Pizzaiolo (restaurant chain) facts for kids
This page is about the restaurant chain. For a person who makes pizza known as a pizzaiolo, see pizza.
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Pizzaiolo in Toronto
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| Industry | Pizza restaurants |
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| Founded | 1940s in Montorio nei Frentani, Italy |
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Toronto, Canada |
Pizzaiolo is an American-style pizza chain in Canada. The chain has 43 restaurants in the Greater Toronto Area.
History
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.
Pizzaiolo currently has 43 locations in the Greater Toronto Area.
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