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SAMMY MANDELL
GREENVILLE AVENUE PIZZA
COMPANY - DALLAS, TX
Opening his pizzeria at age 23
in 2007. Sammy owns GAPCo with
his wife, Molly. The couple has
developed a pizza concept that has
been ranked on Fortune's 100 Fastest
Growing Inner-City Businesses and
Pizza Today's Hot 100 Independents
lists. The business has persevered
many obstacles in its first decade.
Sammy has shown foresight to push
forward in the pizza business, from
rebranding in 2014 and developing

trademark products to expanding to
a second location in 2017. Sammy
stands out for the creativity and
ingenuity he applies to every aspect
of GAPCo, including employee
programs and community outreach.
"I would have to say the driving
force behind submitting for this
award was how much GAPCo has
been recognized over the past few
years," he says. "It has surprised,
honored and humbled me so much. I
have found it very exciting applying
for awards that add to the success of
our restaurants and the 10 years of
hard work."

SCOTTIE RIVERA
SCOTTIE'S PIZZA PARLOR -
PORTLAND, OR
Scottie opened his namesake pizzeria
in 2015 at age 26. Scottie has developed
what he calls pizza with integrity. The
pizzeria has become a fixture in its
community through myriad outreach
programs, exemplifying pizza with a
purpose. A coach to his team, Scottie has
created innovative employee programs
that seeks to compensate, motivate
and advance his team members. In its
small 700-square-foot space, sales have
doubled in the past year with plans to

CHRISTAL SPATA
VALEO'S PIZZA - KENOSHA, WI
Christal opened Valeo with her
husband, Eric, in 2012. Valeo's is
reinventing restaurant culture with
visionary employee programs centered
on empowerment, transparency
and education. The Spatas turned
around a half-century old carryout
and delivery concept with operational
efficiencies. In 2017, Valeo's built out
and opened a full-service location,
quadrupling its sales. Valeo's business
philosophy of building community
one pizza at a time encompasses
multiple outreach initiatives, including

open a second location in 2018. The
pizzeria also holds the Guinness World
Record for its 101-Cheese Pizza.
"I was honored to have the support of
industry colleagues, including Mark Bello
of Pizza a Casa Pizza School in New York,
who nominated me for the award," he
says. "I accepted the nomination because
it offers a platform for showcasing
my business philosophy: creating a
workplace where pizzaiolo/as are valued,
respected and paid well, cultivating
#communitynotcompetition in Portland's
food industry and beyond, and celebrating
pizza's status as an affordable food that
fosters conviviality."

partnerships to provide opportunities
and childhood experiences for those in
foster care.
"The driving force behind
my submission for the Young
Entrepreneur of the Year Award was
for the opportunity to help improve
the lives of other business owners
by showing them our proof that by
focusing your interview process,
investing leadership training into
your team members and by creating
a written road map for success,
it drastically reduces turnover,
empowers those around you and
allows you the freedom to own a
business and not a job," she says.
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Pizza Today - March 2018
Commentary
Contents
Contributors
Expo Spotlight
Interact
Conversation
Man on the Street
Tony’s Trending Recipe
At Your Service
Destinations
Knead to Know
Dining Room Layout
Building Maintenance
Plant-Based Menu Additions
Pre-Spring Menu Mix
Sausage Upgrades
Topping Substitutes
Jarred Ingredients
Hot Appetizers
Instagram Hit
Measuring Marketing Roi
Sexual Harassment Training
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Star Employees
Kitchen Equipment Cleaning
Wine on Tap
Road to Pizza Expo
College Town Marketing
312 Pizza Company, Nashville, Tn
Bazbeaux Pizza, Indianapolis, In
Preferred Supplier
Pizza Today Yellow Pages
The Marketplace
Reader’s Resource
Mike’s Monthy Tip
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Commentary
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Expo Spotlight
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Interact
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Conversation
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Man on the Street
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Tony’s Trending Recipe
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - At Your Service
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Destinations
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Knead to Know
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Dining Room Layout
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Building Maintenance
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Plant-Based Menu Additions
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Pre-Spring Menu Mix
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Sausage Upgrades
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Topping Substitutes
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Jarred Ingredients
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Hot Appetizers
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Instagram Hit
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Measuring Marketing Roi
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Sexual Harassment Training
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Young Entrepreneur of the Year
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Star Employees
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Kitchen Equipment Cleaning
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Wine on Tap
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Road to Pizza Expo
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - College Town Marketing
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - 312 Pizza Company, Nashville, Tn
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Bazbeaux Pizza, Indianapolis, In
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - Preferred Supplier
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Pizza Today - March 2018 - The Marketplace
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