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Hmmmm...:skeptical:
Was at a wedding this weekend. A super rich BIL of an old frat buddy is just about ready to launch an app that will have a pie made on the delivery vehicle and in your hands in 5 to 10 minutes.
As a guy that worked in FOUR different pizza places in HS and college I resent that...and totally agree.
That's what Bento Box tried doing. Almost killed their company. It simply isn't efficient enough.
the Egyptians making a killing in the Pizza biz 'round here would suggest otherwise
I delivered for Papa Johns in college. Great gig.
It's older than that. I remember reading it in the early 90's when it was still in its paper format. It started in Madison and had a pretty big following in the Twin Cities. Not sure how much farther they distributed before they hit the Internet.
Unless you're going to make me laugh, preferably unintentionally, please refrain from posting in any / all pizza threads
Come to think of it. I wonder why I NEVER see vending machines of any kind outside of bars? You would think a machine selling overpriced sandwiches or candy bars would be extremely profitable.
they're basically shiny robbery targets.Riversco said:
I highly doubt they are completely pre-made. There's a touch screen to select toppings. I'm sure it's fairly limited options, but I'd bet they are topped and baked to order. It seems possible that they are starting with rolled out dough or even dough balls, but I'd think they've got the machine loaded with cold, rolled dough's with cheese and sauce waiting to be topped and baked.Godsbrother said:
you gotta go sample this bad boy and report backshuke said:
This is a pretty broad brush. There are plenty of people that care. I was a manager. I threw out substandard product and had it remade rather than send it. If it was a crappy pizza it went in the garbage. The problem isn't the people per se. It's the way the industry treats them. Managers work ten plus hour days. No breaks. Often with no help inside until the evening. If they want to go to the bathroom they have to wait for a driver to come back from a run so they can. This industry burns people out quickly. When we move from managers to hourly it becomes an f-you job. They don't pay very well, like all fast food, and they get no benefits for the most part. So of course those people aren't always the most motivated. A good manager can get that better but again good managers get burned out and move on. This is why smaller, mom and pop, type places are usually a better quality. They tend to treat their people better and have a better quality of life. Even that is a pretty broad generalization as I am sure there are horror stories from those places as well.
Not trying to hijack this thread but would love an update on your restaurant thread Polard. I asked a while back but got nothing.
I've seen vending machines on campus that have sturdy steel gate enclosures that prevent robbery pretty well like this:
