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3 September 2026 · Food Cost
What To Do With Leftover Brisket And Pulled Pork
Henn House BBQ turned unsold pork and brisket into a frozen pizza fundraiser program. The pizza is the product; the real lesson is deciding what excess protein becomes before you are standing over it at the end of a long day.
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3 September 2026 · Catering Sales
Turn One Catering Order Into A Repeat Client
Tim Halls of Burnt BBQ N' Tacos converts about 60% of first-time catering customers into direct, repeat clients. The mechanism is a phone call the day after the first order — and most operators never make it.
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