Celebrating National Pizza Day

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celebratingCathy Isom fills us in about why today is a great day for celebrating an oven-baked flatbread that Americans eat by the BILLIONS every year. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours.

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In case you’re still trying to figure out what’s for dinner tonight, allow me to offer this suggestion. Today is National Pizza day, celebrated every year on February 9th.

3 Billion pizzas are sold in the United States every year. Add another 1 billion on frozen pizzas. It’s no surprise that 17% percent of restaurants in America are pizzerias.

On average, Americans consume 23 pounds of pizza per person every years. Pepperoni is still the #1 favorite topping, and, we eat approximately 250-MILLION pounds of pepperoni every year. Pineapple is the least favorite topping, only about 10 percent want it. Kids between the ages of 3 and 11 prefer pizza over all food groups for lunch and dinner.

On National Pizza Day, you will find many restaurants offering up special deals.

I’m Cathy Isom…