December 2012
| Business World Magazine | 69
pepperoni, and in an attempt to cut corners,
he went as far to water down pizza sauce in
order to make it stretch further. The custom-
ers certainly noticed differences in the dishes
prepared by the two partners, as did Young
Jim.
He also observed that on those nights
when the generous man was in charge, there
was a lot of business, but not so much on
those nights when the other worked. What
Krouse describes as “an educational turning
point” led to another important life lesson
Grote had a few years later while working at
another pizza place. Accordingly that store’s