Salvatore Reina of Francesca Pizza & Pasta returns to discuss how a Long Island childhood and a formative first pizzeria job shaped his path, from opening in Elmwood Park and Glen Rock, New Jersey, to mentoring partner Adam Vuksanic and growing a tight-knit team (3:17). He breaks down their booming school-lunch program—now serving nearly 400 meals a day across 17 schools—and the scrappy marketing play of selling ad space on pizza boxes. Along the way: lessons on balance, culture and saying “yes” first and figuring it out later.

Previous episodes with Sal: https://www.pmq.com/podcast/episode-30-salvatore-reina/

https://www.pmq.com/podcast/episode-18-salvatore-reina/

School lunch program story:

https://www.pmq.com/francesca-school-lunch/