E168 - Farrelli’s Pizza and Why People Come Back for More Than the Pizza

Clayton Krueger started washing dishes at Farrelli’s Pizza when he was 16. Today, he’s the Chief Marketing Officer—and he still isn’t above jumping back into the dish pit.

Recorded on location at the QSR conference in Atlanta, this episode of Hospitality Hangout brings Clayton together with Schatzy and Jimmy to talk about the family-run Washington pizza company where his career began.

Clayton explains what makes Farrelli’s Northwest-style pizza different: a thicker rise, a slower bake and enough toppings to make a meal of it. The conversation covers honey cream cheese finishers, a Pizza of...