Today, 9th February, is National Pizza Day! Until the early 1900s Pizza was Italy’s well-kept secret, as it was little known beyond Naples’ borders. Immigrants to New York in the 1940’s introduced America to Pizza, which quickly spread across America and the rest of the world.
Since the first Pizza Hut opened in 1958, an abundance of restaurant and takeaway chains have opened worldwide. From traditional Italian Pizzas to American deep-dish Chicago style Pizza to the recent trend of Sourdough Pizzas, you don’t have to travel far in the UK to get yourself a Pizza! This has been enabled the major UK pizza brands including the likes of Pizza Hut, Papa John’s, Dominos, Pizza Express, as well as newer UK brands such as Franco Manca, Pizza Pilgrims, and Rudy’s Pizza who have driven a pizza revival in recent years.