Customer Reviews

Getting Your Slice of the Pie: A Definitive Source for Prospering in Pizza

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A fairly well written but poorly edited book, especially considering its price. The title, Getting Your Slice, is unjust. Mr. Powell worked for a large national francise which is really quite different from YOU or I getting OUR slice of the pizza business. The book does give some very general information on the business (and ends with a bunch of statistics), but does not really deliver any solid advice or make any recommendations for starting a pizza business of your own.

Let me start by saying I enjoyed reading this book a great deal. A lot of information concerning mixers, ovens, and other topics were covered. Too much repetition, as well as too much focus on statistics of the big companies was a downer. As a pizza affectionado and person looking into the pizza business I would have liked a little more advise for beginners. I got the same vibes as the reviewer from illinois, the author could have done a better job. All in all, this is a great introductory book. I think Tracy Powell should re-write this book from a whole different point of view: From the conception of a small pizza shop to the grand opening/first $1.00. I guess some of us are either dumber or more afraid of taking the plunge into entrepreneurship. Sometimes it just takes a little push!

A lot of information for starting a pizza parlor for me and my wife. There's more in Powell's book than we could get anywhere else dealing with pizza or even a restaurant wanting to start serving pizza. Highly recommended.

I got just what I needed from this book, and more! We weren't sure about opening a new pizzeria in town, but now it's decided and we feel better armed with the latest information and what we're in for. The author writes from inside the industry, with interesting stories anyone will enjoy. Truly unique--it's a one of a kind type of book.

This was exactly what we were looking for in our search for more information on the Pizza and Italian restaurant business. This was for research first, and we hope to put Mr. Powell's advice and experience to use one day soon. No other books out there like it. Well written and researched.

This book does have a few helpful tips and some good ideas, however it is poorly written/edited. It is clear that the author has little writing experience, and the result is jumbled information, a lot of repetition, and quite a few irrelevant statistics. That said, I did glean a few ideas from this book as I skimmed through. My advice is to borrow this book from a friend or library and spend a couple of hours with it, rather than buying it.

I don't think any book could accurately depict owning any type of business this on appears to give excellent insight into the specifics of the pizza shop. A must read for anyone considering a food business.

It inspired me to want to write my own book. It gave me inspiration unlike any other. It was a very good book and I would like to read it again.