Hungry Howie’s: Home of the Flavored Crust Pizza
November 12, 2022 Hungry Howie’s Pizza, the 11th largest pizza chain in the United States, is a franchise with 536 locations. Back in 1973, high school students in Taylor, Michigan, … Read more
Pizza Chains
Papa John’s Pizza: Better Ingredients, Better Pizza
January 29, 2022 Welcome to Papa John’s, the third-largest pizza delivery chain in the world. How is it different from its competitors, Pizza Hut and Domino’s? Well, Papa John’s claims … Read more
Donatos Pizza: Every piece is important
December 11, 2021 “To serve the best pizza and make your day a little better.“In 1963, Jim Grote spent the grand sum of $1,300 to buy the original Donatos located on … Read more
Chuck E. Cheese: where a kid can be a kid
August 14, 2021 Chuck E. Cheese is an American family entertainment centre and pizza restaurant. What kid doesn’t love pizza and video games? That’s the question that Nolan Bushnell, co-founder … Read more
Marco’s Pizza: real Italian pizza
February 21, 2021 Real Italian pizza since 1978. When I was assigned the job of writing about Marcos Pizza, I (a Canadian) had never heard of it. I wondered what … Read more
Cicis Pizza
April 5, 2020 So good it makes grown men cry. In 1985, in Plano, Texas, two guys by the names of Joe Croce and Mike Cole, founded Cicis Pizza. By … Read more
Boston Pizza: We’ll make you a fan
Fifty-five years ago (1964), Greek immigrant, Gus Agioritis, opened Boston Pizza and Spaghetti House, in Edmonton, Alberta. By 1970, Gus had 17 locations in Western Canada of which 15 were … Read more