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front of the house / WIFI

WI-FI, AT YOUR SERVICE

Do you need to offer Internet to your guests?

BY HEIDI LYNN RUSSELL / PHOTOS BY JOSH KEOWN

W

ith Sacramento and
San Francisco as home
to HOT ITALIAN's
three locations, it's fair to say the
pizzerias are ensconced in California's cutting-edge technological
landscape. Everything about this
pizza-making enterprise screams
sophistication, from sleek and
modern décor, to pizza toppings
like smoked salmon that appeal to
urban palates.
And the customers are as
devoted to their tech gadgets as
to the steaming pizza on their
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plates. Millennials, who comprise
the bulk of them, are constantly
glued to their phones, laptops
and tablets in the restaurants, says
Andrea Lepore, HOT ITALIAN'S
founder and creative director. So
providing free Wi-Fi at each pizzeria is "a no brainer," she says.
Besides attracting customers
who want to be able to get online
while they eat, HOT ITALIAN
sees another benefit: free marketing, from the very customers using
the complimentary Wi-Fi service.
"We always encourage people to

post photos of our food on
Instagram, Snapchat (and) Facebook. You have to make it easy for
people to have access online. It can
only help you," she says.
Robert Siciliano agrees. He's a
security expert with BestIDTheftCompanys.com (BIDTC), an
identity protection service review
site. As a fraud prevention specialist, Siciliano doesn't think pizzeria
owners should be fearful of using
Wi-Fi, even if you're an old-school,
mom-and-pop place that hasn't
dabbled with technology yet.


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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pizza Today - July 2016

Pizza Today - July 2016
Commentary
Contents
Contributors
Expo Spotlight
Interact
Conversation
Man on the Street
Respecting the Craft
Trending Recipes
Destinations
Dough Doctor
Offering Wi-Fi to Customers
Sweeten Up Your Pie
Hot Toppings: Canadian Bacon
Hiring a Consultant
Pizza Today on the Road: Sauce Pizza & Wine, Phoenix, AZ
Pizza Today on the Road: Venezia’s NY Style Pizzeria, Phoenix, AZ
Product Showcase
Pizza Today Yellow Pages
The Marketplace
Reader’s Resource
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Pizza Today - July 2016 - Commentary
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Pizza Today - July 2016 - Contents
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Pizza Today - July 2016 - Contributors
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Pizza Today - July 2016 - Expo Spotlight
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Pizza Today - July 2016 - Interact
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Pizza Today - July 2016 - Conversation
Pizza Today - July 2016 - 17
Pizza Today - July 2016 - Man on the Street
Pizza Today - July 2016 - 19
Pizza Today - July 2016 - Respecting the Craft
Pizza Today - July 2016 - 21
Pizza Today - July 2016 - Trending Recipes
Pizza Today - July 2016 - 23
Pizza Today - July 2016 - Destinations
Pizza Today - July 2016 - 25
Pizza Today - July 2016 - Dough Doctor
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Pizza Today - July 2016 - 28
Pizza Today - July 2016 - 29
Pizza Today - July 2016 - Offering Wi-Fi to Customers
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Pizza Today - July 2016 - 33
Pizza Today - July 2016 - Sweeten Up Your Pie
Pizza Today - July 2016 - 35
Pizza Today - July 2016 - Hot Toppings: Canadian Bacon
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Pizza Today - July 2016 - 39
Pizza Today - July 2016 - Hiring a Consultant
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Pizza Today - July 2016 - Pizza Today on the Road: Sauce Pizza & Wine, Phoenix, AZ
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Pizza Today - July 2016 - Pizza Today on the Road: Venezia’s NY Style Pizzeria, Phoenix, AZ
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Pizza Today - July 2016 - Product Showcase
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Pizza Today - July 2016 - Pizza Today Yellow Pages
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Pizza Today - July 2016 - The Marketplace
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