History. In 1963, Ohio State sophomore Jim Grote purchased the original Donatos located on the south side of Columbus, Ohio, for $1,300. Grote's business principles included: creating a superior product, hiring great people, and to "treat others the way I would like to be treated".

Jim bought the shop in 1963 for $1,300. He kept the name, derived from the Latin for “to give a good thing” - the perfect way to describe his three-part mission: make the best pizza, hire great people, and promote goodwill in the community.

Columbus, Ohio, United StatesDonatos Pizza / Place founded COLUMBUS, Ohio - Jane Grote Abell and Tom Krouse are the president and CEO of Donatos - the family- owned pizza company started by Abell's father back in 1963 on the south side of Columbus. The first Donatos was built by Abell's father Jim on Thurman Ave.

The savory topping has 50 percent less sodium, fat, and saturated fat compared to traditional pepperoni, made from a mixture of pea, potato, and fava bean proteins with the same amount of protein as traditional pepperoni.

Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba is still in business today, located between a number of bookstores. It is widely believed to be the world's first pizzeria.

Lombardi's Lombardi's is a pizzeria located at 32 Spring Street on the corner of Mott Street in the Nolita neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City. Opened in 1905, it has been recognized by the Pizza Hall of Fame as the first pizzeria in the United States.

In fact, Donatos comes from the Latin word for "to give a good thing." That means giving back to the communities we serve. Making pizzas is great.

Esposito immediately named the pizza after Queen Margherita and asked her for a Royal Seal. The note which a chamberlain sent to Esposito still hangs in the pizzeria he worked at, Pizzeria Brandi. However, the veracity of this note has been contended amongst historians for several reasons.

Our Mission is to Promote Goodwill. And we believe that every piece is important. It is incumbent upon us to do better. Donatos was founded on the basic principle of treating others the way you would want to be treated.

But modern pizza, the flatbreads with tomato sauce, cheese, and toppings, was born along the western coast of Italy, in the city of Naples.

Instead of traditional pizza dough, the base for these quick and easy pizzas is pita bread, which gets toasted in the oven before being slathered with store-bought marinara and stacked with sautéed vegetables. A few dollops of the cheesy bean spread top it all off.

Our proprietary pepperoni recipe is created exclusively by Sugardale. The combination of ingredients we use and how the pepperoni is cured and cooked all contribute to allowing the pepperoni to cup, creating that signature crispy texture you will find on all Donatos pepperoni pizzas.

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Domino's is the largest pizza chain in the world in terms of revenue and second in terms of stores opened. It has over 15,900 stores across 85 different countries.

Largest Pizza Chains Research Summary The largest Pizza chain in the U.S. is Domino's Pizza Inc. with a revenue of $4.53 billion in 2022. As of 2023, the U.S. pizza chain industry has a market size of $65 billion. There are 35,309 chain and 39,808 independent pizza restaurants in the U.S. as of 2021.

Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba is a pizzeria in Naples, Italy, which is widely believed to be the world's first pizzeria.