Daily Pizza Roundup: April 6

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*29,160 people donate $842,387 to closed anti-gay marriage pizzeria. (Indy Star)

*Fast-casual pizzerias make $35 billion in annual sales. (Crain’s)

*PMQ runs the “pizza hall of fame.” (pizzahalloffame.com) (Broadway World)

*NYC pizzeria’s oven “has been compared to a Ferrari and a Stradivarius.” (The New Yorker)

*Pizza slice is the most popular emoji on payment app Venmo. (Quartz)

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Daily Pizza Roundup: April 6

Weekend Pizza Roundup: April 4

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*Millionaire Florida politician drops suit against lost teen pizza delivery guy. (Orlando Sentinel)

*Memories Gourmet Pizza Co. of Wisconsin takes flack for having a name similar to anti-gay marriage pizzeria in Indiana. (WBAY)

*Pizza and beer: Six (large) craft breweries attended the International Pizza Expo. (Brewers Association)

Weekend Pizza Roundup: April 4

Daily Pizza Roundup: April 3

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*Pizzeria opposed to gay marriage reportedly closes, but is raising lots of money online. (USA Today) (International Business Times) Boycott Memories Pizza (Facebook)

*The owner of Mystic Pizza (like the movie) pleaded guilty on federal tax charges for diverting $567,000 to family members. (AP via MassLive.com)

*”I just expect the older guy to get over it. A bigger man would not try to wreck a teenager’s life” and other comments from Redditors on the millionaire Florida politician suing a teenage pizza guy. (Reddit)

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Daily Pizza Roundup: April 2

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*Indiana pizzeria and “Christian establishment” says no service for gay weddings, “devastating the literally zero gay couples planning to serve pizza at their weddings.” (NYMag) They’re taking a beating on Yelp. (Politico)

*Police in New Orleans say they’ve caught the man who murdered a pizza delivery guy. (WGNO)

*I must have this ^ shirt.

*Pizagels, which is exactly what you think it is, reopens in Topeka after fire. Because if there are two things Kansas does best, it’s pizza and bagels. (WIBW)

*I’m seeing a few sites that fell for this “driverless delivery vehicle” prank. (Marketing.com)

*Your tax dollars at work: Even the Army is getting in on the April 1 pizza pranks. (Army.mil)

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Daily Pizza Roundup: April 2

Daily Pizza Roundup: April 1

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*President Obama opts for mushroom and fontina pizza and a “Carnivore” pie to go at Massachusetts event. (Boston Herald)

*Quebec pizzeria offers five varieties of poutine pizza. (MTL Blog)

*Not to be topped, Toronto pizzeria serves bone marrow pizza. (Blog TO)

*Improved high-heat oven technology leads to growth in fast casual pizza chains. (Pizza Marketplace)

*Owners of hip Brooklyn pizzeria Roberta’s fall out over finances. (New York Times)

*Michigan duo is first to complete 700-square-inch pizza challenge. (MLive.com) It didn’t go so well for a pair of reporters who tried it. (MLive.com)

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Daily Pizza Roundup: April 1

Obscene: Florida politician sues lost teenage pizza guy for $14K

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When an 18-year-old pizza delivery guy in Inverness, Fla. got lost and ended up in the wrong yard, state Sen. Charlie Dean came at him with a flashlight and gun, the Citrus County Chronicle reports.

What happened next is disputed by Dean and the pizza guy, Giovanni Bencini, who both say they were threatened by the other, according to the Chronicle.

I wonder who was threatening who: the guy with the pizza or the guy with the gun?

Now the state senator, with a $7.2 million net worth, is reportedly suing the teenage technical college student for $14,836 he apparently spent on a lawyer and private investigator for some reason.

Classy.

Florida state Sen. Charlie Dean via Twitter
Obscene: Florida politician sues lost teenage pizza guy for $14K

Daily Pizza Roundup: March 31

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*Police say Minnesota pizzeria was a front for weed dealing (they reportedly sold less than a dozen pizzas per week). (TwinCities.com)

*Franchisee says Pizza Hut’s “Flavors of Now” is a dud with customers. (Nation’s Restaurant News)

*Court rules in favor of man who claimed Pizza Hut’s “excessively hard” croutons damaged his dentures. (WATE)

*Why? Swiss pizzeria names pies after John Kerry and other U.S. politicians. (Washington Post)

*Nova Scotia pizza winner finishes third at Pizza Expo competition. (The Coast)

*Slow news day? Chicago Tribune profiles pizza lunch at renovated high school cafeteria.(Chicago Tribune)

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Daily Pizza Roundup: March 27

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*Highlights from the 31st annual International Pizza Expo. (L.A. Times)

*Full results from the World Pizza Games. (Pizza Today)

*Federal judge rules Florida pizzeria can rip off New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway logo. (NJ.com)

*More March Madness fans order pizza after a loss than after a win. (Wallet Hub)

*Four in 10 pizza makers in Italy are foreign. (The Local)

*Domino’s fundraising for family of slain pizza driver. (WGNO)

*Target Field offers $19 drink with a slice as garnish. (Fox Sports)

*I’m skeptical, but curious to try Detroit-style pizza. (Westword)

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Daily Pizza Roundup: March 27