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Pizza was first sold in Columbus at TAT Ristorante de Famiglia in 1934, [3] with thick crust in the Neapolitan style, but the first pizzeria in Columbus was Romeo's, which was opened by Jimmy Massucci (who changed his name to Massey) and Romeo Sirij on Fifth Avenue near Grandview Heights in 1949 [4] or 1950. [5]
A picture of the shuttered Upper Crust Pizzeria restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 2012, Upper Crust co-owners Joshua Huggard and Brendan Higgins sued Tobins, alleging that he had used more than $750,000 in company money for personal expenses such as the purchase of a small airplane.
This is a list of pizza chains of the United States. This list is limited to pizza chain restaurants that are based, headquartered or originated in the United States . The distinction between national chains and primarily regional chains is only indicative of geographic footprint and not necessarily of the overall size of the chain.
Sbarro was founded in 1956 by Gennaro and Carmela Sbarro. The couple and their three sons, Joseph, Mario, and Anthony, immigrated to America from Naples, Italy.The same year, the Sbarro family opened their first salumeria (an Italian grocery store) at 1701 65th Street and 17th Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, which became popular for its fresh food and Italian fare.
Owned by Chipotle; an attempt into the Asian fast casual restaurant industry ShowBiz Pizza Place: Pizza United States 90 Started in 1980 as a direct competitor to Chuck E. Cheese. In 1984, the company that owned ShowBiz Pizza Place bought the Chuck E. Cheese chain, and in 1992 all ShowBiz Pizza Place locations were rebranded as Chuck E. Cheese.
Pizza Hut’s new menu item is turning some heads. That’s because the limited-edition offering, which debuted on Jan. 5, isn’t a pizza at all. It’s literally just a ring of stuffed crust.
Numerous regional variations have evolved, with many bearing only a casual resemblance to the Italian original. Pizza is a popular item produced by many small restaurants as well as several large pizza restaurant chains. The United States pizza restaurant industry was worth $37 billion in 2015. [2] [3]
The pizza parlor franchised into Pizza Hut in 1959 and added a thicker crust pan pizza. [5] [6] Other pizza companies also later included pan pizza. In 1989, Domino's introduced its deep dish or pan pizza. Its introduction followed market research showing that 40% of pizza customers preferred thick crusts.