236. A Sit Down with Pizzeria Operators at Pizza Con

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During PizzaCon 2024 in Philadelphia, Executive Editor Denise Greer took the opportunity to sit down with various pizzeria operators in person to talk pizza shop. Conversations in this episode include:

Corey DiGiovanni, Pie Society Pizza in Virginia Beach, Virginia – His mobile pizza company has a military base clientele. We talk about that unique market. We also talk Pie Society’s beginning.

Rocky Shanower, Park Street Pizza, Baler Street and Dola Jean’s in Sugar Creek and Dover, Ohio -- We talk growing and testing new models. Rocky shares his newest concept Dola Jean’s, a Detroit-style pizzeria. We dive into making an impact with a 30-second customer interaction.

Tony Fevola, Fevola’s Pizza in Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey, along with Chris Mitchell – Tony and Chris have teamed up to create the Pizza Roadtrip to visit pizza spots on New Jersey to share their stories. We also talk about the family business and what’s top of mind for Tony’s pizzeria.

The podcast interviews took place during PizzaCon in Philadelphia, PA on November 7. Check out a recap of the event: Inaugural PizzaCon a Hit in Philadelphia https://pizzatoday.com/topics/industry-news/inaugural-pizzacon-a-hit-in-philadelphia/.