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I could tell you what I think, but it’ll cost you $30K. Just kidding. Jrokk pretty much summed it up. That kind of money would go a long way toward equipping your shop. There is so much advise from CURRENT successful operators right here, no charge. Have you looked at the recipe bank on this...

Kay, Maybe you could let the ice cream man know that, while you don’t mind potential customers using your restroom, you just can’t keep up with the volume,and it’s costing you money. Then tell him you would appreciate it if he would get a porta-potty for the busy season. They’er opnly $65 a...

Yep Nick, your right. At about 32% we’re at $80! Tom

Hey everyone, Here’s an idea for cheap advertisment on the radio. Every year, to kick off the spring season, our local radio broadcasters have this “Listeners Appreciation Spring Auction”. Here’s how it works: Advertisers offer up merchandise for the auction. We usually offer $25 gift...

Kay, First off, I think I was the 1st one to call you Brandy, and I’ve been meaning to say, soooorrryyy. That’s good news that those things are working for you! We bought one of those sidewalk signs on ebay, and put our daily specials on it, and we had great response with it. We even had a lot...

Anonymous: Oops! I wasn’t logged in! ME AND MY BIG MOUTH! Tom R

Chuck, Search the archives, we discussed that a few months ago. Tom

Anybody out there use Luigi pepperoni? We got a nasty batch last week, really thin, and it looked like more fatty. We just switched a few months ago from Gallileo, and til this, no problems, and this week it’s back to normal. Roma took care of it, no complaints there, I was just wondering if...

Brandy, There are some really great ideas on this forum that can help also. I think the most important thing is to follow through with whichever campaign you implement. The black book does help explain a structured door hanging schedule, letter and postcard mailings, upsales, etc. His million...

Yeah, I was thinking about something along those lines. I thought about leasing some games and pool tables and turning the new place into an arcade for now. That would get people used to the place, while I work on the kitchen and wait for the lease to run out. May not totally pay for it, but...

Hey Redbarn, Kamron moved on from here. I think you can reach him through the “other guys” who are involved with the pizza expo. Do you have the register form they sent you? I think you can find how to reach him there. Tom R

Hey guys, I’m looking for some suggestions. I have 2 years left on a five year “Triple net lease”. It’s pretty small and we’re really limited in the kitchen. A building came up for sale this week. It had been a restaurant at one time, so it looks like a really easy job to convert it back into...

Sysco didn’t come around til we were open a couple months. Had a smug attitude, we passed. When Roma started coming aroung, the rep bent over backward to get our business, haven’t had a problem yet. In my opinion though, a lot depends on your location. In the '80s, (Wa. State) Sysco was our...

Rob, I pay $2,900 per year for two vehicles, Kia Sportage, and Chevy Metro. When we put a non owned car on our policy, it was going to be $150 per month more than two owned vehicles. That’s why we bought the metro. Tom R

Ricky, We get our insurance through Progressive. You have a couple of options: #1- hired non-owned policy for your employees to use their own car. You need a policy on each drivers’ car. Operators either give the delivery charge to the driver or share it. #2- Buy your own car and get it...

We use part skim mozz. and monterey jack 50/50. We grate it ourselves. Tried the pre shredded, but it wasn’t as good. It’s too dry, and it burns in our air deck. Have had a lot of possitive input from customers with owr mix. Tom R

Okay, I’ve been outa touch for a while, so I’m confused myself. It looks like someone wasn’t playing nice, and I’m not going to pretend I know what this post is originally about, but a I’ll comment on the loan dilemma: When we started out, the banks didn’t want to help either, they said “Be in...

Re: Banning Customers… and they still come back for more l I don’t like banning people either, BUT If a person is so extremely rude to you that it comes to that, I’m sorry but those 250 people he’s spouting off to are aware of his personality (you aren’t his only victim), and are going to know...

Fresh. We put them through the food chopper. Used to slice them, but switched to the chopper a year ago. Tomato, and onion the same way, ( I was outa town for the mushroom poll, we use canned) Tom R

How do you price T&B compared to your cooked pizzas? Our pricing is about twice the $ than Papa Murphys in the town 5 miles down the road. We thought about offering T&B, (the drive-through coffee shops even asked us to provide them with T&B for resale). I’m thinking we could drop about 30% off...