Sunday, February 9, 2020

February 9 - National Pizza Day


Happy National Pizza Day! On February 9th, today celebrates one of America’s all-time favorite foods. 

Whether it is thin crust, Chicago-style, deep dish or anything in between, pizza is an American favorite. 

Click play to hear the story on why we celebrate National Pizza Day, as told by the founder of National Day Calendar, Marlo Anderson.


Here are some interesting facts about pizza: 

  • • Pepperoni is the most popular pizza at thirty-six percent of all pies ordered. 
  • • Over three billion pizzas are sold in America each year!  Add another one billion on frozen pizzas! 
  • • Seventeen percent of all U.S. restaurants are pizzerias. 
  • • Antica Pizzeria, the first Pizzeria, opened in Naples, Italy, in 1738. 
  • • Gennaro Lombardi, the first Pizzeria in the United States, opened in 1895 in New York City, New York 
  • • Americans consume on average twenty-three pounds of pizza per person each year! 

FUN FACT: 

The world's largest pizza ever weighed 26,883 lbs! According the keepers of human history over at the Guinness World Records, the largest circular pizza ever baked weighed was made in Norwood, South Africa by Norwood Hypermarket on December 8, 1990. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 
  
Your Very Special Offers:

  • • Blaze Pizza – Two Pepperoni Pizzas for $10 with online orders. 
  • Caulipower – This offers you a unique way to give the gift of pizza to friends or family who’re expecting on National Pizza Day. Visit BornOnPizzaDay.com to send a year’s supply of Caulipower pizza to the lucky family. 
  • • CiCi’s – With coupon, carry out three one-topping pizzas at $5 each. 
  • • Einstein Bro. – Offering 2 slices for $3 from February 3-9th. 
  • • Marco’s Pizza – Feb. 9, 2020, only, free medium cheese pizza with the purchase of any large pizza. Use promo code BOGOCHZ. 
  • • Patxi’s Pizza – Buy one get any ten-inch specialty thin crust for $9. 
  • • Round Table Pizza – Get their bounce-back coupon to celebrate with one free personal cheese or 1-topping pizza with any dine-in purchases. Limit one per order. See the website for more details. 
  • • Slice of The Burg – offering buy any 18″ pizza get a 14″ two regular topping pizza for $5 all day on Feb 9, 2020. 
Send National Day Calendar® a message with any other great deals you come across that celebrate National Pizza Day, 2020. You can do so by visiting the website below: 

Throw a pizza party and give the following recipes a try: 

Use #NationalPizzaDay to post on social media. 

HISTORY 

National Day Calendar® continues researching the origins of this ever-popular food holiday. However, the mystery remains. One thing they do know is how to eat pizza. Do you? 

How do you like your pizza? 

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