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Start a Pizza Business

Create a menu, price it for profit, design branding and run a one-night pizza service.

Your mission

Launch a pizza business that could actually make a profit — then serve dinner.

Learning goals

  • • Calculate cost, price and profit
  • • Design branding for an audience
  • • Follow a food-safe process

You'll need

  • • Pizza ingredients
  • • Paper for menus
  • • Access to a kitchen

Optional: Camera or tablet for photos of your work

  • An adult must handle the oven and any knives.
  • Check for food allergies before planning the menu.

Project stages

0/6 tasks

Discover

~20 min

Find out what you already know and gather ideas before you start building.

  • Taste test research

    Survey your family on their favourite toppings.

    ~20 min · Parent guidance: Check in at the end of the task and talk it through together.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your discover work and explain why you chose it.

Plan

~40 min

Turn your ideas into a plan you can actually follow.

  • Menu and pricing

    Cost each pizza, then set a price that makes a profit.

    ~40 min · Parent guidance: Check in at the end of the task and talk it through together.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your plan work and explain why you chose it.

Create

~100 min

Make the main part of your project.

  • Branding

    Design a logo and menu for your pizza business.

    ~40 min · Parent guidance: Stay nearby for set-up, then let your learner lead.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your create work and explain why you chose it.

  • Service night

    Make and serve the pizzas.

    ~60 min · Parent guidance: Stay nearby for set-up, then let your learner lead.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your create work and explain why you chose it.

Test

~15 min

Try it out and see what works.

  • Customer feedback

    Collect ratings from your customers.

    ~15 min · Parent guidance: Stay nearby for set-up, then let your learner lead.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your test work and explain why you chose it.

Reflect

~20 min

Think about what you learned and what you would do next time.

  • Profit and loss

    Work out how much you made and what you'd change.

    ~20 min · Parent guidance: Check in at the end of the task and talk it through together.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your reflect work and explain why you chose it.

Australian Curriculum links

Mathematics · Measurement and Space

Learners apply Mathematics skills while planning, making and presenting "Start a Pizza Business".

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English · Inquiry and skills

Learners apply English skills while planning, making and presenting "Start a Pizza Business".

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The Arts · Inquiry and skills

Learners apply The Arts skills while planning, making and presenting "Start a Pizza Business".

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Health and Physical Education · Inquiry and skills

Learners apply Health and Physical Education skills while planning, making and presenting "Start a Pizza Business".

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Curriculum links are editorial suggestions only. Tivoraly is not endorsed by or affiliated with ACARA.

Reflection

  • • What part of this project are you most proud of?
  • • What was tricky, and how did you work it out?
  • • What would you change if you did it again?
  • • What is one new thing you can now explain to someone else?

Completion checklist

  • ☐ All stages marked complete
  • ☐ Final product finished
  • ☐ Evidence uploaded (photo, writing, audio or video)
  • ☐ Reflection questions answered
  • ☐ Presented to family or group
  • ☐ Parent review complete