: Danny Stoller
Technophobes, artists, ADDers, this session is
for you. While most of us understand the impact
that technology has on our business, it may be
hard for us to fully embrace it. Danny Stoller,
co-founder of Square Pie Guys will explore all
the ways that technology can be used as a tool
to make your life better. As an industry, we've
come a long way from recording our daily sales
in a handwritten ledger. In this session, Danny
will walk you through why technology isn't a
necessary evil - it's an amazing opportunity
for us to spend more time with our guests, our
teams and the food. Technology has indelibly
re-shaped our world over the last 30 years, and
even more so during COVID. As entrepreneurs
and restaurateurs, we must confront this head
on to supercharge our business.
1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Diversifying Your
Pizza Storefront Concept
Room: W222-223
Speaker: LaQuisha Wimberly
Times are changing and the industry is getting
more competitive. When Que Wimberly was
thinking of a concept for her location in Indianapolis,
she pushed the barriers by opening a
pizza joint and smoke shop. Hence the name of
her concept - " The Missing Brick, " the dopest
pizza joint. Her pizza names carry a lot of " 420 "
industry slang. They play Trap Music and offer
an environment that is both cool and Instagram
worthy. Que's customers instantly understood
the link between the two. In this session, she'll
talk about how she brought it all together for a
diverse business with growth potential.
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Built to Last: Habits
of Succesful Pizzerias
Room: W224-225
Speaker: Pasquale Di Diana
Look at the most successful pizzerias - and
other types of entrepreneurs - in America
closely, and you'll spot some commonalities.
This seminar will run down many of the lasting
habits that have helped create and sustain high
levels of success.
3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
How to Sell Your
Pizzeria for Top Dollar
Room: W222-223
Speaker: Scott Sandler
If you're ready to retire, you might be asking
yourself how you can sell your pizzeria. If you're
asking how you can sell, you're most defi nitely
looking to get top dollar. Scott Sandler just went
through the process himself and will give you his
insider tips to help guide you through it.
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Keep the Profi ts Flowing
with Beer, Liquor, & Wine
Room: W224-225
Speaker: Nick Bogacz
Your bar program can be a huge cash fl ow generator.
Here's how to keep the profi ts fl owing all
year long!
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
How and Why to
Work with Sourdough
Room: W222-223
Speaker: Will Grant
Want to give your pizza dough an infusion of
fl avor and texture? Sourdough is not only the
ideal pre-ferment for pizza, but it's an ages-old
method that you can incorporate right away.
Will Grant has worked with sourdough his entire
career - in fact, he makes pizza every day using
one of the world's oldest sours. He'll tell you
what his 120-year-old sour does for his pizza,
and inspire you to start your own.
MARCH 28-30 , 2023 - PIZZAEXPO.COM / 9
http://www.PIZZAEXPO.COM
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