Charlie Pogacar is a Senior Editor at News Of Orange County. He focuses on areas such as Marketing Technology (MarTech), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), and Store Management, exploring the intersection of technology and business strategies. Charlie's work has been featured in Smith Mountain Eagle, Club + Resort Business, and PMQ Pizza.
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By: Charlie Pogacar
As we barrel toward 2026, it's time to take stock of which pizza stories dominated 2025. Did you know that President Trump got into the pizza business this year? Or that a pizza shop manager—Justin Pioppi—became a contender on season 48 of “Survivor”?
Zoe Zabrowski showed up to the Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup ready to compete. She had practiced. She had a vision: a pizza called “Pig in Paradise.” What she didn't have, at one critical moment, was the pork she needed to finish it.
By: Charlie Pogacar
The pizza business rarely changes overnight. Instead it ebbs and flows in response to things like consumer preferences and inflation. Different forms of technology are often viewed as solutions to these pressures.
Marketing By Matt Plapp, CEO, America's Best Restaurants Last night, I received the following text from a pizza shop owner who happens to be a client of mine:
One of the hardest parts of covering the pizza industry is keeping pace with how quickly it's changing. Costs, technology and consumer behavior are moving targets.
By: Charlie Pogacar
Giordano's , Chicago's iconic deep-dish pizza brand, is celebrating one of the city's most beloved sports moments with the launch of the M-V-Pizza, a limited-time pizza created in honor of Derrick Rose's jersey retirement.
By: Charlie Pogacar
When Dave Portnoy walked into A Slice of New York in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, on September 4, 2024, it was a life altering moment for the shop's owner, Sean Jefairjian. The immediate impact of Portnoy's 8.2 rating was dramatic: Jefairjian said year-over-year sales jumped 200-300%.
Pizza Hut has launched a new marketing promotion tied to football broadcasts this winter, partnering with former NFL quarterback Tom Brady on a campaign called “Pizza Before the Hut.” The effort coincides with the return of the brand's 16″ Big New Yorker pizza, which will be available for $10 for a limited time at participating locations.
Pizza is no longer just one of many artisanal food categories at SIGEP World — it's becoming one of the show's central business conversations.
Pizzerias By Charlie Pogacar Is the pizza segment set up for a big 2026? It depends who you ask.
