Extreme Pizza

Extreme Pizza, Inc.
Private
Industry Restaurant
Founded 1994
Headquarters San Francisco, California
Products Pizzas, Sandwiches (main)
Website http://www.extremepizza.com

Extreme Pizza is a privately held restaurant franchise chain specializing in conventional and California-style pizza, founded by Todd Parent[1] and Michael Pastor[2] in 1994 in San Francisco, California.[2] The chain currently includes over 30 locations in the United States, and one in Ireland. Most franchises are located in Northern California, as well as other states including Colorado, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Michigan.[3]

Description

Parent plans to open 20+ stores in Southern California.[4]

Extreme Pizza primarily sells pizza; other menu items include calzones, sandwiches, and salads.[5] Pizza toppings include roasted walnuts, marinated artichoke hearts, and hummus,[6] with creative names such as "Holy Cow", "Peace in the Middle East", and "Pandora's Box".[6]

Most restaurants have decor of extreme sports, such as photographs of extreme athletes and benches made out of snowboards.[6][7] In keeping with its extreme sports theme, Extreme Pizza was an early sponsor of the X Games.[8] According to the Seattle Times, Extreme Pizza is "lauded within the business world for its enlightened corporate policies and savvy extreme-sports sponsorships".[9]

The restaurant chain was recognised by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the fast-growing companies in the San Francisco Bay Area for four consecutive years (2000–2003)[10] and by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest-growing in the United States for three years (2001–2003).[11][12][13] Extreme Pizza won an award of "Best Pizza in San Francisco" in 1998.[14]

Pizzas cost $6 to $25.[15] Extreme Pizza offers online ordering, take-and-bake, and delivery,[16] and some locations also offer catering.[17]

See also

References

  1. Hughes, Robert J. (2002-08-16). "Never Stop Learning" (PDF). The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
  2. 1 2 Saekel, Karola (1994-09-21). "What's new". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  3. Grobaty, Tim (2006-11-17). "What's hot!: Extreme reigns supreme". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  4. Jergler, Don (2004-05-03). "New eatery takes pizza to the extreme". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  5. Mulson, Jen (2002-08-02). "Extreme-ly good pizzas satisfy fed-up GO! staffers". The Gazette (Colorado Springs). Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  6. 1 2 3 Northrop, Jane (2006-11-26). "Extreme Pizza satisfies Pacifica customers". Pacifica Tribune. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  7. Paterik, Stephanie (2003-05-10). "X-actly what Gilbert taste buds longed for". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  8. Yacoubi, Omar (2005-10-03). "'Extreme' addition to local pizza scene". The Commonwealth Times. Retrieved 2007-03-03. (a free-access version is available here
  9. Robinson, Kathryn (2005-08-12). "Daring combinations make sense to the taste buds". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  10. San Francisco Business Times (2002)
  11. Inc. (2001)
  12. Inc. (2002)
  13. Inc. (2003)
  14. Rodriguez, Robert (2001-12-29). "Taking Pizza to an Extreme - Fresno pizza place opens with ultimate sports theme". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  15. Dronfield, Joanne (2005-09-08). "Extreme Pizza". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  16. Hill, David (2005-02-21). "Holy Cow! Extreme Pizza comes in a Pandora's Box". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  17. Noda, Debbie (2006-04-21). "Extreme Pizza aims outside food stratosphere". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved 2007-03-06.

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