Not really, I took that into consideration when making the dough and put used a tiny amount of yeast. The dough balls were actually better to work with after being outside for a few hours than when we first got there
yeah if we are looking at 40-50% profit and you can push 250(after cost) for a noon to 10 pm shift and get 25 an hour. Probably worth your summer in weekends.
Factoring in propane, all ingredients (food cost is typically 25-30ish %), any labor if he had help (I usually have someone take orders and collect money, etc.) Also, to-go pizza boxes are surprisingly expensive. If he used really ingredients, he could get it lower, but nice pepperoni, 00 flour vs regular bread flower, etc…
You can definitely swing ~50% if you have little to no overhead.
Props on keeping your drinks prices low! This looks awesome, if I stumbled upon this I would absolutely buy a whole pie. And I never buy drinks but I would absolutely buy a drink with it.
Looks like a great set-up. Prices are reasonable and the pies look delicious! I hope you gain a cult following which will allow you to keep things small while turning a profit and having some fun.
FINALLY a pizza pop up with reasonable prices! I see sooo many posts on here of people selling a 12” pie for $22+ so $20 for a 16” pep fills me full of happy.
Your health department doesn't require a handwashing station? Did you have to do the prep in a licensed commissary kitchen?
Congrats on the successful event. Aa you've seen its not easy, but it can be personally rewarding. Five years ago I took my passion for ice cream making and started a business that has grown to three locations, a dairy plant (also make butter) and have now won awards for the best ice cream and butter in my country and have also won some international awards too. I haven't had a moment's rest during summer since launching but wouldn't trade the experience for the world.
The health department doesn’t give a shit about a random pop-up some guy is doing at the park. They’re basically office workers that clock out at 5pm. They have their assignments for the day and do their job. There’s no pizza gestapo driving around looking for random dudes to fine.
But nice way of humble bragging about your award winning ice cream while simultaneously talking shit about OP. 🤌🏼
The inspectors get interested when they get the pop-up's information from legit food trucks or restaurants who don't like the competition. All they have to do is look at the pop-up's social media for a calendar.
Hahha I saw when he said that on another post and was like shit, that’s where I’m at. I followed on instagram so hopefully one again soon that I can make it to.
All of the local pizza places near me are awful and are charging around $20 or more for a 16" pepperoni. I'd buy one of yours any day over their's!!!! I hope your business keeps doing well!!
Pop-ups aren’t typically done because they’re big money making ventures. My buddy owns a bar and I do pop-ups there like once or twice a month just for fun and to help him out. As long as I don’t lose money, I’m good.
That's fantastic! Congratulations on your successful pizza pop-up! Selling 28 pies, including slices, on your first day is impressive. Your hard work definitely paid off!
If you can figure out the math, a $1 cash discount is always a better move than a $1 credit upcharge. Also many card processors prohibit charging extra to take cards in their ToS, and if they find out they are liable to deny you service.
That's awesome. How'd it turn out? I have been thinking about doing this with my son, we are both pizza freaks. Thinking about starting at a farmers market but don't really know how to start off.
Here's an idea. My daughter(5) loved going to California Pizza Kitchen and getting their free dough to play with. If you have scrap dough and a family or kids come up maybe you could give them some. Parents would appreciate it.
Nice man if I saw you I would have grabbed a slice for sure. I do a pizza pop up with some friends. We take the summers off. Did you have any preorders or were you purely walk up for your first one?
Off topic, (my sincere apologies for high jacking your post if you think that’s the case) you should try my homemade (my creation 😁) Thai Chicken Stir-Fry Pizza. It’s to die for and I think you and everyone would agree. 🙂
Any tips? I have an ooni I bought a year ago. I have made a lot of pizzas, and they are starting to lose their flavor a bit. Anything I can do to improve my pizzas? Or any resources I can look into to learn?
I’d buy a whole pepperoni for $20, sell half the slices for $4 each (1$ cheaper) and eat the other half of the pizza. At 8 slices per pizza, my half of the pizza would only costs me $4 and the people I sold to all saved a dollar for a single slice.
At six slices per pizza, I’d still get 3 slices of pepperoni for $8. Win/win.
Pizza looks amazing, those prices are great! This is what it should be! Spent 20 for a reheated doorstop with pepperoni and a coke last night. I would have easily bought two full pies from you all day and twice on Tuesday! Good luck!
Accepted to cook for a buddies 4th of July Party. Personal Pizzas, Hotdogs and Smashburgers.
Looking at making about 40 personal pies. Just got all my ingredients (King Arthur 00' recipe followed by their bag) but I'm wondering my best way to prep and store the dough. It says to leave at room temp for 16+ hours but a buddy wants to help me prep a day or two before. How would you all go about storing? Just hit me that I can't fit 40 pre-made doughs in my normal household fridge lol
Damn that is so cool! Those pizza ovens seem to work really well. I need to get one and start making homemade pizza. How do you keep them warm? I bet they were selling before they even got a chance to get cold, though.
What are the chances?! Have been following you on Instagram because your pizza looks so good and now I see you on Reddit. How nice. Good job!