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"Hello, pizzerias! October is National Pizza Month. Here's your latest delivery of pizza news, inspiration and ideas. Read about the latest outlook for restaurants, training tips, a new pizza chain in B.C. and more. "

Colleen Cross, Editor

News

Canadians eating out and drinking less, snacking more: Restaurants Canada report

Seventy-five per cent of Canadians are eating out less often due to the rising cost of living, and that number is higher – 81 per cent – among those aged 18 to 34, according to...

Crust N Crunch chain opens location in Delta, B.C.

Crust N Crunch, a Canadian quick-service concept focusing on pizza, donair, salads and sides, recently opened its newest location in Delta, B.C.

Menu ideas for winter

Technomic’s recently published Canada “Season’s Eatings” report highlights winter flavours and ingredients, and recommends ways they can be used in the upcoming season.

Independent and small-chain restaurants led in traffic growth in first half of 2025: Circana

Canada’s commercial food-service industry has demonstrated resilience and growth in the first half of 2025, according to Circana, with traffic in the sector increasing by 3.2 per cent spending rising by 5.7 per cent.

Features

Meet our newest Chef of the Year Fabrizio Busso

Fabrizio Busso, co-owner of Autentico Pizza & Co. in Vancouver, earns top marks in Calgary by telling a story of two regions united! Learn more about this versatile, talented chef in our profile.

The reality rule: Treat customers right without expecting the same in return

Customer-service expert Shep Hyken describes a new a mindset you and your pizzeria team can adopt to avoid becoming angry and bitter toward your customers and even your job

Expert delivers useful training tips at the Baking Expo

The best training is all about learning. Bakery and pizzeria owners and managers at the Baking Expo in Las Vegas showed they were hungry to learn effective ways to train their staff by engaging with...

Calling all pizzerias! Register now for Toronto Canadian Pizza Summit and Chef of the Year Competition

Come to Toronto to compete, network with other pizzerias or simply study the latest trends from top pizza makers in Canada! Feeling adventurous and creative? Why not enter our Chef of the Year Competition!

Making Dough with Diane: Seven ways to mark fall at your pizzeria

To celebrate National Pizza Month, why not kick off the celebrations with an Autumn Harvest theme?

From the Editor: National Pizza Month

For pizza lovers, National Pizza Month is the most wonderful time of the year. For pizzeria operators prepping for Halloween, fairs and other fall events, it’s certainly the busiest – and most profitable – times...

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Events

October 9, 2025 | Moncton Campus, 1234 Mountain Road, Moncton, NB, E1C 8H9

Farmer-Miller-Baker Summit Moncton

October 20, 2025 | Faema Canada, 672 Dupont St Suite 201, Toronto, ON M6G 1Z6

Canadian Pizza Summit and Chef of the Year Competition – Toronto

March 8-10, 2026 | International Centre, Mississauga, ON

Restaurants Canada Show

May 3, 2026 | 650 Dixon Rd, Etobicoke, ON M9W 1J1

Bakery Showcase 2026 (Toronto)

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