Posts written by Dan Pecha
Dan is a hugely important slice of Alive & Kickin’ (see what we did there?). He started in the pizza business when he was just 14 and eventually opened his own chain of restaurants, supplying his own dough balls for each of them. He expanded to supplying dough products to other operations, then founded the Dough Shop®. Alive & Kickin’ was thrilled to acquire the Dough Shop® in 2015.
5 Easy Ways to Motivate Your Restaurant Staff and Reduce Turnover
It’s no secret that the restaurant and foodservice industry is in the midst of a significant worker crisis — recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data pins the annual turnover rate at around 73%.
In the age of shrinking margins and growing competition, restaurant operators are getting more inventive about how to make a dollar stretch.
With $799 billion in U.S. sales last year alone, the restaurant industry is big business. Competition is fierce, and operators must capitalize on ...
In an industry plagued by labor shortages and relentless competition, restaurant and foodservice operators often find themselves with shrinking ...
For many pizzerias today, it’s not unusual for their scratch-made dough to be one of the cornerstones of their pizza recipe. As restaurant growth ...
Your pizzeria may be operating without any glitches, but does that mean it’s running efficiently? In light of the growing challenges operators are ...
Although the current national unemployment rate of about 4% suggests otherwise, foodservice professionals continue to struggle with finding and ...
For any pizzeria, the back of the house drives food quality, service times and customer satisfaction. Given the impact on these key business areas, ...
![Dough Ball Versatility: Pizza Three Ways [VIDEO]](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/701707/hubfs/Blog_Images/Dough_Ball_Versatility_Video.jpg?length=228&name=Dough_Ball_Versatility_Video.jpg)
Many people understand the advantages of using pre-made dough balls, but did you know just how many styles of pizza you can make from them? In the ...
People love grilling pizza at home, so imagine their delight if they’d find grilled pizza at your venue — especially if pies aren’t your specialty. ...
