Bringing pizza styles to different locales!

I was reading an article on Pizza Marketplace (http://www.pizzamarketplace.com/article/182710/Bringing-New-York-slices-to-Texas-and-beyond) and it shows that consumers WANT WANT WANT different locales of pizza in their local neighborhoods. So it got me to thinking...why not overnight pizzas all around the country? This is something I would like to implement at the restaurant. Louis in Denver? Absolutely. Is this a possibility, why of course it is. A few packages of dry ice on a half baked pizza overnighted to anywhere in the USA. This is my goal by the holiday season. What better gift to arrive than a Detroit style pizza in the mail.

Pizza Cheese in the global market

Who would of thought the USA will be the world's largest cheese exporter? That dream may become a reality. Reading an article written by Bloomberg news, (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-14/pizza-demand-in-asia-boosts-u-s-cheese-exports-kraft-s-costs.html) Asia has become one of the biggest importers of cheese, mainly Cheddar and Mozzarella. Due to this prices have risen. "Cheddar cheese at American supermarkets climbed to $5.443 a pound in June, the highest since at least 1984, data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show. Futures linked to class III milk, used to make cheese, reached $21.19 per 100 pounds today on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the highest since July 2007." Pizza costs will rise worldwide. 


The question I ask you is how are these discount pizzas for profits if prices keep rising? Are they loss leaders?

Online Orders show delivery profits!

While recently reading an article on the delivery pizza business, i’ve noticed a correlation between ease of use and money spent. For example, Jet’s pizza has seen an increase of 20% on their online orders for both pickup and delivery, raising up from an average of $7 to $9 per delivery. With over 3,000 orders a day, this adds up real quick. E-Surance (an insurance company) has one of the best ways to describe this trend. "People when you want, technology when you don’t". This allows for people who multi-task to have options. Options mean money in the pizza business today. Within the new menus online, you can choose from any type of pizza, double cheese, half pepperoni, extra olives...the possibilities are endless! 

As for Loui’s we have chose not to do either! Why you ask? We feel like the classic feel of a family restaurant works best. Environment is part of the pizza eating experience. But we still offer pickup!