Italian-American cuisine

Little Caesars® Launches Planteroni™ Pizza*, Becomes Largest National Chain to Offer Plant-Based Pepperoni in United States

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Monday, July 12, 2021
Food and drink, Cuisine, Italian-American cuisine, Restaurants, Little Caesars, Pizza, Pepperoni, Pizza Nova, Marco's Pizza

The chain is launching the Planteroni Pizza, made with the new Field Roast Plant-Based Pepperoni, to many of its stores across the United States starting today.

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  • The chain is launching the Planteroni Pizza, made with the new Field Roast Plant-Based Pepperoni, to many of its stores across the United States starting today.
  • Little Caesars and the Field Roast brand are satisfying that craving with the Planteroni Pizza, a regular pizza made with plant-based pepperoni that delivers an authentic, bold pepperoni taste.
  • The Field Roast brand debuted the first-of-its-kind innovation earlier this year, making Little Caesars the first national pizza chain to offer it so broadly in the United States.
  • Today, Little Caesars is the third largest pizza chain in the world, with stores in each of the 50 U.S. states and 27 countries and territories.

Gourmet Provisions International Corp. (GMPR) Announces Pizza Fusion to Make Their Pittsburgh Debut

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Food and drink, Cuisine, Pizza, Italian-American cuisine, Fast casual restaurants, Mediterranean cuisine, World cuisine

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gourmet Provisions International Corporation (OTC Pink: GMPR) today announced their Wholly Owned Subsidiary Pizza Fusion Saving the Earth One Pizza at a Time will makes its Gluten-Free Frozen Pizza debut in Community Markets grocery stores in the Pittsburgh area.

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  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gourmet Provisions International Corporation (OTC Pink: GMPR) today announced their Wholly Owned Subsidiary Pizza Fusion Saving the Earth One Pizza at a Time will makes its Gluten-Free Frozen Pizza debut in Community Markets grocery stores in the Pittsburgh area.
  • James Vowler President & CEO of Gourmet Provisions International Corp. stated, Our sales team had many meetings in late June in anticipation of the first delivery of our Gourmet Pizza Fusion Frozen Pizzas to our cold storage in Pittsburgh.
  • Our Pizza Fusion Gluten-Free pizzas (featuring a gluten-free Vegan pizza on a Beets Crust) bring that wonderful chef quality healthy pizza to the frozen section of your local grocery store.
  • About Gourmet Provisions International Corporation:
    Gourmet Provisions International Corp. began with several pizza shops and has expanded and diversified through targeted acquisitions and partnerships to include other diversified food lines.

Celebrating Wawa’s Annual Hoagie Day with a Salute to Everyday Heroes

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
Regions of the United States, Cuisine of Philadelphia, American culture, American cuisine, Italian-American cuisine, Sandwiches, Cuisine of the Mid-Atlantic states, New England cuisine, Submarine sandwich, Wawa, Philabundance

Festivities include:

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  • Festivities include:
    Wawa Hoagie Day is back with an in-person event in Wawas hometown of Philadelphia, PA to salute our everyday heroes!
  • The inaugural Hoagie Day was held in 1992, when the hoagie was proclaimed the Official Sandwich of Philadelphia by then-Mayor Ed Rendell.
  • This years Hoagie Day will include a distribution of a four-ton hoagie free to the community; hoagie donations to Philabundance, Police Athletic League of Philadelphia, and the Veterans Multi-Service Center; a charitable Hoagies for Heroes hoagie-building competition; and so much more.
  • With the local and chainwide celebration, Wawa will donate a combined 60,000 hoagies in honor of Wawa Hoagie Day!

Pizza Hut Releases Limited Edition Hawaiian Pizza Shirts

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
Food and drink, Cuisine, Food combinations, Australian cuisine, Canadian cuisine, Hawaiian pizza, Italian-American cuisine, Pizza Hut, Pizza, Hawaiian

TORONTO, July 1, 2021 /CNW/ - Today Pizza Hut launches an exclusive, limited-edition Hawaiian Pizza Shirt to celebrate the most controversial pizza topping of all-time: pineapple.

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  • TORONTO, July 1, 2021 /CNW/ - Today Pizza Hut launches an exclusive, limited-edition Hawaiian Pizza Shirt to celebrate the most controversial pizza topping of all-time: pineapple.
  • With new research showing thirty per cent of Canadians feel that pineapple should never be on a pizza, Pizza Hut is offering Hawaiian pizza lovers an opportunity to announce their love for pineapple to the world by wearing it with style.
  • The Hawaiian Pizza Shirts are inspired by the classic Hawaiian shirts of the 80s and 90s, with a delicious refresh that Hawaiian Pizza fans will go ham for.
  • For a chance to secure your very own Hawaiian Pizza Shirt, visit Pizza Hut Canada's Instagram page @PizzaHutCanada .

Stoner's Pizza Joint Announces Jacksonville, FL Expansion

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Cuisine, Food and drink, Italian-American cuisine, Flatbreads, Mediterranean cuisine, Pizza, World cuisine

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Stoner's Pizza Joint, a quick-service pizza franchise, announced today that it will be opening its second location in the Jacksonville, FL market located in the southside at 3837 Southside Blvd, #7, Jacksonville, FL 32216.

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  • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Stoner's Pizza Joint, a quick-service pizza franchise, announced today that it will be opening its second location in the Jacksonville, FL market located in the southside at 3837 Southside Blvd, #7, Jacksonville, FL 32216.
  • Stoner's Pizza Joint is a delivery and takeout focused concept featuring fresh, high-quality food prepared in-house daily with minimal production time, including proprietary recipes for the pizza dough, sauce, and cheese blend.
  • Stoner's Pizza Joint is currently seeking qualified franchisees to help the brand grow nationwide in college town markets, with a focus on the Southeast region.
  • To learn more about ownership opportunities with Stoner's Pizza Joint, contact the Stoner's Pizza Joint Franchise Development team, at [email protected] .

Marco's Pizza® Accelerates Colorado Franchise Development with Newly Signed Agreements

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Cuisine, Food and drink, Italian-American cuisine, Marco's Pizza, Pizza

This development news comes on the heels of the brand's recent announcement of now 90-plus franchise agreements signed year-to-date, with over 200 stores in various stages of development, as Marco's aims to grow its 1000-plus unit footprint by more than 10% this year.

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  • This development news comes on the heels of the brand's recent announcement of now 90-plus franchise agreements signed year-to-date, with over 200 stores in various stages of development, as Marco's aims to grow its 1000-plus unit footprint by more than 10% this year.
  • "The pandemic shined a light on the value of having pizza in your portfolio, proving the industry to be essentially recession-proof.
  • Eager to build their own franchise empire, Toupin and Harper joined Marco's Pizza with a development deal that will bring 12 stores to the Denver-Fort Collins area over the next three years.
  • Marco's Pizza is America's Most Loved and Most Trusted Pizza Brand, according to the 2019 Harris Poll EquiTrend Study.

Slice Launches Enhancements to Empower Independent Pizzerias

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Monday, June 28, 2021
Food and drink, Cuisine, American pizza, Slice, Pizza, Convenience foods, Italian-American cuisine

NEW YORK, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Slice, the platform powering the nation's largest network of pizzerias, today debuts enhancements and new features to its PoS solution, Slice Register , including Slice Payments and Slice Delivery Management.

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  • NEW YORK, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Slice, the platform powering the nation's largest network of pizzerias, today debuts enhancements and new features to its PoS solution, Slice Register , including Slice Payments and Slice Delivery Management.
  • Learn more about Slice Payments and Slice Delivery Management at sliceregister.com.
  • Slice Payments can be used with Slice Register or as a standalone payment processing option.
  • A 2021 winner of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies Award, Slice empowers over 16,000 independent pizzerias with the modern tools that have allowed major pizza chains to dominate until now.

Pie Five Pizza Introduces NEW Parmesan Crunch Stuffed Crust Pizza

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Monday, June 28, 2021
Food and drink, Cuisine, Pizza, Italian-American cuisine, American pizza, Mediterranean cuisine, World cuisine, Pie Five, Stuffed crust pizza, Pizza in the United States, Chicago-style pizza

Pie Five Pizza is proud to introduce the NEW Parmesan Crunch Stuffed Crust Pizza.

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  • Pie Five Pizza is proud to introduce the NEW Parmesan Crunch Stuffed Crust Pizza.
  • "Pie Five Pizza is proud to be the first national fast casual pizza restaurant to offer a personal stuffed crust pizza product for guests to enjoy," said Pie Five Director, Adam Schmidt.
  • Pie Five Pizza's Parmesan Crunch Stuffed Crust Pizza starts with its house-made dough, made from scratch every morning in all traditional stores.
  • "Pie Five Pizza was equipped to introduce personal stuffed crust pizza to the fast casual space, as our oven technology allows our team to create an elevated stuffed crust that incorporates crunch and flavors our guests crave.

National Survey Answers Burning Debate on How Consumers Say This Popular But Hard-to-Pronounce Menu Item

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Monday, June 28, 2021
Firehouse Subs, American culture, Italian-American cuisine, American cuisine, Submarine sandwich, Restaurants

Regardless of how you pronounce it, Firehouse Subs is proud to introduce its newest menu item, the Chicken Gyro Sub, available now at all Firehouse Subs restaurants for a limited time.

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  • Regardless of how you pronounce it, Firehouse Subs is proud to introduce its newest menu item, the Chicken Gyro Sub, available now at all Firehouse Subs restaurants for a limited time.
  • "The bright Mediterranean flavor of the Chicken Gyro Sub is something new to the Firehouse Subs brand," said Director of Product Development Jay Miller.
  • Firehouse Rewards members are the first to know about promotions and new menu items through the Firehouse Subs App.
  • More than 1,200 restaurants in 46 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and non-traditional locations
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Slice is Looking to Recruit Someone from Every State to Eat Pizza for a Year

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Thursday, June 24, 2021
Food and drink, Cuisine, Italian-American cuisine, Pizza

50 representatives (one from each state) will be selected to receive $2,000+ in pizza, cash and prizes.

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  • 50 representatives (one from each state) will be selected to receive $2,000+ in pizza, cash and prizes.
  • The company is scoutingrepresentatives from across the country who want to share their love of pizza with the world while supporting their neighborhood independents.
  • 50 representatives (one from each state) will be selected to receive $2,000+ in pizza, cash and prizes.
  • Think you have what it takes to join Slice's P.I.E Society and represent your state as its Resident Head of Pizza?