Mike Burns, CEO of &pizza, comes on the show to talk about exciting new franchising news for the 45-location brand (2:56). Burns lays out the brand’s growth strategy and why he says the brand can reach 300 locations by 2030. Burns also discusses his background in basketball coaching and how he climbed the ladder at Bojangles. Later in the show, Brian Hernandez returns to give a U.S. Pizza Team update—including a preview of the upcoming Galbani Cup at the Pizza Tomorrow Summit in Orlando, Nov. 11-13 (39:47).
Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup Registration: https://uspizzateam.com/gppc25/
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Mike Burns, CEO of &pizza, comes on the show to talk about exciting new franchising news for the 45-location brand (2:56). Burns lays out the brand’s growth strategy and why he says the brand can reach 300 locations by 2030. Burns also discusses his background in basketball coaching and how he climbed the ladder at Bojangles. Later in the show, Brian Hernandez returns to give a U.S. Pizza Team update—including a preview of the upcoming Galbani Cup at the Pizza Tomorrow Summit in Orlando, Nov. 11-13 (39:47).
Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup Registration: https://uspizzateam.com/gppc25/
Episode 27: Stephanie Swane of Modernist Cuisine and Laura Meyer of Pizzeria Da Laura
Peel: A PMQ Pizza Podcast
1 hour 12 minutes 18 seconds
8 months ago
Episode 27: Stephanie Swane of Modernist Cuisine and Laura Meyer of Pizzeria Da Laura
Stephanie Swane, publisher of Modernist Cuisine, as well as Laura Meyer, owner and operator of Pizzeria Da Laura in Berkeley, California, join the show (3:53). Stephanie and Laura discuss how they became acquainted, their new joint venture, Fork to Future, and what they have planned for Women’s Pizza Month. Laura also talks about founding Pizzeria Da Laura and competing on the international stage, while Stephanie shares how she became so deeply embedded in the pizza community, as well as her new IG Live spin-off series, Any Way You Slice It. Later in the show, Brian Hernandez joins for a Style Guide segment diving into Quad-City-style pizza (47:32).
Laura Meyer on Instagram: @eccomicupi
Stephanie Swane on Instagram: @sswane
Any Way You Slice It IG: @anyway.u.sliceit
Further Quad-Cities Reading: https://www.pmq.com/quad-cities-style-pizza/
Peel: A PMQ Pizza Podcast
Mike Burns, CEO of &pizza, comes on the show to talk about exciting new franchising news for the 45-location brand (2:56). Burns lays out the brand’s growth strategy and why he says the brand can reach 300 locations by 2030. Burns also discusses his background in basketball coaching and how he climbed the ladder at Bojangles. Later in the show, Brian Hernandez returns to give a U.S. Pizza Team update—including a preview of the upcoming Galbani Cup at the Pizza Tomorrow Summit in Orlando, Nov. 11-13 (39:47).
Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup Registration: https://uspizzateam.com/gppc25/
