Round pizza, pan pizza, pizza in pala and focaccia, with a focus on pizzeria marketing and food photography.
Today’s catering market needs professionals who keep developing and combine tradition with innovation. The course alternates theory and practice to teach new techniques and improve business organisation.
For experienced professionals looking to broaden their knowledge and distinguish their offering. A professional photographer presents techniques for showcasing products online and on social media.
What you will learn
Doughs, pizza styles, ingredients and production techniques, alongside management, marketing and food photography.
Duration
40 hours over 5 days: 10 hours of theory and 30 hours of practice. Schedule: 09:00–17:30.
Language
Italian
The teaching language for each session is listed with the available dates.
Course programme
Theory
- History of pizza and cereals with and without gluten
- Soft and durum wheat, grain structure and the milling process
- Flour composition, labelling and storage
- Dough ingredients, order of addition, proofing and maturation
- The Maillard reaction and digestion
- Direct and indirect methods: biga, poolish and autolyse
- Tools, mixers, ovens and cold rooms
- Ingredient management: vacuum packing, marinades, waste reduction, labelling and blast chilling
- Costing, production costs and profit margins
- Brand identity, pizza presentation, service and communication
- Photographing ingredients, production and finished creations
- Educational visit to the Agugiaro & Figna mill
Practice
- Short- and long-fermented indirect doughs for classic pizza
- Traditional focaccias: Genoese, Bari-style, Recco-style and corn
- Indirect doughs for pan pizza, pizza in pala and tray-baked pizza
- Using modern, innovative flours
- Temperature control, dividing and shaping
- Proofing, maturation and refrigerated storage
- Stretching techniques and ingredient quantities
- Oven management and analysis of results
- Organising the service line
- Practical exam
Available dates
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