Recent content by MSG

I used to be on here all the time, but with constant labor shortages, I just don't have that luxury anymore.

Looking at your overall labor percentage can sometimes be deceiving. Split it into two (or more) parts. There are a certain minimum number of people you need to even open. You can't change that and they need to be there even if you have (hypothetically) $0.00 in sales. That same crew can also...

We keep our ranch separate from the item until the minute it goes out the door. Then we put it in the box with the breadsticks. The few minutes in the box is not a big deal.

Thanks! I just signed up. The link you sent me went to a dead page, so I don't think you got the referral credit. Let me know if there is something I can do to make sure you get it.

I'm spending a fortune on Indeed to only get applicants who live over an hour away and have made their resumes with AI. Craigslist only turns up people looking to work under the table. Other job sites aren't producing applicants. Anybody using anything that works?

Sadly, not with this new law. Firing someone for no-call no-show who claims to have been sick sets you up for a "retaliatory firing" claim. It's ridiculous. Your only recourse is to get a doctor's note, but YOU have to pay for the appointment.

I will definitely will need a new ventilation system if I go with Edge. That makes the total cost of the Edge about double that of just getting the MM. But you guys seem pretty excited about this Edge oven, so tell me more! Make me feel comfortable plunking down that much money.

I'm getting pricing on an edge now, but we're pretty sure that means a new hood too.

The 3 days no call no show is what has me scared. The paid time off is essentially just a back door increase to the minimum wage with A LOT more paperwork. It's a PITA and will cause us to raise prices, but we can still function. This no call no show rule is RIDICULOUS. We have enough people...

How many decks did you get?

It looks like 2025 is going to be the year I get a new oven. I have a MM PS 350 (not a 360) with a brow hood. The 350 has served me well, but its performance is slowly degrading and I cannot get a consistent even bake no matter what parts I replace. I've increased gas pressure, had it cleaned...

Anybody using one of these Pizza Cube "robots" yet or has seen them in action? https://www.xrobotics.io/

The min wage is the least of the issue. Under this law, any employee can disappear for up to 3 days without notice and then claim that they were "sick". If we ask for a doctor's note, we have to pay for the doctor's appointment.

Having not used Vonage, I don’t know, but I can tell you what Pizza Cloud does for me. Beyond being a standard phone system… Has built in on-hold music and messaging I can record my own hold messages I can stack hold messages to advertise or delivery other special announcements I can schedule...

How would that even work? Sure, they’d all be the same length and width, but what about the height?