Pizza News of the Week: 5 American Pizza Styles, Robotic Pizza Fails, etc. | Pizza Roundtable

🍕 Stay up-to-date with the latest headlines and hottest conversations from the pizza world on Pizza Roundtable, part of the I Need Pizza Club Network! Each week, the hosts break down the biggest pizza stories, emerging trends, regional styles, restaurant technology, and everything happening across the pizza industry. This week's top stories include: 🔥 Think You Know American Pizza? These 5 Regional Styles Might Surprise You America's pizza scene goes far beyond New York and Chicago. We explore five regional styles that might completely change how you think about American pizza. 🌕 Domino's Gives Moon Viewing a Pizza Twist in Japan Domino's Japan puts a new spin on moon-viewing season with Tsukimi dango-inspired tarts. A very different take on pizza culture—and another example of how Domino's adapts to local tastes. 🇮🇹 Napoli on the Road: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Pizza Journey What happens when you turn a pizza tour through Naples into a full-blown culinary adventure? We take a look at Napoli on the Road and the experience behind this unforgettable pizza journey. ⛽ How Casey's Quietly Became America's Fifth-Largest Pizza Chain Casey's may be known as a gas station, but its pizza business is anything but small. We look at how the Midwest convenience-store giant became one of America's biggest pizza chains—and why Gen Z can't stop posting about it. 🤖 Overcooked? Why Robotic Pizza Makers Are Failing Restaurant automation promises faster, more consistent pizza—but what happens when the robots don't actually deliver? We dig into some of the problems facing robotic pizza makers and ask whether automation is really ready for the kitchen. 🍔 Domino's Takes on the Big Mac & Whopper Domino's isn't just competing with other pizza chains. It's going after some of the biggest names in fast food. We look at how Domino's is positioning itself against iconic burgers like the Big Mac and Whopper. 🍕 From regional pizza styles and international menu experiments to restaurant robots and the fast-food wars, this episode has plenty to debate. -- Episode Timestamps 00:00 - Intro / Catch-Up 08:51 - Think You Know American Pizza? These 5 Regional Styles Might Surprise You 15:54 - Domino's Puts a New Spin on Moon Viewing With Tsukimi Dango-Inspired Tarts in Japan 20:52 - Napoli on the Road Review: A Pizza Grand Tour of a Lifetime 25:09 - Casey's Quietly Became America's Fifth-Largest Pizza Chain 27:19 - Overcooked? Why Robotic Pizza Makers Are Failing 31:54 - How Domino's Is Taking on the Big Mac, Whopper & Other Fast-Food Icons -- Connect with the I Need Pizza Club Network ► Subscribe for weekly pizza news updates! ► Follow I Need Pizza Club on Instagram and YouTube ► Follow Jim Mumford: @JimCooksFoodGood ► Follow Anna Crucitt: @Anna.Crucitt ► Follow Mercurio's: @MercuriosPGH ► Follow Will Dumas: @FunnieWill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.