Giovanni Labbate on Premium Pizza, Food Trucks, and Tievoli Pizza Bar

Giovanni Labbate on Premium Pizza, Food Trucks, and Tievoli Pizza Bar

May 5, 2026 · 50 min · Episode 138

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Giovanni Labbate discusses building a premium pizza brand and the journey from food truck to restaurant success.

Giovanni Labbate from Tievoli Pizza Bar joins the Pizza King Podcast to talk about building a premium pizza brand, growing from food truck operations into a successful restaurant, competing on major pizza stages, and refusing to race to the bottom on price. In this episode, Giovanni shares lessons from growing up in the pizza business, working in corporate restaurant operations, opening Tievoli, using competitions to improve the menu, and building around quality, systems, service, and consist...

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Host: Tyrell Reed

Guest: Giovanni Labbate

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Organizations: Tievoli Pizza Bar

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