Jim Meyer
From Madison Pizza Wiki
Jim Meyer is the co-founder and owner of Pizza Extreme, and since about 2000 a partner in Pizza Pit.
Meyer grew up in Madison. He began working at a Pizza Pit in the Meadowood Shopping Center after graduating from Memorial High School in 1979; two of his brothers worked for the company at the time[1]. He also worked for a while at Edwardo's[2].
In 1991 he and Bill Stein, his friend and mentor at Pizza Pit, opened Pizza Extreme at 605 E. Washington Ave. Stein died a year later. "Everything after that was done to try to be true to what he had wanted and to make him proud", Meyer said[1].
In January 2000 Meyer and Carter Smith headed the group of investors that bought Pizza Pit's seven company stores in Madison[3].
Trivia
- "I've always loved pizza. It's still my favorite food"[1].
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Troller, S. (2009, September 27). "Extreme foresight for local pizza chain." Wisconsin State Journal. p. 52. Newspapers.com image 407707812.
- ↑ Rath, J. (1991, October 26). "'Extreme' tastes familiar." The Capital Times. p. 28. Newspapers.com image 520380615.
- ↑ Gribble, R. A. (2000, January 29). "3 Pizza Pit stores to reopen." Wisconsin State Journal. p. 39. Newspapers.com image 400919775.
