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Albert Grande's
Pizza News
        June, 2006      

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Contents

1. Secrets of Legends of Pizza Revealed®

2. Juggling Pizza: How to Toss Pizza

3. Juggling, Juggling: Two Videos You Need to See!

4. The Big Green Pizza Truck Part 3:
 The Exclusive Interview Continues

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2. Juggling Pizza: How to Toss Pizza

(Jay wrote to me sharing a story from:
The New York Times dated 5/24/06.
Here is The Times Story....Click Here.
Pizza News scooped The New York Times by publishing
The Big Green Pizza Truck  story in April.
You read it first here, folks. What do you think about that?)
 

Albert:  What is your favorite pizzeria? (OK OK that is a loaded
question, but other than your own, whose pizza do you like?)
 

Douglas: Someone asked a football player what teams they liked to watch
on TV. He said, would a guy who worked on an assembly line at GM want to
watch a film of the guys on the assembly line at ford?

Why would I go out for pizza? If I have a night off, I go out
to the movies. Before I go out I make myself a peanut butter and raisin sandwiches.

Albert:  How far does the pizza truck roam? Do you just do the tri-
state area (Connecticut, New York and New Jersey) or do you travel up
and down the East Coast?

Douglas: The truck has a top speed of 53 which it struggles to maintain
up a grade. It also has a non synchromesh transmission so shifting is an
acquired skill. There is 345 air conditioning - three window open at 45 miles
an hour (the front cranks out), so long drives in the heat are unpleasant.
For these reasons the true answer to how far will you drive is "as little
as possible". The for publication answer is "within the state of Connecticut."

Albert:  Can you share some pizza tricks and tips for our readers?

Douglas: To the beginners I would say consider your first 100 pies
as practice. Stretching and handling dough is something that you
have to do a lot to get the feel of it. I must say that I have been amazed
at how good the Mugnaini oven is.

For the dedicated enthusiast who has
money to spend on their hobby, I would suggest checking out one of their
smaller, home sized ovens, especially if you live somewhere where outdoor
entertaining is possible in many months. They are not great for the come
home through something in the oven cook - they take hours to heat up and
stay hot for hours.

But for those who love to have a crowd over and like the
casual style it offers you'll really like the results this oven produces. For
some, the search for the perfect pizza is a mystical quest. Realize then
that it is all about the quest, not the prize, because lets face it, when
you find the perfect pie you'll eat it, the quest will be over
and you will still have many more years to live.

Albert:  Have you been approached about franchising. I'd love to
get my hands on one of those babies for where I live...

Douglas: I have thought about franchising, but I think I'm more
inclined to build trucks for sale or lease to others. Many people could use the
trucks but don't want to wear green shirts and yellow suspenders.

Also, some of the expectations for income from franchises seem to be rather high -
one guy said he would want to see a 25% return on capital investment
plus an income of $60-75,000 per year.

If I could do that at this point I would be very happy and not worry about
starting a lot of franchises. At this point I have not gotten the system down
for making these trucks quickly and within a specific budget. they will not be cheap -
I imagine a price for them as is would be around $100,000. I would be happy to
discuss building them with anyone who is thinking about it.

 

Albert: Thanks Douglas for a very informative interview.

Douglas: Thank you Albert. Pizza News readers can contact me at my website:
The Big Green Pizza Truck

If you missed Parts 1 and 2 of  The Big Green Pizza Truck Interview
Read Part 1 Here          Read Part 2 Here 

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