Guides
Practical, sourced guides for pizzeria and pizza-truck owners.
Pizzeria Business Plan: the Forecast a Lender Wants to See
Start-up costs, sales built pizza by pizza, costs and a 12-month cash flow: a UK pizzeria business plan with a 3-year worked example in £.
7 October 20268 min readEPOS for a Takeaway: Is a Till Legally Required in the UK?
No UK law requires a till, but MTD requires digital records: VAT, the £50,000 Income Tax threshold since April 2026, and EPOS options from £0 a month.
7 October 20266 min readPizza Catering Price per Person: How to Quote Weddings and Events
£11–20 a head, £600–1,600 minimums, 0.7 pizza per guest, 40 pizzas an hour with two: how to quote a wedding or event without losing your Saturday.
7 October 20267 min readLicences to open a pizza takeaway: the full UK checklist
Food registration 28 days ahead, planning use class, late night refreshment after 11pm, alcohol licences: what a UK pizza takeaway really needs.
7 October 20267 min readHow Many Pizzas Should Be on a Menu? Build a Lean Pizza Menu
12 to 20 pizzas, ideally 12 to 15: how to structure a UK pizza menu, what to cut with menu engineering, and what the law says it must show.
7 October 20268 min readHow to Manage the Rush in a Pizza Takeaway: 15-Minute Slots
Measure pizzas per 15 minutes, sell slots not orders, give a collection time: the method pros use to get through Friday night without 40-minute waits.
7 October 20267 min readPizza Chef Training in the UK: Courses, Costs and Red Flags
No qualification is required, just food hygiene training. Short courses from about £300, Commis Chef apprenticeships, and how to spot a good pizza school.
7 October 20266 min readPizza van pitches: how to find, ask for and price a pitch
Council street trading, pubs, farm shops and car parks: where to pitch a pizza van, what to pay, and a request letter that gets one yes in four.
7 October 20266 min readVAT on takeaway pizza: the UK hot food rule explained
Hot pizza is 20% VAT eaten in, collected or delivered; cold take-and-bake can be 0%. Delivery charges, meal deals, the £90k threshold, Flat Rate 12.5%.
7 October 20265 min readIs pizza delivery profitable? The real cost per drop
Own drivers cost £6–9 a drop: the minimum order, delivery charge, zones and hire-and-reward insurance that decide whether delivery makes you money.
7 October 20267 min read- Full guide
Starting a pizza van in the UK: the complete guide
Food business registration, gas safety certification, street trading consent, pitches and a realistic start-up budget for a mobile pizza business in the UK.
14 September 202614 min read How much does a pizzeria website cost in 2026?
Builder, freelancer, agency or specialist tool: the real UK price ranges, the costs quotes leave out, and why commission dwarfs all of them.
14 September 20269 min readAllergen rules for pizzerias and takeaways
The 14 allergens, what you may say verbally, and the written-information rule that catches every takeaway selling online. UK law, plainly.
14 September 202610 min readHow to create a pizzeria website, step by step
Six steps from buying the domain to checking it on a phone, with the decisions that matter and the features worth skipping.
14 September 20268 min readHow to take online orders in a pizzeria
Platform, your own page, or both: what each costs per order, what an ordering page has to get right, and how to move regulars without losing reach.
14 September 20269 min readHow to put your pizzeria menu online
Why a PDF is the wrong answer, how to structure categories, items and options once, and where allergens and photos actually belong.
14 September 20268 min readHow much does a restaurant website cost in 2026?
UK price ranges for a restaurant site, what pushes a quote up, and the question that should decide your budget before any of it.
14 September 20268 min read- Full guide
The pizzeria website guide
Why a pizzeria needs its own site, what it must contain, what it costs, and how to get it online and found — without an agency.
11 September 202612 min read