About this episode

Tyrell Reed interviews Vito DeCandia about the evolving pizza industry and the importance of staying true to one's product amidst trends.

What happens when an old-school pizza guy sits down and tells the truth? In this episode of the Pizza King Podcast, I talk with Vito DeCandia of Angel City Pizza about what has changed in pizza, what still matters, and why so many operators get distracted by trends, lists, hype, and social media noise. We get into old school vs new school pizza, what keeps customers coming back, why some shops should stop trying to be everything to everyone, and how to stay true to your product while still ad...

People in this episode

Host: Tyrell Reed

Guest: Vito DeCandia

Topics covered

• pizza industry
• old school vs new school
• customer loyalty
• trends in pizza
• pizzeria management

Keywords

• pizza
• Vito DeCandia
• Angel City Pizza
• customer loyalty
• pizzeria trends
• old school pizza
• new school pizza

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Angel City Pizza

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