Pizza Delivery is Dead to Me

[Cameramonkey]

But then they couldn't upcharge you for the extra seasonings. Some marketing genius thought that up I'm sure...

I actually suspect that was just a ruse to mask the change in the dough. And make a little extra on top. We noticed the change but thought it was because of the flavorings and we just didnt know what the "original" one was. And none of the servers we asked could tell us what one to choose to get the old taste back.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

This was when they still made fresh dough and did not serve frozen factory made dough like today. Lot of oil and fresh dough, mmmm…

Pan dough was always frozen, at least at franchise/Pepsi Co owned restaurants. One pump of oil for a medium, two pumps for a large. Toss in the dough puck, let proof.

Hand tossed and thin was made fresh at the store, as was stuff crust when that became a thing. I think Bigfoot pizzas were fresh, too, but we didn't sell that many and I may be wrong on that one. Bigfoots looked like a good deal because they were so large, but the unadvertised catch was the sauce, cheese, and toppings were spread real thin so you were mostly just getting more crust.

 

[Ingomike]

Pan dough was always frozen, at least at franchise/Pepsi Co owned restaurants. One pump of oil for a medium, two pumps for a large. Toss in the dough puck, let proof.

Hand tossed and thin was made fresh at the store, as was stuff crust when that became a thing. I think Bigfoot pizzas were fresh, too, but we didn't sell that many and I may be wrong on that one. Bigfoots looked like a good deal because they were so large, but the unadvertised catch was the sauce, cheese, and toppings were spread real thin so you were mostly just getting more crust.

Not so for the franchise operator that owned much of north Indiana, based in fort wayne. They made theirs fresh best I knew. They were also the last PH operation to serve fresh yeast breadsticks…

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Not so for the franchise operator that owned much of north Indiana, based in fort wayne. They made theirs fresh best I knew. They were also the last PH operation to serve fresh yeast breadsticks…

Independent franchisees had options, I'm sure. Frachise owned stores operated as stated. Franchise owned used frozen breadsticks as well. It was actually a good time to work for franchise owned, as Pepsi Co still owned the franchise and you got Pepsi Co benefits even if you worked part time. At 17 and 18 I had my own health insurance, accumulated paid time off, etc. I left for the military before Yum! bought them out, I would assume that changed a lot of things.

 

[Ingomike]

Independent franchisees had options, I'm sure. Frachise owned stores operated as stated. Franchise owned used frozen breadsticks as well. It was actually a good time to work for franchise owned, as Pepsi Co still owned the franchise and you got Pepsi Co benefits even if you worked part time. At 17 and 18 I had my own health insurance, accumulated paid time off, etc. I left for the military before Yum! bought them out, I would assume that changed a lot of things.

Keep in mind, we are talking completely different era’s. I was eating Pizza Hut before Pepsico bought them and before the pan was even introduced, Yum is like yesterday compared to that.

 

[bigretic]

Everyone around here quotes an hour. I don’t do fast food pizza though.

 

[Flingarrows]

IMO, only Chicago Deep Dish Pizza is "really good" pizza (although plenty of pizza is "good enough"). So I drive to Giordano's or Lou Malnati's. And the Greenwood Giordano's just closed, so now I have to drive all the way to downtown Indy (> 3 hours round trip).

They closed???


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[BehindBlueI's]

Keep in mind, we are talking completely different era’s. I was eating Pizza Hut before Pepsico bought them and before the pan was even introduced, Yum is like yesterday compared to that.

I didn't realize you were talking early than 1977, frankly I didn't know you were that old.

 

[Ingomike]

I didn't realize you were talking early than 1977, frankly I didn't know you were that old.

I type young for my age. LOL

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I type young for my age. LOL

Must be it. If it was CM, I'd have understood he meant when they were baking them on hot rocks while waiting for the oven to be invented.

 

[churchmouse]

Consider yourself lucky

Out of curiosity, what in the world made you think I meant he founded PJ's

That’s how I took it never having seen a commercial

 

[garni]

Our local Domino's used to be awesome pre-Covid. When the gubmint started paying people to stay home, that was the effective end of reliable pizza delivery.

I especially like the proper use of the word 'Gobmint'.

 

[Lpherr]

Must be it. If it was CM, I'd have understood he meant when they were baking them on hot rocks while waiting for the oven to be invented.

Those are the same rocks they used to beat laundry on Sunday. Nothing like having your pizza taste like skid marked loin skins.

 

[churchmouse]

You have to be 18 to be a food delivery driver by law. Combine the insurance costs of a teenager and a car used for delivery and you'll see why delivery drivers tend to be significantly older than high school kids, and have been for decades. Now it's competing with the gig economy where you only work when there's an order, vs standing around at minimum wage folding boxes on slow days. Or at least that was the case when I worked for Pizza Hut while in high school. I could do everything but deliver and run the dough machine, which OSHA considered hazardous. You can use stoves, ovens, deep friers, knives, etc. but apparently it's just too dangerous to be around a giant rotating metal hook moving 50 lbs of wet dough in a big open bowl... It actually was a pretty strong machine and it wouldn't even notice breaking your arm if you reached down in the bowl for some reason. Like you thought you ought to scrape down the sides while it's moving. You'd have to be an idiot to do that, but, well, no shortage.

Last sentence covers it.

 

[churchmouse]

Those are the same rocks they used to beat laundry on Sunday. Nothing like having your pizza taste like skid marked loin skins.

No we had better rocks for pizza.
Come on man it’s pizza after all. Use the good rocks Ok.

 

[GRAVES219]

Local Ma & Pa joints never fail us. Domino's/Little Caesar's etc. on the other hand... Always SOMETHING. Most times DoorDash drivers are waiting 20 mins for the pizza places to get their **** together.

I know everyone is short handed, my work is short handed, my vendors are short handed. It's a big **** show everywhere.

 

[two70]

Must be it. If it was CM, I'd have understood he meant when they were baking them on hot rocks while waiting for the oven to be invented.

The real question is, how long did CM have to wait for rocks to be invented before baking the first pizza?

 

[LANShark42]

Must be a bunch of lousy tippers out there or everyone would want to do it.

Minimum wage 1972 $1.60
Minimum wage 2022 $7.25
Should be closer to $11 accounting for the devaluation of the currency.

Seems like most places can't get away with minimum wage anymore. At least not judging by the numerous Help-Wanted (starting at $10++) I see.

 

[ancjr]

Raise the minimum wage to $72.50 and end poverty!

 

[ancjr]

Just think of the increase in tax revenue!