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'''Brian Glassel''' is the co-founder, with [[Tim Nicholson]], of [[Glass Nickel Pizza]]. The "Glass" in the name is his. | '''Brian Glassel''' is the co-founder, with [[Tim Nicholson]], of [[Glass Nickel Pizza]]. The "Glass" in the name is his. | ||
Glassel is from Milwaukee<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61">Kalk, S. (1999, August 26). Sal's listed for sale; Glass Nickel expands to west side. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 61. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402056959/ 402056959], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522664495/ 522664495].</ref>. He owned Royal Pizza in Scranton, Pennsylvania, before moving to Madison about 1996. He met Nicholson at [[Pizza Extreme]], where he worked for less than two months<ref name="ct-1997-11-08-p41">(1997, November 8). | Glassel is from Milwaukee<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61">Kalk, S. (1999, August 26). Sal's listed for sale; Glass Nickel expands to west side. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 61. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402056959/ 402056959], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522664495/ 522664495].</ref>. He owned Royal Pizza in Scranton, Pennsylvania, before moving to Madison about 1996. He met Nicholson at [[Pizza Extreme]], where he worked for less than two months<ref name="ct-1997-11-08-p41">Kalk, S. (1997, November 8). "Sal's success almost too much for it to handle." ''The Capital Times''. p. 41. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522191880/ 522191880].</ref>. The two opened Glass Nickel at [[2049 Atwood Avenue|2049 Atwood Ave.]] on November 4, 1997. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:05, 24 October 2026
Brian Glassel is the co-founder, with Tim Nicholson, of Glass Nickel Pizza. The "Glass" in the name is his.
Glassel is from Milwaukee[1]. He owned Royal Pizza in Scranton, Pennsylvania, before moving to Madison about 1996. He met Nicholson at Pizza Extreme, where he worked for less than two months[2]. The two opened Glass Nickel at 2049 Atwood Ave. on November 4, 1997.
Trivia
- It was his aunt who suggested the name[3].
- He was 33 in 1999, when he said that Glass Nickel's franchises "are not awarded to strangers"[1].
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kalk, S. (1999, August 26). Sal's listed for sale; Glass Nickel expands to west side. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 61. Newspapers.com images 402056959, 522664495.
- ↑ Kalk, S. (1997, November 8). "Sal's success almost too much for it to handle." The Capital Times. p. 41. Newspapers.com image 522191880.
- ↑ Kalk Derby, S. (2024, January 14). "'Quite a project' for Glass Nickel." Wisconsin State Journal. p. A3–A4. Newspapers.com images 1031340937, 1031340962.
