Recent content by Tony397

Hi, Thanks for the info. I will give it a try. Trying to find someone that can learn applying bulk sausage has become an art form I think. Hopefully I will have some luck on Craigslist. Thanks again, Tony

Hey Everyone, I didn’t know where else to post something, but I am in the need of a fast pizza maker that can use bulk sausage and a deck oven. We are located in the NW suburbs of Chicago. I guess if there was such a person, he is employed already and no one here wants to let him go, but I...

Have any of you had any luck finding employees with any food experience on the job posting section of this site? We are a small, pretty high volume pizza place in the Chicago suburbs looking for a asst. mgr/ mgr but needs to be hands on with experience with a deck oven. Not sure where to look...

Hi, I am from Illinois and I am looking for an employee handbook that will cover all the necessary bases. I don’t want to get into wrongful termination suits etc… We have been operating for 48 years with just the basics, and now things are starting to get ugly in the world and people want...

Spoke to Gonnella on Monday. They have a par baked product we can finish off in our ovens that sounds pretty good. We’re going to try them and move some stuff around in the week so we can keep our 48 year relationship with them alive. Thanks for the help Tony

Talked to La Nova, they stopped making the product. They said they were have problems with consistency and sizing. Greco is looking for a replacement for us and we are doing the same. Thanks for the input everyone. Tony

Not sure if this affects any of you but Gonnella won’t come out and deliver unless there is a 25.00 minimum order. This is a new policy effective at the end of the month. I have a couple of days that I don’t meet the minimum. I haven’t called them to complain yet, but we have been with Gonnella...

Hi, I am in the suburbs of Chicago and have a sales guy calling on me to use the Clipper Magazine. Have any of you heard of or used them for advertising. I have heard some guys in the area are happy with it, but we don’t do a ton of adverstising and just wanted to get some opinions. Our...

Hello, I am currently using a La Nova fryer ready wing and my supplier, Greco and Sons, says the product will not be available in about a month. I switched from a breaded un sauced wing about 9 months ago to the La Nova wings and have begun to sell more wings than ever before. Does anyone know...

Is there any competition in the area that is open on Monday. We are open 7 days a week, and as much as the time off is nice, if you are not open you aren’t making money. If you can be profitable, there are 4 more days to help pay the rent and nowadays rent isn’t cheap. Sometimes our Mondays are...

Re: Why does this week s**k? Sometimes for us it is the lul before the storm, or it can happen if you just came off of a big week or weekend, then the early part of the next week can suffer. From now til about mid January are good for us some hopefully it holds true this year and for you as...

GIft cards are a no brainer if you ask me. They make you money. There is not doubt a percentage of the cards will be lost or never used, which mean that money is 100% profit. They are convenient and people like to use them for gifts. We use a Revention POS and it is integrated with the system...

We are closed on both days. That being said, the week leading up to the holiday is very busy and the week between Christmas and New Years is one of the busiest weeks of the year. it always makes up for being closed on Christmas Eve and Day, even when it falls on Fri / Sat like this year. Good...

We are currently on block plus with our supplier. I am not sure if my negotiated rate is optimal but it is what it is. We pay 30 cents over block. When the market closes on friday and the average for the week is $1.50 we pay $1.80 a pound for cheese on Monday. Prior to block plus the pricing...

I get $13.60 for a 16"thin crust pizza with cheese (18oz). If you are at 10 oz, your cheese cost is about $1.00 per pizza less than me and your price is going to be 60 cents less. I think you are doing pretty good down in Georgia at your price. Tony