Author: Kasey
Boosting Your Digital Presence
Watch how operators from different parts of the country grow their customer base through social media and paid digital media. Get insider tips on: More from our Featured Operators Adam Elpayaa of Pizza Payaa Bloomington, ILEstablished 2020 What’s your story?Because of COVID, I built my initial following online, posting pictures and testing recipes. Then we…
Tough Dough
Characteristics Tenacious (hard to stretch), rubbery dough. Though dough is difficult to laminate, once baked the dough will tend to shrink and create a crust difficult to chew. There may be the formation of big bubbles during the bake. Causes How To Fix It: Need Troubleshooting Help? Ask Felice Colucci, Grande’s Culinary Expert Felice Colucci…
Sticky Dough
Characteristics Sticky mass, slack, no structure. Sticky dough may lead to weak gluten development that can result in poor volume of the final product and fragile dough easy to tear when stretching it. Causes How To Fix It: Need Troubleshooting Help? Ask Felice Colucci, Grande’s Culinary Expert Felice Colucci is a self-described pizza fanatic from…
Gumline
Characteristics Layer of raw dough in between the crust and the toppings. Causes How To Fix It: Need Troubleshooting Help? Ask Felice Colucci, Grande’s Culinary Expert Felice Colucci is a self-described pizza fanatic from Puglia, Italy. At 27, he became a professional baker and one the youngest instructors at Pizza University. Since then, he has…
Dense/Closed Crumb
Characteristics Crumb is closed, no spring, doughy crust. Causes How To Fix It: Need Troubleshooting Help? Ask Felice Colucci, Grande’s Culinary Expert Felice Colucci is a self-described pizza fanatic from Puglia, Italy. At 27, he became a professional baker and one the youngest instructors at Pizza University. Since then, he has honed his craft, getting…
Chef Eric Von Hansen on Getting Creative with New Ingredients
Ingredients are the building blocks of what you put out into the pizza world. And every chef knows that higher quality ingredients give you a higher quality product in the end. But you can’t just pick a unique ingredient without a plan. You want to make sure: We touched base with Chef Eric Von Hansen…
Inflation, Your Customers and You
As an operator, you are likely all too aware of the effects of inflation on your restaurant. Your customers are feeling these effects too. Here are a few ways you can limit the impact of inflation for your customers. Pickup and Delivery Here are a few tips to consider: Alternative Menu Options As inflation leads…
Why & How to Get Your Restaurant Involved in the Community
Independent pizzerias and restaurants have long been the cornerstone of their communities. From being the local gathering place for friends and family to sponsoring youth sports teams and providing first job opportunities for local teens, chances are you are woven into the fabric of your community. If you are new to town or haven’t been…
What does Grande’s dedicated sales team mean for you?
At Grande, our goal is to help you succeed. One way we do that is through a dedicated sales team who strives to be your business partner. The Best Pizza First, we work with our customers to help them build the best pizza. Our Sales Associates work side by side with you in the kitchen…
Great Cheese Starts with Great Milk
As a pizzeria operator, you rely on your ingredients to perform consistently so you can continue delivering the same high quality pizza your customers have come to expect from you. You must start with high quality milk to craft traditional, authentic Italian cheeses. At Grande, we partner with local family farms who exclusively ship their…