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<p style=""><span style="Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; major-latin;major-latin">What makes a really great pizza? Is it the variety of toppings? Could it be the cheesy, melty goodness? What about having a solid crust to build upon?</span></p><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">When it comes to crafting the perfect pizza, there is no single answer. But one thing is for sure</span><strong style=" "><span style=" 115%;">&#8212;</span></strong><span style=" ">it&#8217;s about making everything from scratch and having fun with it.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">&#8220;</span><span style=" ">To us, artisan means you are getting your hands dirty as the stewards at every step,&#8221; said Brewer Stouffer, founder and CEO of <a href="http://theromancandle.com/franchise/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=the-art-behind-artisan-pizza-4060" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Roman Candle</a>. &#8220;We make everything fresh. We care about the ingredients and the process.&#8221;</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">That artisanal approach was one reason Stouffer entered the world of pizza.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">&#8220;I started The Roman Candle because I felt in my heart that there was a better pizza to be made and no one was making the pizza I wanted to eat,&#8221; said Stouffer.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">It takes a lot of heart, soul, sauce and dough to craft a perfect pie. That&#8217;s why pizza franchises like The Roman Candle and <a href="http://franchise.yourpie.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=the-art-behind-artisan-pizza-4060" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Your Pie</a> </span><span style=" ">threw their hats into the ring. They have a mission to bring a better, artisanal pizza with fresh ingredients to pizza lovers everywhere.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div><span style=" "><strong>The Products</strong></span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">When it comes to crafting the perfect slice of artisanal pie, you can&#8217;t substitute great ingredients.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">&#8220;We care so much about our ingredients from start to finish,&#8221; said Stouffer. &#8220;We have a rigorous two- to three-day process to make our dough. We also hand chop all vegetables. We bring in local ingredients. Our sausage is never frozen.&#8221;</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">Pizzerias like The Roman Candle and Your Pie prove that to make a great pie, it takes heart. That&#8217;s why they start with the best ingredients and utilize a hands-on approach to crafting the flavors and building their pizzas.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">&#8220;We&#8217;re hand-stretching the Italian-style crust with white and wheat options,&#8221; said Drew French, founder and CEO of Your Pie. &#8220;We use fresh high-quality ingredients and all of our sauces and dressings are made in-house, too.&#8221;</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div><span style=" "><strong>The Process</strong></span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">&#8220;</span><span style=" ">At Your Pie people get exactly what they want,&#8221; said French. &#8220;</span><span style=" ">We were founded on being different in general, in every step of the way. We started out with a model of down-the-line pizza. That&#8217;s different and wasn&#8217;t done at the time. The reason for that was to give everyone exactly what they wanted.&#8221;</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">At Your Pie, customers have their choice of crafting the perfect down-the-line pizza for themselves from a wide variety of crusts, sauces and toppings cut and created by hand. In addition to making their own creation, Your</span><span style=" "> Pie offers fans new Craft Series menus throughout the year, where they can experience new flavors and combinations created by Your Pie.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">&#8220;We eat a lot of pizza,&#8221; said French when discussing how they create the new combinations. &#8220;Some of the ideas are customer driven&#8212;we listen to their wants and needs. Franchisees also give us ideas for different combinations. After that, it&#8217;s getting in the kitchen and cooking and trying unique things to find what&#8217;s delicious.&#8221;</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">When it comes to The Roman Candle, they focus on how to make it more delicious, more teachable and simpler.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">&#8220;We want our recipes to be simple, but they&#8217;re not actually simple&#8212;they can be very complicated,&#8221; said Stouffer. &#8220;Many of our restaurants have many steps and trying to teach that is a challenge. And we found some recipes only senior staff members can make.&#8221;</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">The Roman Candle recently introduced wings to their menu. Currently, only one person in the system is allowed to make the wing sauces. That&#8217;s because at The Roman Candle, they focus on quality and serving their products the right way.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">&#8220;We&#8217;re passionate about making sure or food is of the highest quality, so you have to be strict about who makes it,&#8221; said Stouffer.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div><span style=" "><strong>The Passion</strong></span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">When it comes to creating an artisan pizza, it&#8217;s about more than the ingredients and the process&#8212;passion plays a part in crafting the perfect slice.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">&#8220;What I&#8217;m truly proud of is how much my team and my restaurant cares about the quality of food we serve,&#8221; said Stouffer. &#8220;We get in heated arguments about the best way to chop a tomato. We get into debates about how we make wings and sauces from scratch.&#8221;</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">Passion pays off when crafting an artisan pizza. At The Roman Candle, that zeal is translated into bringing their customers a great experience with every visit and every slice of pizza.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">According to Stouffer, a perfect pizza is one that makes a lasting impression, and it&#8217;s one that makes a group truly enjoy the time they spend eating the pizza.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">&#8220;What we're passionate about is changing the way people experience pizza,&#8221; said French. &#8220;One piece of that is how they can create their pizza experience and that surprises people who have never experienced Your Pie and fast casual pizza. </span><span style=" ">&#8220;</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">By giving the customer endless options of pizza sauces, toppings, and dough to choose from, Your Pie was at the forefront of redefining what it means to make a pizza. It&#8217;s allowing fans to take control and be creative while using hand-tossed dough and house-made sauces that make Your Pie stand out from the rest in the field.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div><span style=" "><strong>The Pizza</strong></span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">&#8220;We are passionate about the right combinations,&#8221; said Stouffer. &#8220;So passionate, we tend to roll out one or two specialty pizzas a year. That&#8217;s because the ones we make, people love, and we love them, too.&#8221;</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">That dedication has paid off. As of right now, specialty pizzas at The Roman Candle account for about 70 percent of sales.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">As &#8220;curator of awesome combinations,&#8221; The Roman Candle takes pride in their specialty pizzas. With options like BBQ Chicken, Stouffer and his team work to capture the essence of an experience, such as a backyard barbecue, and translate that into a pizza.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">And according to Brewer, that&#8217;s exactly what great artisan pizza does. It allows customers to enjoy the craftsmanship of pizza while being able to enjoy new and different combinations that you won&#8217;t find at every other restaurant.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">Artisan pizza also allows fans to create their own moments when enjoying a slice.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">When French thinks of his favorite pizza, he focuses on his mood and what fits the moment.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">&#8220;My favorite pizza depends on my mood,&#8221; said French. &#8220;Sometimes I go for simple authentic Italian with fresh mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil and basil, maybe pepperoni for good measure. Or, sometimes I go more new age, with barbecue and hot sauce with jalapenos and pineapple. That&#8217;s what is cool about Your Pie. You may think you&#8217;re not in the mood for pizza and then you can create something new and different curated around whatever you&#8217;re craving in that moment. But, I&#8217;m always in the mood for pizza.&#8221;</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">For Stouffer, the perfect artisan pizza is one that is eaten slowly in good company.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">&#8220;</span><span style=" ">Everyone has a vision of a perfect pizza in their mind,&#8221; said Stouffer. &#8220;To be a perfect pizzeria you can&#8217;t cater to everyone&#8217;s needs. You have to hone your craft&#8212;instead, focus on perfecting the oven-bake, your dough and your access to fresh ingredients and your store culture.&#8221;</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div>

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