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That second one you described is VERY similar (spooky, really) to one of my menu’s best-sellers!

I want to pick just a couple and clone them.

What do you think you smell like now? GO ahead - hose off…

You’ve already got some of us hooked - there are interesting items in your initial description that should be MARKETED. The fact that they care enough about the pizza quality to insist you eat there is CUTE. It will bring people in. As will the gigantic curiosity pie. Use standard marketing for...

Just another vote for the “ain’t just the money” camp. I’ve had employees decline other positions paying more than $1 more - because they like the environment here. And to call out SAME DAY - that’s more than motivated by a buck an hour - that’s someone who WANTS to get you PO’d. Those people...

Here are some that are NOT commercial, but might be useful (heck, me personally - I use these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images … 40&sr=1-64 ) http://www.chefsresource.com/8130.html http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_4/1 … n%3A289812 Now that I saw that Amazon page though, I may get...

Haven’t read other responses, but I don’t think you can withhold the stolen money from a paycheck. Not unless/until it has been PROVEN and decided by a court of law is the thief technically a theif, and so messing with a paycheck is criminal in itself. I agree regarding the partial payout of...

I’m pretty sure it’s not a cooling fan. Thermocouple is a good bet - on the other hand, maybe this is a good opportunity to identify a repair company in your area that you can call in a pinch. Someone who can, for a reasonable fee, get your oven to stay lit or your mixer to mix again, etc...

I’ve seen a guy in line at my post office a few times now, with box after box after box all labelled as being Pizza Hut NY Crusts. He’s getting them from the back of their store I guess, and using them to supply his e-bay business with free packaging!

yeah - still, a 4-burner is small too - and you maybe can squeeze on in. I just thought I’d throw it in as a possibility. For those building though - a lesson - while you’re dropping perhaps the largest $$ of your build-out on a hood, leave an extra couple feet. You may save $10K later on if you...

It’s possible. But it’s also pretty cheap to get a simple 4-burner stove/oven.

Muenster? That’s fairly unusual…

Or if using plastic, cough up the money for bins designed for food storage. The kind with the lids you are describing probably aren’t, are they? There are food storage containers the same size and shape as a 5-gallon bucket, but the lid doesn’t have that same snap-on style. Also - for storage in...

Yes, yes, yes. Before we know it, cheese is going to cost $5 a handful. Seriously - you NEED to specify a weight for cheesing - even if you don’t weight for EVERY pizza, you need to TRAIN people who cheese your pizza by using a scale, and spot-checking. Probably daily… I heard someone here use...

A couple other considerations - just “food” for thought: On the one hand, I think you CAN gain customers by having DIFFERENT sizing than national chains, IF you are willing to slowly build awareness that your pizza “runs big” and is therefore a great value. You need to work hard to get people...

I’m with you Debbie. My pricing is completely out of whack with my competition, on purpose. We just have a few “levels” of pizza - and customers are encouraged to order whatever they want without fear of “per-topping gouging”. And no charge for 1/2 and 1/2, or 1/3’s, or 1/4’s. We gain a lot of...

Question - Is there a demand for a different level of delivery service? As in - “There in 30 minutes?” If there is a demand for THAT service (which NO ONE ELSE OFFERS, by the way) - then there is a value and can be a price for that service. I’d consider offering regular delivery (which you do...

That does sound like grease hood pricing, with fire suppression. I’m surprised you weren’t required to have SOME kind of hood to open! For grease hood, as mentioned, 1K/foot (linear) is a rough estimate guide. Actually creeping past that recently… For just ventilation, I don’t know - but it...

How about this - the traditional “loss leader”. For instance - one place advertises, HEAVILY here, $8.99 for large pizza any toppings. But you have to pick it up. What happens is that customers shopping for pizza see the price point, and it seems like a bargain, and so that’s the place they call...

Here’s the other problem - you are playing someone elses game. They made up the rules, they have all the chips (customers) right now, and you are going in with ONE idea (cheaper than cheap). Like many other commenters, I’m thinking that you are not in a position to win the “I can make cheaper...