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On this episode, meet Kevin, owner of BOA Bakery in Ontario, Canada where he's transformed his family's bread-making legacy into a thriving bakery business featuring sought-after sourdough pizza that sells out every Friday. Learn how this former soccer player went from kneading dough with his parents to running his own operation against their advice.

 

Chapters:

00:00:00 Welcome to the Pizza Podcast with BOA Bakery's Kevin

00:01:42 From Wholesale to Storefront: BOA Bakery's COVID Pivot

00:02:55 Pizza Shop Owner Reality: Managing 80 Customer Personalities Daily

00:05:02 Born Into Bread: Kevin's Journey from Family Bakery to Pizza Maker

00:07:11 Portuguese Roots to Canadian Dough: Immigrant Bakery Story

00:09:58 Inside a Pizza Baker's Kitchen: Equipment and Space Management

00:12:09 The Accidental Sourdough Discovery: How Forgotten Dough Created Perfect Pizza

00:13:53 Friday Pizza Phenomenon: One Baker's Sold-Out Operation

00:16:23 Pizza Dreams: Could BOA Open a Dedicated Hamilton Pizzeria?

00:22:48 Baker Marriage: Working 24/7 with Your Spouse in the Pizza Business

00:26:31 Bakery Buildout Nightmares: What New Pizzeria Owners Should Know

00:37:26 The Future of Pizza Making: Automation vs. Human Touch

00:54:58 Bakery Owner Dilemma: Balancing Wholesale Bread and Retail Pizza

00:57:39 Systems for Growth: How This Pizza Baker Plans to Expand

01:11:14 Pizza Competition Dreams: A Baker's Ambition to Enter the Pizza World

01:21:21 Social Media Reality for Small Pizzerias: The Instagram Struggle

 

 

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