Pinsa Recipes
Burns Night Romana Pizza
Recipe Overview Looking to add a tasty twist to your traditional Burns Night celebration? This Burns Night Romana pizza recipe is a memorable way to
20 January 2025
Running a busy kitchen isn’t easy, especially when you’re juggling short staff, tight margins, and high customer expectations. From pubs, catering companies to pop-ups, chefs are constantly looking for ways to streamline service without compromising on quality.
Virtue’s ambient pizza bases are made for exactly that. Ready when you are, they’re helping busy kitchens across the UK cut complexity and stay consistent.
An ambient pizza base is a pre-baked or partially cooked base that can be stored at room temperature, no need for freezing or refrigeration. Thanks to specialised packaging and natural preservation methods, our ambient Pinsa Romana bases maintain their artisan quality and freshness for days or weeks, depending on storage conditions.
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Not every kitchen has space for industrial freezers. Ambient storage frees up your valuable cold storage for ingredients that actually need it, like dairy, meat, or produce.
It also means fewer energy costs and no reliance on freezer maintenance or backup power in case of outages. This makes it an especially good fit for smaller kitchens, pop-up sites, or mobile operations.
Result: Greater efficiency in your existing kitchen setup, no investment in freezer space.
There’s no thawing or prep time, just open the pack, add your toppings, and cook. This is a huge advantage during busy service hours, where speed and simplicity are non-negotiable.
There’s no need to plan ahead or pre-portion dough, chefs can respond instantly to changing demand, unexpected footfall, or last-minute orders without missing a beat.
Result: Instant prep capability, reduced ticket times, and smoother service flow.
Each of Virtue’s ambient bases are made to exact specifications, so whether you’re serving 5 pizzas or 50, every one will be the same size, weight, and cook. No rolling, stretching, or dough-handling skill required.
This also improves presentation and customer satisfaction, your pizzas always look the same, taste the same, and meet expectations, regardless of who’s on shift.
Result: Perfect pizzas every time, no matter who’s working the pass.
With ambient storage, you’re not at the mercy of defrost cycles or short fridge-life dough. Our bases stay fresh on the shelf, so you only use what you need, when you need it. No more rushing to use defrosted stock or throwing out expired dough.
Because the product life is longer and easier to manage, you’ll find it simpler to forecast usage, reduce overordering, and keep your waste figures low, even in unpredictable trading periods.
Result: Less product spoilage, fewer food safety concerns, better margins.
If you manage multiple sites or run a mobile kitchen, ambient bases are a logistical dream. They’re easy to transport, don’t require cold-chain delivery, and have a longer shelf life than chilled or frozen alternatives.
You’ll also benefit from fewer delivery constraints, easier stock checks, and more predictable inventory across all your locations, helping group kitchens standardise their pizza offering effortlessly.
Result: Streamlined ordering, simpler stock control, and fewer storage constraints.
In today’s labour market, kitchens often operate with fewer trained staff. Because ambient bases don’t require any dough prep knowledge, they reduce the burden on kitchen teams and speed up onboarding for new hires.
Even junior team members can produce high-quality results with minimal instruction, reducing dependency on senior staff and making it easier to maintain consistency during holidays or busy periods.
Result: Reduced training time, fewer mistakes, and a more resilient kitchen operation.
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Many pubs and bars want to offer quality food without investing in a full kitchen setup. With Virtue’s ambient bases, you can add an artisan-style pizza menu that’s quick to serve and easy for any staff member to prepare, no dough-making, no proving, no drama.
Perfect for boosting food revenue during evenings and weekends, especially when kitchen resources are limited.
In mobile catering environments, space and time are at a premium. Ambient pizza bases mean no refrigeration, no thawing, and no messy flour prep, just grab, top, and cook.
Whether it’s a music festival or a street market, you’ll serve high-quality pizzas with consistency and speed, even in tight setups with minimal staff.
Hotels and cafés offering late-night or off-peak hot food, whether it’s room service, bar snacks or after-hours bites, need a reliable option during low-staff hours. That’s where Virtue’s ambient bases shine.
They require virtually no prep time, making them a go-to choice for lean shifts or on-demand menus that need to be quick, clean, and satisfying.
Maintaining product consistency across locations can be tough, especially with rotating teams and varied kitchen sizes. Virtue’s ambient Pinsa bases take the complexity out of pizza prep, ensuring every branch can deliver the same quality, every time.
They also simplify stock management and reduce the need for individual on-site dough prep, making centralised operations far more efficient.
Alongside this, we can collaborate with your procurement team to make logistics of delivery of the Pinsa bases into these multiple locations seamless. Our team will work closely with yours to understand your site counts, delivery schedules and storage requirements. Whether you’re operating a handful of locations or hundreds, we have got you covered.
When experienced staff are on leave or seasonal demand spikes, ambient bases offer peace of mind. They allow restaurants to keep standards high and service flowing, even when the team is stretched.
They also make a great contingency option for kitchens trialling new menu items or adjusting their offer to match changing customer habits.
At Virtue Pizza, we’ve worked closely with chefs to refine our ambient Pinsa Romana bases to perform just like our frozen range, crispy on the outside, soft in the middle, and packed with flavour.
Unlike many ambient products on the market, we don’t cut corners with preservatives or artificial flavours. You still get a slow-fermented sourdough base, developed for both performance and taste.
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Busy chefs don’t just need good ingredients, they need smart ones. Virtue’s ambient pizza bases are designed to help you serve quality food, quickly and consistently, without extra stress or storage hassle.
If your kitchen is looking to cut complexity, improve service flow, and reduce waste, ambient is the way forward, and Virtue’s got you covered.
Ready to trial our ambient Pinsa bases?
Contact us to request a sample or speak with our team about what works best for your operation.
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