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    Make or Buy Doughballs?....Tired of Breaking Mixer

    Okay…been doing this for 15 years and always made our own dough. Well, the motor went on the Hobart 4 months ago and it was 3200.00. Now, well the main shaft broke, and some other part in there as a result, and now it’s time to decide if another $3400.00 is worth the investment, Buying a used...
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    Gluten Free Pizza

    And I know my facts since I live it…not just read it and assume it like others. 99% of my customers are not fad followers…I leave 1% as the fad variable since I cannot police all that come in, but we have over 400 repeat customers who are gluten-free; of which 87% are repeat monthly customers...
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    paleo pizza

    You are most-likely correct about the Paleo, only because I do not understand it enough, but already have the ingredient to try it out so it’s no more cost to try it, than it is not to. Now, as for Gluten-Free…I am soooooo sorry and an NOT trying to be rude, but you are so off base, it’s not...
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    Gluten Free Pizza

    Okay…now I know why I haven’t been on the boards in 3 years…this thread is hilarious. WE have been not only selling gluten-free, but our son was only 7 1/2 when he invented the ALLERGEN-FREE PIZZA CRUST that we use in our store here in Pittsburgh, PA. Not only did he invent allergen-free pizza...
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    paleo pizza

    What’s interesting is that’s about the response the industry was giving 4 years ago when it came to selling gluten-free. I started to selling ALLERGEN free pizza 4 years ago based on a crust my nearly 8 year old son developed since he suffers from severe food allergies. Now…4 years later…he also...
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    open a year and struggling what next?

    Hey…I’m not pizza doodle, and I just happened to come on here 3 years later…too busy to even get on here anymore. Anyhow, let me tell you about gluten-free. Why? Have owned pizzeria for 13 years, as well as have a young son who suffers from severe food allergies. Back in 2011, one of the...
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    iPad Based POS -- Who Has One?

    Okay…I was at a hockey tournament with my son and this pizza shop was using an iPad based POS system. No real time to talk with the guy, but while checking out he loved it. My Problem with standard POS’s is that when a hard drive blows…or your Main Server Station blows, you are up shit creek...
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    XLT Ovens....great story

    Okay guys…and gals… I am an XLT customer and have posted positve feedback, and have answered PM’s about our oven experience without fail. I must start of by saying that we have two 3270 HUGE ovens…one that has never been a problem…and one that has been a terrible stepchild. Long story short…I...
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    RANT: School Principal says you cannot say Merry Christmas

    Well…um…you ARE incorrect since my daughters very good friend was the FIRST of the students to be corrected and I WAS privy to the conversation. As for who I am…I wasn’t hiding it at all. As for you frequenting our business…I JUST checked my customer records and you have never purchased from...
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    RANT: School Principal says you cannot say Merry Christmas

    I wanted to add a final update to this posting… As I posted here, and on other sites I belong to, this Principal received an inordinate amount of CHRISTMAS cards from around the country which subsequently caused her to apologize to the students during the morning PA announcements. As I can...
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    wings

    For those of you running your wings through a conveyor oven…WARNING…if you do not have a fire suppression system adapted to the oven you may be in violation of fire codes and insurance codes. Trust me…luckily my friend is my attorney since it would have run me about 4000.00 in legal fees or...
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    RANT: School Principal says you cannot say Merry Christmas

    Ok…I thought that I would never post a RANT since I didn’t think I would have anything to post…BUT NOW I AM FUMING. My 13yo daughter comes home last night and we are sitting around talking about her day and she says how she’s upset that the Principal at her Middle School told them that they are...
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    Food Allergy

    Glad to see these very educated responses as compared to similar questions only a year ago on sites like this. I am not only the father of a young so with severe food allergies…but a pizzeria owner that sells the only allergen-free pizza in the U.S…with great success. TRUST is the biggest...
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    The Chicken Industry is in Turmoil and We'll be Paying

    Has anyone else noticed the quality of their fresh wings detoriating over the last 7 months? Here’s the latest because today after being so fed up I made some calls on research. I have for the last 11+ years ONLY ordered “roaster” jumbo whole wings 3-part. By spec these should weigh 4.5 - 6oz...
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    Stanislaus vs. Escalon

    Stanis is the most arrogant batch of people I have ever dealt with in any of my careers. Before owning pizzerias I was in product marketing and while Stanis promotes their care for the customer…they are far from a customer-centric company. I won’t elaborate about my true problems with the...
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