Pizza Today - July 2018 - 45

The Exhibit Hall / Oh, the Companies You'll See!

Doug Ferriman, founder of
Boston-based Crazy Dough's
Pizza, will lead workshops
titled "Know to Grow: The
Nuts & Bolts of Opening New
Stores" (October 3 from 9-11:30
a.m.) and "Aligning with Investors" (October 4 from 9-11:30
a.m.). We caught up with him
to learn more about what he's
planning for PPNE.
PT: What specifically do you
hope attendees get from your
workshops?
DF: I hope my attendees walk
away with one or two "Philosophical Impressions" and two or three
"Operational Impressions" that
make an immediate impact on
their life and business. As I explain
to our team here in Boston and
extended pizza family at Expo....
we are in the Impression Business
and pizza is the medium for which
to make that impression. If you
consistently make positive impressions, you will have a positive
business. Our purpose is to "Push
the Craft" - which means constantly elevate your culture first,
quality, technique, service etc. in
order to stay out on the frontier of
innovation and relevance.
PT: Do you remember what it
was like when you were in their
shoes?
DF: I do, and to a large extent
I will always keep myself in their

shoes. To me, one of the keys to
being a successful entrepreneur
is humility, and my go-to saying
is: "if you're not humble, you will
crumble"!
PT: How difficult is it to open a
new store?
DF: Opening a new store can
be very difficult or it can be very
seamless, it all comes down to one
thing: how strong your culture is.
PT: What are some of the most
necessary traits one should possess or develop if they're serious
about growth?
DF: No. 1: Humility. Stay on the
bottom in order to push everyone
around you up!
No. 2: Unstoppable will power.
No matter how many times you get
knocked down, get right back up.
PT: What most inspires you
about the new crop of pizza makers you encounter?
DF: Creativity with different
pizza styles. You're seeing such a
wide array of styles today (Detroit,
Grandma, Neapolitan, etc.), and
how those styles are being utilized
to create innovation. I can't
remember the man's name, but
someone served me a Detroit slice
with an amazing cheese crust at
PPNE last year and my mind was
blown!

AAK Foodservice
All Seasonings Ingredients
Allied Metal Spinning
AM Manufacturing Company
Anacapri Foods
Anchor Food Professionals
Ankutsan Packaging
Arcobaleno LLC
Armanino Foods of Distinction
Arrow POS
Atalanta Corporation
Bacio Cheese
Bag Solutions
Barilla America
Battistoni Italian Specialty Meats
BelGioioso Cheese Inc
Betson Enterprises
Blaschak Coal Corp.
Boostly
Bova Foods
BrewFirst
Buona Vita Inc
Burke Corporation
California Milk Advisory Board
Carmi Flavor and Fragrance Co, Inc
Catania Oils
CCS Creative Inc.
Cento Fine Foods Inc
Cheese Merchants
Chicago Metallic Bakeware
Conte's Pasta Co Inc
Cookies United
Cusano's Bakery
Daiya Foods
Daub Bakery Machinery
DeIorio's Foods Inc.
Delivery Concepts, Inc.
Detroit Style Pizza
Dolci D Bakery & Sogni Dolci Gluten Free
Double "D" Knitting & Glove Inc
Dynamic USA
Edge Ovens
EMILIOMITI
Escalon Premier Brands
Ferraro Foods
Ferrero USA Foodservice
Fidelity Communications Corp.
Foodtec Solutions
Forza Forni
Franchise Marketing Systems
Freeport Paper
Fuji Plant Protein Labs
GI Metal USA Inc.
Giovanni Rana Pasta
Glissen Chemical Company
Granbury Solutions
Grande Cheese Company
Greenbox
H & S Bakery
Harbortouch
Incollingo Food Service
Joseph's Gourmet Pasta Company
Kalustyan Corporation
KAST Distributors Inc.
Ken's Foods
La Milanaise Mill
La Nova Wings
La Regina di San Marzano di Antonio Romano S.p.A.

La Valle Foods USA
Lambertson Industries
LaMonica Fine Foods
Lioni Mozzarella & Specialty Foods
Lloyd Pans
Losurdo Foods
Maid-Rite Specialty Foods LLC
Mail Shark
Main Street Hub

MaMa LaRosa Foods Inc.
Manini's
Manzo Food Sales
Marra Forni Wood-Fired Brick Ovens
Marsal Pizza Ovens
McIlhenny Company, TABASCO® Brand
Message On Hold
MFG Tray (Molded Fiberglass Tray Company)
Migali Commercial Refrigeration & Cooking
Mike's Hot Honey
Milano's Cheese
Modalita Italian Design Solutions
Monini North America Inc
MPP Marketing Group
Mutti USA
New York Life Insurance Company
New York Watermaker
Nino's Fresh Pizza Dough
Northern Pizza Equipment
NuCO2
Off The Wall Magnetics
Orders2me
Original Pizza Logs
ORLANDO - CAPUTO - CIAO
Our Town America
Pacific Dynasty Seafood
PanSaver/Cook Chill Supplies
PDQ Signature Systems
Peerless Ovens
Penn Jersey Paper
Peppadew International, SA
Performance Foodservice - Roma
Picard Ovens
Pinnacle Foods/Boulder Brands
Pizza Fire Logs
Pizza Packet LLC
Pizza Solutions
Pizza University
PizzaCloud
Pizzeria Labs, LLC
Pomi USA, Inc.
Pronto Order
Pyramid Transport, Inc.
Robot Coupe USA
Roger & Sons
Rosina Food Products Inc
Rosito Bisani Imports, Inc.
Rosso Gargano Tomatoes
RX Music
Savona-Stavola Foodservice
SinglePlatform
Sir Kensington's
Slice
Somerset Industries
SpeedLine Solutions Inc.
Stanislaus Food Products
Still Riding Foods
Stratas Foods
Sweet Street
Takeout Printing
Teti Bakery USA Inc
The Neil Jones Food Company
The Truffleist Inc.
Thermo Pac LLC
Tognana USA/Arvind Group
Toscana Cheese Co.
TredSafe / Walmart
True Food Service Equipment
Tyson Foods Inc.
Univex Corporation
US Foods
V. Formusa
Vicidomini USA LLC
Vitelli Foods LLC
WestRock
Whalen Packaging
WinCup
Wood Stone Corporation

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