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Giovanni Labbate on Premium Pizza, Food Trucks, and Tievoli Pizza Bar
Description
Giovanni Labbate from Tievoli Pizza Bar joins the Pizza King Podcast to talk about building a premium pizza brand, growing from food truck operations into a successful restaurant, competing on major pizza stages, and refusing to race to the bottom on price.
In this episode, Giovanni shares lessons from growing up in the pizza business, working in corporate restaurant operations, opening Tievoli, using competitions to improve the menu, and building around quality, systems, service, and consistency.
We also talk about food truck pricing, catering, customer education, social media, viral reviews, clean kitchens, team training, and why pizzeria owners need the confidence to charge what their product is worth.
This is a strong episode for pizzeria owners, operators, and managers who want to build a better shop without relying on discounts as the whole strategy.
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