A former factory manager in South Tyneside has turned a lockdown hobby into a successful start-up pizza business.Jonnie Halling has a strong background in food production, having spent the last eight years managing the factory at Minchella & Co in South Shields. He developed a love for pizza-making during the pandemic and has now realised his ambition to run his own business, after teaming up with Louisa Smith, owner of Smith’s Seaview Café, who shared his vision of growing a business facing the promenade. Read more: Find more leisure and tourism stories here Since opening on South Shields promenade in October, takeaway firm Ritrovo has been done a roaring trade serving Roman ‘Al Taglio’ inspired pizza slices. And as the pair are passionate about South Shields, their artisan pizza …
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