US Pizza Team

10/06/2026

An extra $3 million in pizza sales next year? 🍕💰 LAST CHANCE!

We can’t promise that. Our accountant has asked us to stop making things up.

But REGISTER TODAY and what we CAN promise: real operators, practical ideas and a chance to ask about the thing that’s been driving you nuts at your pizzeria.

Tomorrow, Tore Trupiano of Mangia e Bevi , Rico Lunardi of Slice on Broadway - Beechview and Lucatino Italian Tavern, and Kira Zabrowski of Much Ado About Pizza, LLC join us for a live conversation about making better pizza and growing your business—with plenty of time to ask them anything.

We’ll dig into turning reputation into revenue, building an identity customers remember and teaching new techniques your crew can repeat consistently. Three experienced operators sharing what’s worked in their restaurants—and helping you think through what could work in yours.

Watch this preview with Tore and Rico, then bring your toughest question. No sales pitch. Just practical ideas, honest answers and a few new pizza friends.

📅 Tuesday, Oct. 6
🕑 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT / 11 a.m. PT
👉 Register: https://tinyurl.com/Level-Up-Social

Presented by Galbani Professionale US and brought to you by PMQ Pizza and the U.S. Pizza Team.

10/04/2026

Can your entire staff repeat the better dough you just learned?

Rico Lunardi of Slice on Broadway and Lucatino Italian Tavern explains how collaborating with other pizza professionals helped him improve his focaccia—and turn those lessons into a consistent process his employees can execute every day.

Hear more from Rico, Tore Trupiano and Kira Zabrowski during Make Better Pizza and Grow Your Business, presented by Galbani Professionale US.

📅 Tuesday, Oct. 6
⏰ 2 p.m. ET
🔗 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/Level-Up-Social

Mangia e Bevi Much Ado About Pizza, LLC

10/01/2026

🍯🌶️ A little sweet heat, a little backyard fire, and two new members of the sponsor family! Join us in welcoming BeeDolce HotHoney and Festa Pizza Co as the U.S. Pizza Team’s newest Bronze sponsors.

Meet the people behind the products and see what they’re bringing to the table. 🔥🍕

Read more below~!!🐝

Two new sponsors bring portable pizza ovens and Italian-inspired hot honey. Two Italian American moms made a hot honey they wanted to eat, decided they had something worth sharing and started building a business around it. Now, Bee Dolce Hot Honey is joining the U.S. Pizza Team as a Bronze sponsor,....

09/24/2026

🏆🍕🎉We couldn't be prouder of our traveling PizzzaMen, Chef Vito Recchia of Bella Napoli Pizzeria & Restaurant and Danger himself, Sean Dempsey of Dempseys Brewery Pub & Restaurant.

🥇Congrats Vito and thank you for once again representing our team, American Pizza and your pizzeria with honor and pizzazz!
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Vito Recchia earned his first international title with a Swedish-inspired Roman pan pizza. Vitangelo “Vito” Recchia of Bella Napoli Pizzeria went to Sweden with a simple plan: Let the dough tell his story and allow the ingredients to tell a little bit of Sweden’s. On September 15, the Pizza Un...

09/23/2026

WEBINAR: ASK US ANYTHING

What’s giving you a headache at the pizzeria?

Staffing? Systems? Training? Growth? Getting more out of the reputation you’ve worked so hard to build?

Bring it to Level Up and ask Tore, Rico and Kira.

📅 Oct. 6 | 2 PM EST
Make Better Pizza. Grow Your Business.

👉 Register: https://tinyurl.com/Level-Up-Social

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09/22/2026

Seats fill fast, so register now!
REGISTER TODAY: https://tinyurl.com/Level-Up-Social
Tuesday, Oct. 6th, 2pm EST.

Salvatore “Tore” Trupiano, Kira Zabrowski and Enrico “Rico” Lunardi have generations of combined restaurant experience and more pizza awards than we can reasonably list. If there’s a pizzeria problem, chances are one of them has already solved it—or knows exactly who can help.

Bring your questions and get answers from some of the best in the industry. Make a new pizza friend, find a solution for something holding your business back or come hang out and listen. To borrow from Vanilla Ice: Stop. Collaborate and listen. That’s pretty much the plan. And much like Mr. Vanilla, "If there's a problem, yo', we'll solve it."

Presented by Galbani Professionale and featuring members of the U.S. Pizza Team. 🍕

REGISTER TODAY: https://tinyurl.com/Level-Up-Social
Tuesday, Oct. 6th, 2pm EST.

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09/16/2026

Bill Zonios has built Glenside Pizza into a $2 million-plus independent operation without taking a single order through DoorDash, Grubhub or Uber Eats. In this episode of PEEL: A PMQ Pizza Podcast, Br

09/15/2026

Congratulations to U.S. Pizza Team members Vitangelo “Vito” Recchia and Sean Dempsey on bringing home hardware from Sweden’s Pizza Champion Cup International! 🇺🇸🍕🇸🇪

Vito took first place in Pizza in Teglia, while Sean added another trophy to his rapidly growing collection. We’re still gathering the complete results and details, so stay tuned. As it comes in, we’ll get it out!



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09/15/2026

American pizza is going Nordic. 🇺🇸🍕🇸🇪

U.S. Pizza Team veterans Sean Dempsey and Vitangelo “Vito” Recchia are in Gothenburg today for the Pizza Champion Cup International. Sean is bringing American dairy, bacon and a little “razzle-dazzle,” while Vito will pair his Roman technique with Nordic ingredients.

They’ll face a sold-out field and a judging panel packed with Michelin-recognized chefs and international culinary champions. No pressure, gentlemen.

Read how they’re representing American pizza on the world stage!

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Two U.S. Pizza Team veterans bring American ingredients and Roman technique to Sweden’s Pizza Champion Cup. American pizza is heading to Sweden, and it has no intention of blending into the scenery. U.S. Pizza Team members Sean Dempsey of Dempsey’s Brewery Pub & Restaurant in Watertown, South Da...