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Straw Hat Pizza

Company type	Subsidiary
Founded	1959; 65 years ago (1959) San Leandro, California, United States
Founders	Charlie Olson Bill Henderlong
Headquarters	Brentwood, California , United States
Number of locations	27
Key people	Sal Listek (Chairman of the Board)
Products	Pizza, chicken wings, salads
Parent	Straw Hat Restaurants Inc.
Website	www.strawhatpizza.com

Straw Hat Pizza is a chain of pizza restaurants founded in 1959 in San Leandro, California.

History

Charlie Olson and Bill Henderlong founded Straw Hat Pizza in 1959, after working together for a regional chain called Me-N-Ed's. They named the store after hats worn by employees at their former employer. ^[1] At one point there were 230 locations across California and Nevada. ^[2]

Locations

As of February 2024, the company's website lists 28 locations spread across California. ^[3]

See also

• List of pizza chains of the United States

References

External links

• Straw Hat Pizza company history