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![]() Pizzaiolo in Toronto | |
Industry | Pizza restaurants |
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Founded | 1940s in Montorio nei Frentani, Italy |
Founders |
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Number of locations | 43 |
Area served | Toronto, Canada |
Website |
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Pizzaiolo is an American-style pizza chain in Canada. The chain has 43 restaurants in the Greater Toronto Area. [1] [2] [3]
Pizzaiolo was founded in Montorio nei Frentani, Molise, Italy in the early 1940s by Nonno Giuseppe and Nonna Ida, and was run at a small pizzeria. The company name derives from the Italian word pizzaiolo [pittsaˈjɔːlo] which means "pizza maker". In the 1960s, the company moved to Toronto where the chain was started by "Mama Anna" and "Papa Antonio". They opened their first full-fledged restaurant in 1967. [4]
Pizzaiolo currently has 43 locations in the Greater Toronto Area.
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![]() Pizzaiolo in Toronto | |
Industry | Pizza restaurants |
---|---|
Founded | 1940s in Montorio nei Frentani, Italy |
Founders |
|
Number of locations | 43 |
Area served | Toronto, Canada |
Website |
www |
Pizzaiolo is an American-style pizza chain in Canada. The chain has 43 restaurants in the Greater Toronto Area. [1] [2] [3]
Pizzaiolo was founded in Montorio nei Frentani, Molise, Italy in the early 1940s by Nonno Giuseppe and Nonna Ida, and was run at a small pizzeria. The company name derives from the Italian word pizzaiolo [pittsaˈjɔːlo] which means "pizza maker". In the 1960s, the company moved to Toronto where the chain was started by "Mama Anna" and "Papa Antonio". They opened their first full-fledged restaurant in 1967. [4]
Pizzaiolo currently has 43 locations in the Greater Toronto Area.