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Everything you ever wanted
to know about Pizza...
Just
how popular is pizza?
- There are over 3 billion pizzas
purchased in the United States every year with another 2
billion being purchased around the world, and still
another 1 billion frozen pizzas being sold each year.
- Pizza Delivery is huge business: Over
1 billion pizzas are delivered every year.
- There are over 11.5 million pizzas
sold every day.
- The pizza market is over a $30
billion dollar a year industry
- Does it seem like there is an Italian
restaurant everywhere you look? There are over 467,000 Italian restaurants
just in the United
States.
- Want or need a pizza? With over
62,000 pizza restaurants in the United States, there
will most likely be one near you.
- Over 94% of the American population
enjoys eating pizza.
- October is national Pizza month.
When do hungry pizza
eaters buy the most pizzas?
½ of all pizzas are
purchased on Fridays and Saturdays, and the biggest pizza
ordering day is Super bowl Sunday.
Just how much pizza do we really
eat? Over 93% of the American population eats at
least 1 pizza each month, and the average family eats pizza
30 times a year via delivery, dine-in, and carryout!
Why do most pizza ads picture a
pepperoni pizza somewhere in the ad?
Pepperoni is the most popular topping in the U.S. with over
60% of all orders having it, and in Europe, tuna is the most
popular topping.
Is the tomato really a “fruit” or
“vegetable”? Arguably the tomato could be
considered a “fruit” because a "fruit" is any fleshy
material covering a seed or seeds; however, the United
Stated Supreme court ruled it to be a “vegetable” in 1893 in
order to collect import taxes. Fruit had no import taxes,
and the U.S. growers wanted to protect their position by
blocking lower priced imported tomatoes. By taxing the
tomato imports they could keep their profits.
Just what kinds of pizzas are
there?
Every type you could possibly imagine including peanut
butter and jelly, even ice cream, and any other whimsical
creation. In the U.S, there are 3 main regional styles of
pizza. The East is known for enjoying the New York-style
pizza which is considered to be the Neapolitan consisting of
a light, thin crust, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and
vegetable or meat topping. The Midwestern states prefer the
deep-dish Chicago style pizza, which has a thick crust with
loads of toppings. And people in the West Coast enjoy a more
“sophisticated look” of light crusts topped with healthier
vegetables such as sun-dried tomatoes and asparagus.
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