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.

How to Price Your Pies for Optimum Profit
June 8 2016
By
Dan Pecha
How do you determine the price of your pies — is it more instinct than an actual accounting of the costs that go into running your operation and making each pie? Many operators, especially those ...
May 18 2016
These days, it’s common to associate customer relationship-building with gaining more social media traffic and followers. Undoubtedly, social media ...
February 17 2016
When your waitstaff is excited and having a great time serving pies, patrons can’t help but feed on the energy. The result? They’ll want to spend ...
December 30 2015
Restaurant management spends a lot of time focusing on doing things that impress customers — but there’s also a lot to be learned from what upsets ...
December 16 2015
Maybe it’s the sheer number of group gatherings, or maybe it’s because everyone is broke and worn out from the Holidays, but New Year’s Eve and Day ...