What Happens When You Plan to Open a New Restaurant During a Pandemic

Andy Niemeier June 1, 2020
Over the past 6 years, we have slowly refined our new store opening plans since the first Azzip opened in Evansville, IN in February 2014.  From design and construction to hiring and training to marketing and logistics, we went through multiple iterations as we learned (oftentimes the hard way), how to effectively launch Azzip in… View Article

Reopening Blog Post

May 7, 2020
We are genuinely excited to welcome you back into our stores!  We are also genuinely nervous about welcoming you back into our stores. These competing feelings are being felt by every member of our team.  They have likely been felt by you as well as you may be returning to workplaces, visiting Azzip, etc.  We… View Article

Pizza of the Month Awards

Andy Niemeier August 2, 2019
With any business, you have to find ways to set yourself apart from your peers.  From the beginning, Azzip was built to be a different customer service experience from other pizza restaurants.  Besides just the customer experience, Azzip wanted to feature the creativity of Chef Blake Kollker.  The Pizza of the Month (herein known as… View Article

Thank You, Owensboro!

Brad Niemeier July 15, 2019
What an opening day it was yesterday in Owensboro.  Our first customers started making their way into the parking lot around 10:15.  By 10:40 we had a line out the door and the end of the line never made it inside for 9 more hours.  We served around 1,200 of you yesterday (an Azzip record)… View Article

Here We Come, Owensboro!

Brad Niemeier June 14, 2019
Our opening in Owensboro is right around the corner!  We will be doing a free pizza day where every guest from open to close will be able to try one of our 8″ Little Zip pizzas for free on Sunday, July 14th!  We are super excited to finally be making it to Owensboro and have… View Article

Summer Reading Program

Andy Niemeier May 24, 2019
I love to read.  I really always have.  I don’t know what initially sparked it, but I’m sure I should thank my Mom and Dad for starting to read to my brothers and me at an early age.  I remember my Dad coming to school when I was in 1st grade to read “Green Eggs… View Article

Crab Madness

Brad Niemeier April 4, 2019
Wow.  Wow wow wow.  That was a crazy month!  I want to thank you all for your support over the month of March.  When we first started Azzip 5 years ago, it would have been hard for me to imagine a month like we just had.  We have some of the most loyal customers of… View Article

We Give A’Zip Blog

Brad Niemeier March 6, 2019
Part of our mission from very early on at Azzip is being a part of the community. We really want to be in the middle of what’s happening. Whether that be by donating to reading programs at the Public Libraries or spending our time making hot, fresh, delicious meals at the United Caring Shelter. We… View Article

Raises

Craig Niemeier December 22, 2018
I get my first blog post!  If you have followed the blog for long, you may have seen a snippet from myself here or there, but I am excited to be able to write about a topic that has been a big focus of mine since beginning my role, the engagement of our Azzip team. … View Article