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G O P I Z Z AT O D AY. C O M T O L E A R N
MORE ABOUT FINE FOLK'S
TA B L E S I D E I N T E R A C T I V E
DOUGH TOSSING.

MICHAEL
DENUNZIO
FINE FOLK PIZZA
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA

WE HAVE A SUPER SIMPLE CONCEPT HERE AT
FINE FOLK PIZZA: have fun, take care of people and

put out a product that we are proud of. If you look at
our mission, vision and values, they all drive home
these principles. We are transparent with our team
and our community on this. The cell phone numbers of
our general manager, myself and Brie (co-owner) are
posted in the shop, in every take-out menu and online.
WE PRODUCE A NEW YORK-STYLE PIZZA, THIN
CRUST, GOOD SAUCE AND GOOD CHEESE. Where

we shine is with our non-traditional pizzas. This year,
we placed second in the Southeast Region at Pizza
Expo and can't wait to compete next year. We love
what we do, but after you make 100,000 of the same
kind of pie, it's nice to get a little creative. Each week,
we feature a new pie that a team member has come
up with (within food cost, of course) to serve as our
exclusive pizza. It's always a team effort to pick a
name which can get kind of... well, crazy. Sometimes
you save to reel 'em back in. That aside we have 18
non-traditional pizzas on our menu that are plain ol'
awesome and keep it fun.
KINFOLK IS A TERM THAT WE FONDLY CALL OUR
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CREW HERE AT FINE FOLK. Once
you become a KinFolk, there is a
trust and loyalty established on both
sides of the relationship. We take
care of our team just as if they were
family. We have team outings to ball
games, bowling nights (and) paintball
matches. We've fronted costs for car
repairs so our team can get to work
and school, sent extra food home to
help feed siblings, etc. In return, we
have a dedicated and great staff.
Sure, we've gotten burned a couple of
times, but who hasn't? The good that
has come from creating a close-knit
team has outweighed the negative
by ten-fold. It's not all sunshine and
rainbows. Our team knows that we
have high standards for guest service,
food and teamwork. If you fall short
in any of these areas the team
usually votes you off the island pretty
quickly. Our crew knows we stand
behind them. They are empowered
to correct mistakes, comp meals,
issue gift cards for donations, and to
find ways to make our guest feel like
family, too. We know that treating
your employees right is treating your
guests right.

WE GET ASKED ALL THE TIME
WHY WE NAMED OUR LITTLE PIZZA SHOP 'FINE FOLK PIZZA', AND
THE least complicated answer we

have is merely that is who we strive
to be every day. Gift cards for charity
baskets are given to pretty much
every group or organization that
walks through our doors asking for
a donation. We deliver free pizzas
to kids in the hospital "to host" their
own pizza parties for floor nurses
and support staff and donate private
parties and "Free Pizza for a Year"
coupons to auctions benefiting
the Boys and Girls Club and other
fantastic local charities. We've
done school dough tossing lessons
for math classes, career days, and
bring kids with special needs into
the shop for private pizza-making
parties. We don't do it for the
exposure; sometimes our charitable
contributions do show up online,
a lot of times it doesn't. We do it
because it makes our hearts happy.
We do it because we believe that it
is our job to pay forward all of the
amazing love and support Fine Folk
is blessed with.


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Pizza Today - June 2018

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Pizza Today - June 2018
Commentary
Contents
Contributors
Expo Spotlight
Interact
Conversation
Man on the Street
Tony’s Trending Recip
At Your Service
Destinations
Knead to Know
Handling Angry Diners
Olive’s Comeback
Cracking the Health Code
Emergency Planning
Pizza Today on the Road: Andolini’s Tulsa, Oklahoma
Product Showcase
Pizza Today Yellow Pages
The Marketplace
Reader’s Resource
Mike’s Monthy Tip
Pizza Today - June 2018 - CT1
Pizza Today - June 2018 - CT2
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Pizza Today - June 2018
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Cover2
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Commentary
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Contents
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Contributors
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Expo Spotlight
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Interact
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Conversation
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Man on the Street
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Tony’s Trending Recip
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - At Your Service
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Destinations
Pizza Today - June 2018 - 25
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Knead to Know
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - 29
Pizza Today - June 2018 - Handling Angry Diners
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Olive’s Comeback
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Cracking the Health Code
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Emergency Planning
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Pizza Today on the Road: Andolini’s Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Pizza Today - June 2018 - Product Showcase
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