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    Advice for Noob. I Dare You to Burst my Bubble

    We obviously get this question alot. But I would say this… I believe your excellent quality pizza should not be viewed as your advantage over others… It is simply your admission to play the game… If you want to play the pizza game, you need great pizza (which can mean a variety of things as...
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    forecasting profit & losses for a start-up business

    dough 16 oz, sauce 7 oz, cheese 11 oz, sausage 6 oz, onions 2 oz, shrooms 2 oz. Also, yes, you are correct in calculating the food cost of each item for your menu. And yes, the food cost of a 16" pizza is probably about 15-20%, maybe even less if you charge $1.75 for add’tl toppings. However...
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    potato chips made in house . . . process

    yes nick, my portion size is 1.5 - 2 oz.
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    potato chips made in house . . . process

    6 x 5lb bags in a case for 28.52, which came to .09 cost per bag, vs .05 cost doing them myself, without accounting for labor.
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    potato chips made in house . . . process

    mfg: Lamb Weston packed by ConAgra foods Kennewick, WA 99336 800-766-7783 www.lambweston.com
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    potato chips made in house . . . process

    I use skin-on Chippers. they are presliced, frozen chips…just drop em in the fryer and salt. Much better consistancy than when I tried to do them myself. they are a lay’s color, if you don’t burn them, but much thicker. i fry them in peanut oil at 350 for 3 minutes, dump onto a sheet pan with a...
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    How much $ can a owner earn?

    Is it wrong that over the years, these are always my favorite threads?
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    Won an award for our other business...

    Congratulations. I can’t imagine how difficult, and rewarding, it must be to operate 2 successful businesses. Take a minute to enjoy your accolades… they don’t come around often.
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    Any Substitute for boxes?

    I assume you contacted your vendor and asked what they may have? I once had a similiar situation, and my vendor had several cases of an odd size from a place that went under. They worked for my purpose, and let me have them super cheap. Don’t think he ever thought he would get rid of them. I...
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    Kitchen wall cleaner

    any decent degreaser will work. Spray on liberally, mixed as close to full strength as possible. USE PROPER PROTECTION…OVERSPRAY WILL IRRITATE YOUR SKIN. Then hose or wipe off. I’ll take a particular area of the kitchen and move everything out, spray the walls and ceiling, and hose it all off...
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    Who wants to sell me menus?

    ditto on Taradel, couldn’t be happier with the product or service.
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    Our new store (not pizza) got some press today

    Great looking store, congratulations.
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    Plate Charges: Custom Boxes

    In St Louis, we have a couple of local guys who have new ink jet printers that they are using to do boxes. I paid $55 for my set up charge. Might check the local guys in your area. Technology changes everything everyday!
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    Blower On Oven Getting Loud

    epizza24 It might be a pain, but I bet it would help a lot of operators if you took pictures, or even video, the next time you had to do that. Can you imagine if we all started a bank of operator self repair videos on ovens and refrigeration? You’d almost think a parts supply company would do...
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    Whats up fellas? Any old schoolers around?

    Yea, some of us are still here. Except now, the grasshoppers are the teachers…
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    Holiday Advertising Spending

    Regarding switching to newspaper or magazine…keep in mind those medium are all about repitition. Marketers believe new customers need to see your ad up to 7 times before they will react. While your existing customers may see your ad and clip the coupon…new customers will scan by your ad...
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    ServSafe Training

    Was at ServSafe training all day at a local hotel conference room. the instructor, an independent contractor, mentioned that he wished he didn’t have to pay for the conference room, and would gladly host the session at a local restaurant private party room, in exchange for free instruction to...
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    Help with my menu - it's a mess.

    Some good menu design tips that I use, and good samples here http://www.musthavemenus.com/feature/pi … eting.html
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    New Startup venture - feedback?

    And here is the truck I was thinking of: http://streetza.com/
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