Fun Facts About Pizza on National Pizza Day!

The best day of the year has arrived! You must be thinking… what’s so special about February 9^th? Well, let us tell you…NATIONAL PIZZA DAY is February 9^th! Each day we crimp, we sauce, we top and send them off, but today we’re taking a moment to appreciate PIZZA, the deliciousness that came all the way from across the world!

FUN FACTS ABOUT PIZZA

Now for some fun stuff!

Pizza was invented in Naples, Italy

We want to start off by thanking Naples, Italy for inventing modern day pizza in the 18^th century. We also want to thank our Italian Immigrants and returning WWII service men who helped make pizza take off in the United States! We would have never met out first love if it wasn’t for you all. <3

How many slices of pizza are sold everyday?

Did you know that 350 slices of pizza are sold in the U.S. every second? About half of those are delivered to my house when those late night munchies hit…

Pepperoni is the most popular pizza topping!

Pepperoni is America’s favorite topping! 251.7 million pounds of pepperoni are consumed in the U.S. every year. Most of which end up on a pizza. Most of which end up on our pepperoni extreme pizza…

How big is the world’s largest pizza?

The world’s largest pizza as measured by the Guinness Book of World Records had a surface area of 13,580 ft²! I bet we could be beat that… Let’s get crimpin!

 

What to do on National Pizza Day

Pizza has come a long way, from a classic cheese pizza to now putting pineapple as a topping! Now that’s a debate for another day…

If you’re trying to figure out what to do on National Pizza Day, you’ve come to the right place. There’s only one thing you must do on this delicious day… Eat pizza!!!  

 

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