Author Archives: Jim Hedge

  1. CHART to Honor Janelle Reents of Monical Pizza Corporation with its 2023 Commitment to People Award

    Courtesy of RestaurantNews.com Westfield, NJ  (RestaurantNews.com)  The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) today announced that Janelle Reents, President of Monical Pizza Corporation, is the recipient of its 2023 Commitment to People Award. Janelle will be honored at the Commitment to People Dinner on Monday evening, July 31, during CHART’s 104th Hospitality Training Conference at the Rosen Plaza, Orlando, FL. Read more about Janelle’s journey “Pizza with a Purpose” interview here in the Summer 2023 issue of Hospitality Training … Read More

  2. 60th Anniversary

    Monical’s Pizza Celebrates It’s 60th Anniversary  60 years is a long time for any business to survive much less prosper. In fact, quite a few who once were listed among the Dow Jones largest corporations no longer exist. Monical’s Pizza was founded by the Monical family in 1959 in a pool hall in Tolono, Illinois and today consists of 62 restaurants in four Midwest states. The company, which currently employs almost 1500 team members, still … Read More

  3. The Best Pizza in St. Louis

    Monical’s Pizza voted ‘Best Pizza’ in the St. Louis Post Dispatch GO! Magazine The St. Louis Post Dispatch GO! Magazine announced Sunday, April 29th that Monical’s Pizza was voted “Best Pizza” restaurant in St. Louis. The Monical’s Pizza Restaurant in O’Fallon, MO is the company’s first location in Missouri and recently celebrated its second anniversary at that location. “It’s an honor to be voted the Best Pizza in St. Louis,” Monical’s Pizza Marketing Coordinator Jim Hedge said. “We … Read More

  4. A Taste of Monical’s in Missouri

    Monical’s Pizza proudly opened their first Missouri location on April 11, 2016.  After an extensive search throughout the St. Louis area, O’Fallon was an easy decision.  Since opening in O’Fallon, Monical’s Pizza has enjoyed getting involved with the community.  Girls on the Run, River City Rascals and the Heritage Fest are some events that we have had the pleasure of sponsoring. Recently we had our friends from the Economic Development department from the city of … Read More

  5. The Shipping Project

    As the holidays are coming, many people are making a list and checking it twice.  For those loved ones who have moved away from their hometown, they often would like a “taste of home” as a gift.  We have researched, long and hard, on how to ship Monical’s pizza.  So here is the story. In order for us to ship our Oven-Ready (frozen) pizzas, they have to be manufactured in a USDA-approved facility. To date … Read More