When Michael Porreca bought Adrian’s Pizza Thompson Run Road, one of four independently owned franchises in the Pittsburgh area, little did he know that it would come with a bit of history. Equipment history, that is. He purchased the Thompson Run Road location in November 2022 only to learn it was home to a Hobart planetary mixer built in 1928 — and it still worked.
At the end of a long day, probably the last thing anyone in a foodservice operation wants to do is to clean the dishmachine. It takes time — right at the point when people want to go home. And dealing with a dirty dishmachine is not always the most pleasant task. It’s one of those jobs that it would be really easy to put off until tomorrow…or next week.But an improperly cleaned dishmachine can...
Variety and freshness. These are the foundation of the meal program at Hartford Union High School (HUHS), where the kitchen staff prioritizes offering students multiple choices for both breakfast and lunch. With 70% of the school’s 1,300 students participating in the program, that means staff pays close attention to what students like and experiment with school menu options.
