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to be your one-stop shop for everything
you need for your restaurant all under one
roof. It's also your single best opportunity
to discover what's new, what's working and
what's trending. You'll be able to obtain
new industry knowledge, insights and ideas
that will help you position your pizzeria for
improved profitability and future growth. "
What's new at this year's Pizza
Expo?
Each year, we up our game at Pizza
Expo, invigorating the show with new
ideas. The 40th iteration will see the introduction
of new competitions and events
sure to satisfy attendees.
Oakley gave a breakdown on some of the
exciting new additions to Pizza Expo 2024.
They are:
1. The World's Best Cheese Slice
competition is new to the 2024 International
Pizza Challenge.
2. We have 2 new pizza-making competitions
this year.
a. Ooni Pizza Throwdown - The Ooni
Pizza Throwdown will have two divisions,
Traditional and Pan. Each competition will
be limited to 15 entrants in each category.
Entrants may only compete in one
category. Pizzas will be made in an entrant's
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choice of Ooni oven - either Ooni Koda
16 (Natural Gas), Ooni Karu 16 (Natural
Gas) or Ooni Volt (Electric.) Traditional
pizzas can be any style cooked directly on
the stone. Pan can be any style cooked in a
pan or sheet.
b. Plant-Based Competition - A PlantBased
Competition featuring Daiya Foods
Dairy-Free Cheeses! The crust/dough/batter
must be fresh or parbaked. In addition,
the dough - and all toppings - must be
plant based. Each competitor's goal will
be to showcase Daiya Foods' dairy-free
cheeses and blends, including, but not
limited to the following.
* Daiya Dairy-Free Mozzarella Style
Cheese
* Daiya Dairy-free Shredded Italian
Blend Cheese
* Daiya Dairy Free Shredded Cheddar
Cheese
* Daiya Dairy-free Cream Cheese
3. 2 new hands-on Pizza Making Workshops
(Paid - $250)
a. Reaching for a New Generation of
Pizzaioli - Francesco Marra, Co-Founder
and Director, Pizza University & Culinary
Arts and Giulio Adriani, Master Instructor,
Pizza University and Culinary Arts
b. Mastering Dough with Sourdough
Willy - Will Grant, Owner and Master
Pizzaioli, Workshop Presenter, That's A
Some Pizza
4. New School of Pizzeria Management
Workshops (Paid - $250)
a. 1 New - Master Profitability: Conquer
Budgeting Fears and Empower Financial
Success and What to do BEFORE You
Increase Menu Prices - David Scott Peters
b. Crafting Your Brand and Marketing
Strategy - Mike Bausch, owner-operator,
Andolini's Pizzeria
c. Maximizing Revenue via Online
Ordering - Melissa Rickman, owner -
CFO Wholly Stromboli
The Sunday and Monday feebased
workshops were added to
Pizza Expo less than a decade ago.
In that time, they have helped many operators
grow their business through intensive
courses. " The workshops are so detailed, "
says Content Director and Editor In Chief
Jeremy White. " They give attendees the
opportunity to really deep-dive into the
subject matter with proven experts in the
field. The knowledge you walk away with
from these pre-show workshops is very
valuable. I highly recommend attending
one, particularly if you're just getting
started in the business. You'll find a real
nuts-and-bolts approach that leads to
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