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    New Idea, possibly a great money maker, might want a partner

    Re: New Idea, possibly a great money maker, might want a par There’s a guy in Aspen, CO. who has been shipping overnight Kosher Pizza’s for several years. He does pretty well They sell for about $50. and he ships about 1000 a day.
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    To do it over again???

    I would move to a 3rd world country(Belize or Costa Rica), a tourist destination, and sell pizza’s to the Tourists at American Prices.
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    $45.00 a cs. of Iceburg!!! W/T/F

    The other day I had this discussion with a friend of mine, apparently there was allot of flooding in Arizona back in the early 90’s and the lettuce crop got wiped out back then sending ice burg lettuce price upwards of $50 a case. He told me that he was approached by a firm that sold Chopped...
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    Rank These In Order Of Importantance

    While working for Domino’s Pizza for many many moons, I was always presented with the Acronym “P.S.I” Which stood for Product, Service, Image. I still find this to be very true today. I don’t believe there is an order, I simply believe that depending on how much importance you put on these three...
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    Confession: Steak & Potato counterfeit

    I have been playing around with three pizza recipes right now The “TACO”, “The Rueben” and “The Cordon Bleu.” The Taco is Refried Beans, and Enchilada sauce mixed in a blender, and spread on the pie shell, covered with beef, onions, green pepper, olives, tomatoes, Mozzerella, & Cheddar, with...
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    Really cheap pizza?

    On these $5 pizza’s what kind of food cost are you running. How much sauce, cheese, and Pepperoni, are you loading the pizza’s with?
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    Slowng down?

    WA DAVE, They have phones in Australia? When did that happen? Do you have Electricity too? 😃
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    Where the F##$ is my money going??? please help

    1st of all your running a 35% labor including yourself, add labor taxes and your probably around 39%. Where in Washington are you? I used to own a pizza shop in Arlington, and I ran several Dominos, & Papa Johns in and around the Puget Sound for the better part of 15 years. I believe the...
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    Sysco cheese

    I Cut Saputo Gold against Grande about 6 months ago. Saputo Gold has a higher sodium content, and doesn’t have the High buttery flavor that Grande has, and it didn’t have the melt characteristics that Grande has, it carmelized real quickly. Unfortunately, there are not any real good replacement...
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    Out of ideas and just about ready to close doors!

    Yeah it is very light competition. I have two other competitor (One Major) in a town of 3000, and I am able to average $4,000 to $5,000. Have you done any “School Nights” with the Local PTO, or PTA. This is a great way to get new customers, and kudos via community support. Another one is to...
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    What's happening to cheese prices (AGAIN)?!

    I imagine that the price rise, is related to increase in the barrel of oil. We should be seeing Fuel at $4.00 a gallon here soon. It probably a good time to get out of the business. Minimum wage is on the rise, Cost of Distribution, wholesale cost are increasing, Flour Cost is on the rise...
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    stay working or open pizza shop?

    THE BUSINESS GROSSES $140,000 A YEAR. THATS WHAT $2692 A WEEK. OKAY LETS DO A GUT CHECK HERE WEEKLY GROSS $2692 FOOD COST (30%) $ 808. LABOR & LABOR TAXES $ 300. RENT $ 575. WATER & SEWER $ 75 ELECTRICITY $ 150 GAS $ 150 2 PHONE LINES $ 40 LICENSING $ 20 MISC $ 100 GROSS NET $ 474 WEEKLY ~~~...
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    How many serve beer? Opinions please.

    I don’t know if your Christians are any more devote than my Christians, but every Sunday after church, my restaurant fills up about noon, with a bunch of church-goers, many who have come straight from church, they come to get lunch, have a beer, and watch a little NFL, or Baseball on the the Big...
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    Cheap T-shirts?

    I used inetdeals.com i purchased 720 shirts in the same fashion as you did, and they charged me $2.49 a piece. 4 color design.
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    breadsticks

    I take a 12" dough patty (13 oz.) and flatten it with a rolling pin and shape it into a square. Then I cut it into 8 equal size pieces. I do this but cutting the whole in half, then cut the piece on the left in half again, and then cut the piece on the left again in half, and then work your way...
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    advice on USP

    my secondary usp is… " If you haven’t tried our pizza, I respect your loyalty, and pity your taste buds!"
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    seating small dining area

    I would consider a mix of Booths, and Tables with chairs. As a parent, I prefer a booth, it helps me control my smaller kids better, I can put my child on the inside and keep him/her between me and the wall. If he/she was on a chair, I turn my head for a moment and he/she might slip away...
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    10k/wk and still no $$$

    Okay I imagine your average price per pizza is about $7.00??? So on an average night you make about 150 to 160 pies. I am assuming you don’t have a lunch you do this all between 4:00 pm and say 9:00 pm. Learn to stager your employees in, I imagine your sales might look like this. 15% of Sales...
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    pizza toppings

    Yeah you have too do exactly that. The combinations your competitor has, are the combinations your customers will initially be looking for. There are some trademark names out there like Domino’s Pizza’s Extravaganza! I use the name the “ULTIMATE” to replace it. But for the most part All...
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    Cheese Prices

    I gotta imagine with school beginning that the demand on milk will be higher, and that will put stress on the cheese market.
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