167. Melissa Rickman – Pizza & Pasta Northeast Keynote & More

<p>This week on The Hot Slice Podcast, Jeremy and Denise sit down with Melissa Rickman, owner of Wholly Stromboli in Fort Lupton, Colorado. Rickman, a seasoned pizza business maven, regularly contributes to the educational lineup at Pizza Expo and Pizza &amp; Pasta Northeast. She has written articles for Pizza Today and has led a variety of seminars and food demos at the two aforementioned shows.</p><p>Now, she’s prepping for her biggest stage yet — delivering a keynote address at PPNE 2023 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.</p><p>We talk with Melissa about the keynote as well as her online ordering platform, who she sees as some of her biggest inspirations and her future plans in the industry.</p><p>Read her article from earlier this year about why you should keep chicken wings on your menu: <a href='https://pizzatoday.com/topics/menu-development/keeping-chicken-wings-on-the-menu/'>https://pizzatoday.com/topics/menu-development/keeping-chicken-wings-on-the-menu/</a>.</p><p>Learn more about Wholly Stromboli at <a href='http://www.whollystromboli.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/May2020Menu.pdf'>whollystromboli.com</a>. And, finally, register to attend PPNE so you can hear Rickman’s keynote in person: <a href='https://ppne.pizzatoday.com/'>https://ppne.pizzatoday.com/</a>.</p>