In this episode Donna Reeves, the Director of Pizza and Flatbreads for Rich Products, a company that manufactures and supplies pizza dough and other related products to pizza businesses. Highlights: The Pizza Struggle: Pizza businesses are struggling to find labor and keep up with changing consumer trends. Rich’s Offers Solutions: Donna discusses the challenges faced by pizza businesses, particularly the difficulty of finding labor and keeping up with changing consumer trends. She then promotes Rich Products' line of frozen and par-baked doughs, crusts, and toppings as solutions to these problems. Rich’s “Setting Trends”: Rich Products stays up-to-date on consumer trends through data and research, and that their products are designed to be easy for operators to use. Rich’s Making it Easy: Rich Products' products are designed to be easy for pizza businesses to use. Check out Rich’s: https://www.richs.com/ Follow 550 Pizzeria here: https://www.facebook.com/RichProducts/ https://www.instagram.com/rich_products/ https://twitter.com/RichProducts Thank you to our show sponsors: Ooni Pizza Ovens Affiliate https://ooni.com/?sscid=51k7_g9gpn&utm_medium=shareasale&utm_source=2800064&utm_campaign=1232202 Corto Olive Affiliate⁠ https://corto-olive.com/?sscid=51k7_g9fhj&](https://corto-olive.com/?sscid=51k7_g9fhj Bacio Cheese https://www.baciocheese.com/?utm_source=Influencer&utm_medium=Podcast_Social_Web&utm_campaign=Whats_Good_Dough&utm_content=Bacio DM @whatsgooddough https://www.instagram.com/whatsgooddough/ email me: eidref@whatsgooddough.com Topics: Pizza Products Business Solutions Consumer Trends

In this episode we met up with Charles Cullison, the owner of Charlie’s Pizza. Charlie transitioned from postman to pizzeria business owner, growing his business from a pop-up to a successful restaurant. In this episode we discuss Charlie's personal journey, including his recent weight loss and his dedication to health. He shares his passion for pizza as a key ingredient in his success, alongside his commitment to fostering a positive work environment for his staff.

Highlights

• From Postman to Pizzeria owner: Charlie used to be a postman and has since grown his business from a pop-up to a successful pizzeria.

• Staying Healthy: He has recently been focusing on his health and has lost weight by watching his diet and exercising more.

• Credit where credit is due: He credits his success to both his passion for pizza and his dedication to growth.

• Keeping it positive in the workplace: He is also focused on creating a positive work environment for his staff

Check Out Charlie’s Pizzeria

https://www.instagram.com/charliespizzeria/

Thank you to our show sponsors:

Ooni Pizza Ovens Affiliate⁠

https://ooni.com/?sscid=51k7_g9gpn&utm_medium=shareasale&utm_source=2800064&utm_campaign=1232202

⁠Corto Olive Affiliate⁠

https://corto-olive.com/?sscid=51k7_g9fhj&

Bacio Cheese

https://www.baciocheese.com/?utm_source=Influencer&utm_medium=Podcast_Social_Web&utm_campaign=Whats_Good_Dough&utm_content=Bacio

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Topics:

Owning a Pizzeria

Keeping a positive work environment

Health

Pizza

Business