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Property / signature product
 
Property / signature product: Pizza Pit Light Pizza / rank
 
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Property / signature product: Pizza Pit Light Pizza / reference
 
Property / research note
 
Ten Madison stores in Sept. 1994 — 'our local staple pizza, of course, the standard by which all others are judged' (Rath), who recommended the spicier, 35-percent-less-fat Light Pizza; two Pizza Pit stands at the 1994 Taste of Madison sold deluxe combo, garden party veggie, super meat sampler, bacon onion cheeseburger and 4-alarm special slices.
Property / research note: Ten Madison stores in Sept. 1994 — 'our local staple pizza, of course, the standard by which all others are judged' (Rath), who recommended the spicier, 35-percent-less-fat Light Pizza; two Pizza Pit stands at the 1994 Taste of Madison sold deluxe combo, garden party veggie, super meat sampler, bacon onion cheeseburger and 4-alarm special slices. / rank
 
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Property / research note: Ten Madison stores in Sept. 1994 — 'our local staple pizza, of course, the standard by which all others are judged' (Rath), who recommended the spicier, 35-percent-less-fat Light Pizza; two Pizza Pit stands at the 1994 Taste of Madison sold deluxe combo, garden party veggie, super meat sampler, bacon onion cheeseburger and 4-alarm special slices. / reference
 
Property / research note: Ten Madison stores in Sept. 1994 — 'our local staple pizza, of course, the standard by which all others are judged' (Rath), who recommended the spicier, 35-percent-less-fat Light Pizza; two Pizza Pit stands at the 1994 Taste of Madison sold deluxe combo, garden party veggie, super meat sampler, bacon onion cheeseburger and 4-alarm special slices. / reference
 
Property / attested status
 
Property / attested status: operating / rank
 
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Property / attested status: operating / qualifier
 
point in time: 3 September 1994
Timestamp+1994-09-03T00:00:00Z
Timezone+00:00
CalendarGregorian
Precision1 day
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Property / attested status: operating / reference
 
stated in: Pizza choices as varied as toppings (CT, 3 Sep 1994, p. 42)
quotation: 616 University Ave… and nine other Madison locations

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pizza delivery chain founded in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969
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Pizza Pit
pizza delivery chain founded in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969

    Statements

    instance of
    brand
    0 references
    founded by
    Terry Voice
    1 reference
    stated in
    Sal's listed for sale; Glass Nickel expands to west side (WSJ, 26 Aug 1999, p. 61)
    quotation
    a once-lucrative pie that Voice started in 1969, creating a delivery market where there was none
    number of stores
    10
    point in time
    July 1999
    scope
    company-owned stores
    1 reference
    stated in
    Pizza Pit pursues recipe for survival (CT, 14 Jan 2000, p. 26)
    quotation
    Back in July, Pizza Pit had 10 corporate stores.
    26
    point in time
    29 January 2000
    scope
    franchised stores
    1 reference
    stated in
    3 Pizza Pit stores to reopen (WSJ, 29 Jan 2000, p. 39)
    quotation
    All 26 Pizza Pit franchise stores have remained open during the time the corporate stores were closed
    15
    point in time
    September 2026
    scope
    all stores
    1 reference
    stated in
    Pizza Pit, "About Us" (pizzapit.biz, 28 Sep 2026)
    quotation
    all 15 of our independently owned stores
    research note
    In the 2010s and 2020s two separate businesses use the name: the franchise system (pizzapit.biz) and Jim Meyer's Pizza Pit/Pizza Extreme. When they separated is under research; the working date is early 2000.
    0 references
    A 2016 profile of Athens Gyros names Pizza Pit/Pizza Extreme as the gyro maker's largest client.
    1 reference
    stated in
    Athens Gyros profile: the brand's largest client is Pizza Pit/Pizza Extreme (CT, 21 Sep 2016, p. 32)
    Ad man Dick Zillman created the Pizza Pit television spot in the snowy winter of 1978–79: a model train set, children's voices, flour and the jingle — 'whose pizza fleet still delivers free, fast and steaming hot? Yeah, it's the Pit's. Pizza Pit.'
    1 reference
    stated in
    "The Talk" on ad man Dick Zillman, who created the Pizza Pit TV jingle spot in the winter of 1978–79 (CT, 12 Feb 2008, p. 2)
    Seven Madison company stores reopened Jan. 29 – Feb. 14, 2000 under the Smith/Meyer group: Monroe St., E. Washington Ave. and Cottage Grove Rd. on Jan. 29 (for the Super Bowl), Odana Rd. on Feb. 2, Emil St. on Feb. 9, Northport Dr. and Raymond Rd. on Valentine's Day; former employees rehired through the Monroe Street store (257-5825).
    2 references
    stated in
    Franchise owner rescues city Pizza Pits (CT, 29 Jan 2000, p. 39)
    stated in
    All Madison Pizza Pits reopened by Monday (CT, 11 Feb 2000, p. 44)
    Pizzas shipped to Germany, North Carolina and a Seattle wake; an ice-fishing delivery onto Lake Monona Bay (Jan. 2001); in the 1970s a driver walked onto a Livingston Street film set and ended up in the movie (Doug Moe, 2001). The slogan 'free, fast and hot'; 'Over 50 Awards for Best Pizza in Madison' (2002 ad); Heavyweight, Classic and Pizza Twins pizzas.
    2 references
    stated in
    Pizza from the Pit is a hit on ice (CT, 10 Jan 2001, p. 2)
    stated in
    Rocky Rococo (32-item salad bar; Mother Lode World Tour) and Pizza Pit ('Over 50 Awards for Best Pizza') advertisements (CT, 16 May 2002, p. 63)
    March 1999 ads claimed '21 convenient area locations' with free delivery; the Oct. 1999 guide listed seven Madison stores (Campus 1614 Monroe, Far East 4527 Cottage Grove Rd., North, South Central, Southwest, West, Near East).
    2 references
    stated in
    Pizza Pit: 'Madison's Most Award Winning Pizza! Free, fast & hot delivery from 21 convenient area locations'; coupon for a 14-inch large classic pizza with two toppings, expires March 31, 1999. Same page: Pizzeria Uno 'Uno… (WSJ, 19 Mar 1999, p. 19)
    stated in
    Rhythm Restaurant Guide 1999–2000: Pizzerias (2) (CT, 28 Oct 1999, p. 114)
    The Great Pizza Pit Treasure Hunt of Jan. 14–23, 1991 hid a $1,000 medallion, with daily clues in The Capital Times.
    1 reference
    stated in
    Winter Carnival events (CT, 11 Jan 1991, p. 32)
    Eleven Madison-area Pizza Pits in April 1992, against seven Pizza Huts, nine Rocky Rococos, six Domino's and two Unos among 74 pizza places.
    1 reference
    stated in
    Just the Facts (CT, 15 Apr 1992, p. 1)
    The 1993 Food Share list gave a Pizza Pit at '5750 Raymond Road' (the Raymond Road store is otherwise recorded at 5706).
    1 reference
    stated in
    Food Share 1993 (WSJ, 25 Apr 1993, p. 190)
    Ten Madison stores in Sept. 1994 — 'our local staple pizza, of course, the standard by which all others are judged' (Rath), who recommended the spicier, 35-percent-less-fat Light Pizza; two Pizza Pit stands at the 1994 Taste of Madison sold deluxe combo, garden party veggie, super meat sampler, bacon onion cheeseburger and 4-alarm special slices.
    2 references
    stated in
    Pizza choices as varied as toppings (CT, 3 Sep 1994, p. 42)
    stated in
    Taste of Madison food list (WSJ, 1 Sep 1994, p. 61)
    attested status
    operating
    point in time
    3 September 1994
    1 reference
    stated in
    Pizza choices as varied as toppings (CT, 3 Sep 1994, p. 42)
    quotation
    616 University Ave… and nine other Madison locations
     
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