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Jacques: Add the delivery fleet of about 1993

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Add the delivery fleet of about 1993

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	* In 1999 Voice said market research put Pizza Pit second in the Madison market, behind [[Pizza Hut]]<ref name="ct-1999-08-06-p2" />.		* In 1999 Voice said market research put Pizza Pit second in the Madison market, behind [[Pizza Hut]]<ref name="ct-1999-08-06-p2" />.
	* The store at [[1401 Emil Street\|1401 Emil St.]] was a Pizza Pit for about 41 years, the longest of any address found so far.		* The store at [[1401 Emil Street\|1401 Emil St.]] was a Pizza Pit for about 41 years, the longest of any address found so far.
			* About 1993 the delivery cars were red Ford Tempos with lighted "Pizza Pit" signs on the roof. A former driver remembered that the company leased most of its fleet from Thorstad Chevrolet, and a frequent customer remembered being sent a telephone shaped like the delivery cars as a Christmas present<ref name="fb-2022-11-27-pizza-pit-fleet">(2022, November 27). [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=705411167815600 "Post with a photo of a Pizza Pit delivery car behind the Campus store, about 1993, Historic Madison Wi. photo group."] ''Facebook''.</ref>.
	* A business called "Tony's Pizza Pit" was the subject of a state labor order upheld in court in February 1969<ref name="ct-1969-02-05-p33">(1969, February 5). "WERC Order Against Pizza Place Upheld." ''The Capital Times''. p. 33. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/518766330/ 518766330].</ref>. Whether it was connected with the Pizza Pit chain is not known.		* A business called "Tony's Pizza Pit" was the subject of a state labor order upheld in court in February 1969<ref name="ct-1969-02-05-p33">(1969, February 5). "WERC Order Against Pizza Place Upheld." ''The Capital Times''. p. 33. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/518766330/ 518766330].</ref>. Whether it was connected with the Pizza Pit chain is not known.

Jacques: Add the Daily Cardinal contests of the 1970s

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Add the Daily Cardinal contests of the 1970s

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	==History==		==History==
	===Beginnings===		===Beginnings===
	According to the company, Pizza Pit began on the University of Wisconsin campus in 1969 because Madison had no pizza delivery service<ref name="mc-2024-10-14-pizza-pit-awards">Lynch, A. (2024, October 14). [https://madison.com/brandavestudios/article_9f64b2a4-649b-5e38-9fe0-ea304551c169.html "Pizza Pit nabs four Madison.com People's Choice awards."] ''madison.com''. Sponsored content.</ref>. Help-wanted advertisements in September 1969 told applicants to apply at [[608 University Avenue\|608 University Ave.]]<ref name="wsj-1969-09-08-p23">(1969, September 8). Pizza Pit help-wanted advertisements. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23–24. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>. By April 1971 there were four stores, which the advertisements labeled by the part of town each delivered to<ref name="wsj-1971-04-12-p4">(1971, April 12). Pizza Pit advertisement, "Free delivery! Yes, all four Pizza Pits in Madison". ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405149832/ 405149832].</ref>.		According to the company, Pizza Pit began on the University of Wisconsin campus in 1969 because Madison had no pizza delivery service<ref name="mc-2024-10-14-pizza-pit-awards">Lynch, A. (2024, October 14). [https://madison.com/brandavestudios/article_9f64b2a4-649b-5e38-9fe0-ea304551c169.html "Pizza Pit nabs four Madison.com People's Choice awards."] ''madison.com''. Sponsored content.</ref>. Help-wanted advertisements in September 1969 told applicants to apply at [[608 University Avenue\|608 University Ave.]]<ref name="wsj-1969-09-08-p23">(1969, September 8). Pizza Pit help-wanted advertisements. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23–24. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>. That month the Daily Cardinal introduced "the Pizza Pit, a new carry-out and free delivery pizza concern at 608 University Avenue", which offered to publicize campus events from its sound-equipped car<ref name="dc-1969-09-18-p14">(1969, September 18). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AEXTJKXKJ44WSF8L/pages/AHRAF7DJMT3C7O8E "Pizza Pit offers free publicity."] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 14.</ref>. By April 1971 there were four stores, which the advertisements labeled by the part of town each delivered to<ref name="wsj-1971-04-12-p4">(1971, April 12). Pizza Pit advertisement, "Free delivery! Yes, all four Pizza Pits in Madison". ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405149832/ 405149832].</ref>.

	[[Terry Voice]] was president of the company by 1983<ref name="ct-1983-04-12-p8">(1983, April 12). Market Memo: Pizza Pit franchise subsidiary and 1983 expansion plans. ''The Capital Times''. p. 8. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521380140/ 521380140].</ref> and remained so until 2000. When Gerald H. Voice died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in June 1989, his obituary said he "was one of the original owners and founders of Pizza Pit, Limited, which started in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969"<ref name="ct-1989-06-06-p23">(1989, June 6). Obituary of Gerald H. Voice of Ann Arbor, Mich., 77: 'Mr. Voice was one of the original owners and founders of Pizza Pit, Limited, which started in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969'. ''The Capital Times''. p. 23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520014229/ 520014229].</ref>. A 1999 column credited him with starting the business and "creating a delivery market where there was none"<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>.		[[Terry Voice]] was president of the company by 1983<ref name="ct-1983-04-12-p8">(1983, April 12). Market Memo: Pizza Pit franchise subsidiary and 1983 expansion plans. ''The Capital Times''. p. 8. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521380140/ 521380140].</ref> and remained so until 2000. When Gerald H. Voice died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in June 1989, his obituary said he "was one of the original owners and founders of Pizza Pit, Limited, which started in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969"<ref name="ct-1989-06-06-p23">(1989, June 6). Obituary of Gerald H. Voice of Ann Arbor, Mich., 77: 'Mr. Voice was one of the original owners and founders of Pizza Pit, Limited, which started in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969'. ''The Capital Times''. p. 23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520014229/ 520014229].</ref>. A 1999 column credited him with starting the business and "creating a delivery market where there was none"<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>.

	===The Cardinal contests===		===The Cardinal contests===
			By April 1975 there were five Pizza Pits; that month United Neighborhood Centers volunteers took over their phones and deliveries for a day as a fund-raiser<ref name="dc-1975-04-24-p4">(1975, April 24). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ADPJKIXHTDB62H84/pages/AHBQFHTTEHSYS49D "Pizza fund raiser."] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 4.</ref>.
	Pizza Pit took part in all the [[Daily Cardinal pizza contests]] of the 1970s: second in 1971, when its pizza cost $1.90 with a coupon, third in 1972 and 1973, and in 1975 the best thin crust, with "an authentic urban flair the others lack"<ref name="dc-1971-11-05-p9">Anchovy, W. J. (1971, November 5). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A42WIS6HQWPSI48D/pages/ALQCYDOMULMDO78Q "Promises, promises: First annual pizza contest."] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 9.</ref><ref name="dc-1972-11-17-p15">McCue, M. (1972, November 17). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AB4O7PJUOZ22W28Q/pages/A5ITJXL5DAAWFI83 Second Annual Cardinal Pizza Delivery Competition.] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 15.</ref><ref name="dc-1973-12-07-p21">Staff, A. S. M. o. t. C. (1973, December 7). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AYT6JBSLU7SDSN8J/pages/A7BIB6V4NSEQ529E "As the pizza turns..."] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 21.</ref><ref name="dc-1975-11-04-p1">(1975, November 4). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AFKR5452RGMKXO8M/pages/A6N32XJ63HHHL38M "Searching for the pie in the sky."] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 1.</ref>. In 1971 the Cardinal's columnist used its hot Italian submarine as his yardstick for subs<ref name="dc-1971-12-02-p4">Gourmet, S. S. (1971, December 2). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AOVQOMTXHKBJFY8M/pages/AA4622B77QGCXK8D State Street Gourmet on Submarine Village, comparing Pizza Pit's hot Italian submarine.] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 4.</ref>.		Pizza Pit took part in all the [[Daily Cardinal pizza contests]] of the 1970s: second in 1971, when its pizza cost $1.90 with a coupon, third in 1972 and 1973, and in 1975 the best thin crust, with "an authentic urban flair the others lack"<ref name="dc-1971-11-05-p9">Anchovy, W. J. (1971, November 5). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A42WIS6HQWPSI48D/pages/ALQCYDOMULMDO78Q "Promises, promises: First annual pizza contest."] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 9.</ref><ref name="dc-1972-11-17-p15">McCue, M. (1972, November 17). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AB4O7PJUOZ22W28Q/pages/A5ITJXL5DAAWFI83 Second Annual Cardinal Pizza Delivery Competition.] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 15.</ref><ref name="dc-1973-12-07-p21">Staff, A. S. M. o. t. C. (1973, December 7). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AYT6JBSLU7SDSN8J/pages/A7BIB6V4NSEQ529E "As the pizza turns..."] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 21.</ref><ref name="dc-1975-11-04-p1">(1975, November 4). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AFKR5452RGMKXO8M/pages/A6N32XJ63HHHL38M "Searching for the pie in the sky."] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 1.</ref>. In 1971 the Cardinal's columnist used its hot Italian submarine as his yardstick for subs<ref name="dc-1971-12-02-p4">Gourmet, S. S. (1971, December 2). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AOVQOMTXHKBJFY8M/pages/AA4622B77QGCXK8D State Street Gourmet on Submarine Village, comparing Pizza Pit's hot Italian submarine.] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 4.</ref>.

Jacques: Add the Daily Cardinal contests of the 1970s

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Add the Daily Cardinal contests of the 1970s

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	[[Terry Voice]] was president of the company by 1983<ref name="ct-1983-04-12-p8">(1983, April 12). Market Memo: Pizza Pit franchise subsidiary and 1983 expansion plans. ''The Capital Times''. p. 8. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521380140/ 521380140].</ref> and remained so until 2000. When Gerald H. Voice died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in June 1989, his obituary said he "was one of the original owners and founders of Pizza Pit, Limited, which started in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969"<ref name="ct-1989-06-06-p23">(1989, June 6). Obituary of Gerald H. Voice of Ann Arbor, Mich., 77: 'Mr. Voice was one of the original owners and founders of Pizza Pit, Limited, which started in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969'. ''The Capital Times''. p. 23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520014229/ 520014229].</ref>. A 1999 column credited him with starting the business and "creating a delivery market where there was none"<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>.		[[Terry Voice]] was president of the company by 1983<ref name="ct-1983-04-12-p8">(1983, April 12). Market Memo: Pizza Pit franchise subsidiary and 1983 expansion plans. ''The Capital Times''. p. 8. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521380140/ 521380140].</ref> and remained so until 2000. When Gerald H. Voice died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in June 1989, his obituary said he "was one of the original owners and founders of Pizza Pit, Limited, which started in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969"<ref name="ct-1989-06-06-p23">(1989, June 6). Obituary of Gerald H. Voice of Ann Arbor, Mich., 77: 'Mr. Voice was one of the original owners and founders of Pizza Pit, Limited, which started in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969'. ''The Capital Times''. p. 23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520014229/ 520014229].</ref>. A 1999 column credited him with starting the business and "creating a delivery market where there was none"<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>.

			===The Cardinal contests===
			Pizza Pit took part in all the [[Daily Cardinal pizza contests]] of the 1970s: second in 1971, when its pizza cost $1.90 with a coupon, third in 1972 and 1973, and in 1975 the best thin crust, with "an authentic urban flair the others lack"<ref name="dc-1971-11-05-p9">Anchovy, W. J. (1971, November 5). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A42WIS6HQWPSI48D/pages/ALQCYDOMULMDO78Q "Promises, promises: First annual pizza contest."] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 9.</ref><ref name="dc-1972-11-17-p15">McCue, M. (1972, November 17). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AB4O7PJUOZ22W28Q/pages/A5ITJXL5DAAWFI83 Second Annual Cardinal Pizza Delivery Competition.] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 15.</ref><ref name="dc-1973-12-07-p21">Staff, A. S. M. o. t. C. (1973, December 7). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AYT6JBSLU7SDSN8J/pages/A7BIB6V4NSEQ529E "As the pizza turns..."] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 21.</ref><ref name="dc-1975-11-04-p1">(1975, November 4). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AFKR5452RGMKXO8M/pages/A6N32XJ63HHHL38M "Searching for the pie in the sky."] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 1.</ref>. In 1971 the Cardinal's columnist used its hot Italian submarine as his yardstick for subs<ref name="dc-1971-12-02-p4">Gourmet, S. S. (1971, December 2). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AOVQOMTXHKBJFY8M/pages/AA4622B77QGCXK8D State Street Gourmet on Submarine Village, comparing Pizza Pit's hot Italian submarine.] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 4.</ref>.

	===Franchising===		===Franchising===

Jacques: Add the 1980s research: 1984 awards, 800,000 pizzas a year, store counts, co-founder Gerald H. Voice

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Add the 1980s research: 1984 awards, 800,000 pizzas a year, store counts, co-founder Gerald H. Voice

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	According to the company, Pizza Pit began on the University of Wisconsin campus in 1969 because Madison had no pizza delivery service<ref name="mc-2024-10-14-pizza-pit-awards">Lynch, A. (2024, October 14). [https://madison.com/brandavestudios/article_9f64b2a4-649b-5e38-9fe0-ea304551c169.html "Pizza Pit nabs four Madison.com People's Choice awards."] ''madison.com''. Sponsored content.</ref>. Help-wanted advertisements in September 1969 told applicants to apply at [[608 University Avenue\|608 University Ave.]]<ref name="wsj-1969-09-08-p23">(1969, September 8). Pizza Pit help-wanted advertisements. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23–24. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>. By April 1971 there were four stores, which the advertisements labeled by the part of town each delivered to<ref name="wsj-1971-04-12-p4">(1971, April 12). Pizza Pit advertisement, "Free delivery! Yes, all four Pizza Pits in Madison". ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405149832/ 405149832].</ref>.		According to the company, Pizza Pit began on the University of Wisconsin campus in 1969 because Madison had no pizza delivery service<ref name="mc-2024-10-14-pizza-pit-awards">Lynch, A. (2024, October 14). [https://madison.com/brandavestudios/article_9f64b2a4-649b-5e38-9fe0-ea304551c169.html "Pizza Pit nabs four Madison.com People's Choice awards."] ''madison.com''. Sponsored content.</ref>. Help-wanted advertisements in September 1969 told applicants to apply at [[608 University Avenue\|608 University Ave.]]<ref name="wsj-1969-09-08-p23">(1969, September 8). Pizza Pit help-wanted advertisements. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23–24. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>. By April 1971 there were four stores, which the advertisements labeled by the part of town each delivered to<ref name="wsj-1971-04-12-p4">(1971, April 12). Pizza Pit advertisement, "Free delivery! Yes, all four Pizza Pits in Madison". ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405149832/ 405149832].</ref>.

	[[Terry Voice]] was president of the company by 1983<ref name="ct-1983-04-12-p8">(1983, April 12). Market Memo: Pizza Pit franchise subsidiary and 1983 expansion plans. ''The Capital Times''. p. 8. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521380140/ 521380140].</ref> and remained so until 2000. A 1999 column credited him with starting the business and "creating a delivery market where there was none"<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>.		[[Terry Voice]] was president of the company by 1983<ref name="ct-1983-04-12-p8">(1983, April 12). Market Memo: Pizza Pit franchise subsidiary and 1983 expansion plans. ''The Capital Times''. p. 8. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521380140/ 521380140].</ref> and remained so until 2000. When Gerald H. Voice died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in June 1989, his obituary said he "was one of the original owners and founders of Pizza Pit, Limited, which started in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969"<ref name="ct-1989-06-06-p23">(1989, June 6). Obituary of Gerald H. Voice of Ann Arbor, Mich., 77: 'Mr. Voice was one of the original owners and founders of Pizza Pit, Limited, which started in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969'. ''The Capital Times''. p. 23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520014229/ 520014229].</ref>. A 1999 column credited him with starting the business and "creating a delivery market where there was none"<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>.

	===Franchising===		===Franchising===
	In April 1983 the parent company, Pizza Pit Ltd., formed Pizza Pit Investment Enterprises Inc. to sell franchises and train staff, with offices at 402 S. Gammon Pl. Pizza Pit then had nine delivery stores and restaurants in the Madison area<ref name="ct-1983-04-01-p10" />, and planned to open 15 franchised and five company-owned stores that year in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin<ref name="ct-1983-04-12-p8" />. Two months later it had 12 stores in Iowa and Wisconsin, the newest two in Green Bay<ref name="wsj-1983-06-12-p61">(1983, June 12). Business people: managers named for two new Pizza Pit stores in Green Bay. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 61. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404645680/ 404645680].</ref>.		In April 1983 the parent company, Pizza Pit Ltd., formed Pizza Pit Investment Enterprises Inc. to sell franchises and train staff, with offices at 402 S. Gammon Pl. Pizza Pit then had nine delivery stores and restaurants in the Madison area<ref name="ct-1983-04-01-p10" />, and planned to open 15 franchised and five company-owned stores that year in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin<ref name="ct-1983-04-12-p8" />. Two months later it had 12 stores in Iowa and Wisconsin, the newest two in Green Bay<ref name="wsj-1983-06-12-p61">(1983, June 12). Business people: managers named for two new Pizza Pit stores in Green Bay. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 61. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404645680/ 404645680].</ref>.

			===The 1980s===
			In 1984 Pizza Pit advertised three awards: Best Delivery from Madison Magazine (July), Best Thin Crust Pizza from MNI's Ultimate Guide and Best Delivered Pizza from the Isthmus Annual Manual (both August). The State Journal's dining guide that October listed ten stores, promising "Free, fast, hot, home delivery", salad bars and pizza by the slice in the inside stores, and a "Pizza Pit deluxe" on which every fifth item was free<ref name="wsj-1984-10-07-p265">(1984, October 7). "Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1984." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 265. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402306091/ 402306091].</ref>.

			In June 1985 the Capital Times reported that Pizza Pit had sold "800,000-plus pizzas" in fiscal 1984 from its ten local outlets, using 750,000 pounds of dough, 48,000 gallons of sauce, 395,000 pounds of cheese, 119,000 pounds of Italian sausage, 91,000 pounds of mushrooms and 68,500 pounds of pepperoni — about 20 percent of area pizza sales, by an in-house survey that Rocky Rococo called "too generous". It had held 67 percent of the local delivery market a year earlier, "But since Domino's burst onto the scene with two University Avenue stores, that share has probably fallen to 60 percent," said its marketing director, Tom Hartl. The three biggest chains, Pizza Pit, Rocky Rococo and Pizza Hut, had spent about $250,000 between them on local television advertising in 1984<ref name="ct-1985-06-22-p14">Egerton, B. (1985, June 22). "Madison has right stuff for making — and eating! — pizza." ''The Capital Times''. p. 14. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/519961462/ 519961462].</ref>. In the same issue's "Cheese-off" Kaye Schultz found Pizza Pit's spicy tomato sauce and "thin, puffy-edged crust" "the best pizza base in Madison", and its pizzas the bargain<ref name="ct-1985-06-22-p15">(1985, June 22). "Mama Mia! Madison's pizza craving is monstrous / A tale of two pizzas — upscale and other." ''The Capital Times''. p. 15. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/519961465/ 519961465].</ref>. "Pizza Pit availability" was by then a byword for delivery coverage<ref name="ct-1985-05-04-p4">(1985, May 4). Review of East Side Gyros: the owner hopes to establish 'Pizza Pit availability' — a flagship shop with satellites around Madison for fast delivery. ''The Capital Times''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/519946227/ 519946227].</ref>.

			The dining guides listed nine stores in 1985, ten in 1986 (adding 134 Westgate Mall) and "11 Madison-area locations" in 1987<ref name="wsj-1985-10-06-p138">(1985, October 6). Dining guide listing Pizza Oven and Pizza Pit. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 138. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401397486/ 401397486].</ref><ref name="wsj-1986-10-05-p169">(1986, October 5). "Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1986." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 169. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405302760/ 405302760].</ref><ref name="wsj-1987-10-04-p252">(1987, October 4). "Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1987." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 252. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402545340/ 402545340].</ref>. The 1986 licenses for 6668 Odana Rd., in the Market Square shopping center, and 78 East Towne Mall were in Kerry Cook's name, and those for 1401 Emil St. and 616 University Ave. in Terry K. Voice's<ref name="wsj-1986-05-01-p30">(1986, May 1). "Legal notice: applications for the sale of beer and/or liquor (City of Madison, 1986–87)." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 30. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402295753/ 402295753], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402295768/ 402295768].</ref><ref name="ct-1989-05-20-p8">(1989, May 20). Market Square (Odana Rd. between Yellowstone and Grand Canyon) 'Hope for Life' benefit ad: food offered by Bonanza, Cousins, Steep'n Brew, Pizza Pit and TCBY; merchant list includes Pizza Pit. ''The Capital Times''. p. 8. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522572262/ 522572262].</ref>. In November 1987 Pizza Pit fed the Sematech site-selection delegation<ref name="ct-1987-11-07-p14">(1987, November 7). Madison's bid for the Sematech semiconductor consortium: 'Pizza Pit will give Sematech officials all the pizza they need while in town'. ''The Capital Times''. p. 14. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522620361/ 522620361].</ref>.

	A new headquarters building at 4253 Argosy Ct. was in use by June 1989<ref name="wsj-1989-06-04-p33">(1989, June 4). Help-wanted advertisement, Pizza Pit corporate headquarters, 4253 Argosy Court. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 33. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404579230/ 404579230].</ref>. It also held the commissary, which at one time supplied more than two dozen stores<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />. In the mid-1990s Pizza Pit tried sharing space with convenience stores and bowling centers<ref name="wsj-1999-08-06-p1">Newman, J. (1999, August 6). "Pizza Pit files for Chapter 11 but will keep on rolling." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404009652/ 404009652].</ref>; one was inside the Dream Lanes bowling alley at 13 Atlas Ct. by August 1995, when "Dream Lanes Pizza Pit" was hiring bartenders and pizza makers<ref name="wsj-1995-08-24-p38">(1995, August 24). 'BARTENDERS & COCKTAIL SERVERS… PIZZA MAKERS… Apply in person after 4:00 pm at: Dream Lanes Pizza Pit, 13 Atlas Ct.'; 'Rocky Rococo's Party Pizzeria is now hiring for its BANQUET/CATERING operations on the west side… 7952 …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 38. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404460349/ 404460349].</ref>, and another inside the Lodi Bowl in 1996<ref name="wsj-1996-08-25-p219">(1996, August 25). Lodi Bowl & Sports Bar advertisement, "New! Pizza Pit!". ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 219. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405467233/ 405467233].</ref>. Voice said later that the company had hoped to grow to 100 stores<ref name="wsj-1999-08-06-p1" />.		A new headquarters building at 4253 Argosy Ct. was in use by June 1989<ref name="wsj-1989-06-04-p33">(1989, June 4). Help-wanted advertisement, Pizza Pit corporate headquarters, 4253 Argosy Court. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 33. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404579230/ 404579230].</ref>. It also held the commissary, which at one time supplied more than two dozen stores<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />. In the mid-1990s Pizza Pit tried sharing space with convenience stores and bowling centers<ref name="wsj-1999-08-06-p1">Newman, J. (1999, August 6). "Pizza Pit files for Chapter 11 but will keep on rolling." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404009652/ 404009652].</ref>; one was inside the Dream Lanes bowling alley at 13 Atlas Ct. by August 1995, when "Dream Lanes Pizza Pit" was hiring bartenders and pizza makers<ref name="wsj-1995-08-24-p38">(1995, August 24). 'BARTENDERS & COCKTAIL SERVERS… PIZZA MAKERS… Apply in person after 4:00 pm at: Dream Lanes Pizza Pit, 13 Atlas Ct.'; 'Rocky Rococo's Party Pizzeria is now hiring for its BANQUET/CATERING operations on the west side… 7952 …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 38. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404460349/ 404460349].</ref>, and another inside the Lodi Bowl in 1996<ref name="wsj-1996-08-25-p219">(1996, August 25). Lodi Bowl & Sports Bar advertisement, "New! Pizza Pit!". ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 219. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405467233/ 405467233].</ref>. Voice said later that the company had hoped to grow to 100 stores<ref name="wsj-1999-08-06-p1" />.
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	===Former Locations===		===Former Locations===
	* [[608 University Avenue\|608 University Ave.]] (by September 1969<ref name="wsj-1969-09-08-p23" />; one of the four stores of April 1971). A 1985 dining guide lists 616 University Ave. with the same telephone number<ref name="wsj-1985-10-06-p138"~~>(1985, October 6). Dining guide listing Pizza Oven and Pizza Pit. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 138. Newspapers.com image [https:~~/~~/www.newspapers.com/image/401397486/ 401397486].</ref~~>. The 1980 Yellow Pages already list 616 University Ave.<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />		* [[608 University Avenue\|608 University Ave.]] (by September 1969<ref name="wsj-1969-09-08-p23" />; one of the four stores of April 1971). A 1985 dining guide lists 616 University Ave. with the same telephone number<ref name="wsj-1985-10-06-p138" />. The 1980 Yellow Pages already list 616 University Ave.<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />
	* 1349 Williamson St. (by April 1971<ref name="wsj-1971-04-12-p4" />; still the Near East store in 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />).		* 1349 Williamson St. (by April 1971<ref name="wsj-1971-04-12-p4" />; still the Near East store in 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />).
	* 3862 Johns St., "across from C&P Plaza" (by March 1971<ref name="wsj-1971-04-19-p8" />). By 1980 the Far East store, with the same telephone number, was at 4126 Monona Dr.<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />		* 3862 Johns St., "across from C&P Plaza" (by March 1971<ref name="wsj-1971-04-19-p8" />). By 1980 the Far East store, with the same telephone number, was at 4126 Monona Dr.<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />
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	* 1860 E. Washington Ave., also given as 1869 (by January 2000; open in March 2000).		* 1860 E. Washington Ave., also given as 1869 (by January 2000; open in March 2000).
	* [[1614 Monroe Street\|1614 Monroe St.]] (by January 2000; open in March 2000).		* [[1614 Monroe Street\|1614 Monroe St.]] (by January 2000; open in March 2000).
	* 6668 Odana Rd. (licensed in May 1998<ref name="ct-1998-05-26-p4" />; open in March 2000).		* 6668 Odana Rd., in the Market Square shopping center (licensed by May 1986<ref name="wsj-1986-05-01-p30" /><ref name="ct-1989-05-20-p8" />; licensed in May 1998<ref name="ct-1998-05-26-p4" />; open in March 2000).
	* 6628 Odana Rd. (listed in September 2024<ref name="mc-2024-09-08-pizza-pit-listing" />; closed by August 2025<ref name="ct-2025-10-01-pO25" />). Possibly the same store as 6668 Odana Rd.		* 6628 Odana Rd. (listed in September 2024<ref name="mc-2024-09-08-pizza-pit-listing" />; closed by August 2025<ref name="ct-2025-10-01-pO25" />). Possibly the same store as 6668 Odana Rd.
	* 1417 Northport Dr., at Troy Drive (the North store by 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />; to January 2000).		* 1417 Northport Dr., at Troy Drive (the North store by 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />; to January 2000).

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* The Pizza Pit television jingle — "whose pizza fleet still delivers free, fast and steaming hot? Yeah, it's the Pit's. Pizza Pit." — was written by the Madison advertising man Dick Zillman in the snowy winter of 1978–79, with a model train set and children's voices<ref name="ct-2008-02-12-p2">(2008, February 12). "The Talk" on ad man Dick Zillman, who created the Pizza Pit TV jingle spot in the winter of 1978–79. ''The Capital Times''. p. 2. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522535511/ 522535511].</ref>.		* The Pizza Pit television jingle — "whose pizza fleet still delivers free, fast and steaming hot? Yeah, it's the Pit's. Pizza Pit." — was written by the Madison advertising man Dick Zillman in the snowy winter of 1978–79, with a model train set and children's voices<ref name="ct-2008-02-12-p2">(2008, February 12). "The Talk" on ad man Dick Zillman, who created the Pizza Pit TV jingle spot in the winter of 1978–79. ''The Capital Times''. p. 2. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522535511/ 522535511].</ref>.
	* Several Madison pizza businesses trace back to Pizza Pit. Jim Meyer and Bill Stein worked for Pizza Pit before they founded [[Pizza Extreme]] in 1991<ref name="ct-1991-10-26-p28">Rath, J. (1991, October 26). "'Extreme' tastes familiar." ''The Capital Times''. p. 28. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520380615/ 520380615].</ref>, and the founders of [[Glass Nickel Pizza]] met while working at Pizza Extreme<ref name="ct-1997-11-08-p41">(1997, November 8). ~~Cheap Eats news: Glass Nickel Pizza Company opens~~. ''The Capital Times''. p. 41. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522191880/ 522191880].</ref>.		* Several Madison pizza businesses trace back to Pizza Pit. Jim Meyer and Bill Stein worked for Pizza Pit before they founded [[Pizza Extreme]] in 1991<ref name="ct-1991-10-26-p28">Rath, J. (1991, October 26). "'Extreme' tastes familiar." ''The Capital Times''. p. 28. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520380615/ 520380615].</ref>, and the founders of [[Glass Nickel Pizza]] met while working at Pizza Extreme<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>.
	* Stoughton's mayor, Tim Swadley, and his wife owned the Stoughton Pizza Pit until 2022<ref name="ct-2025-06-18-pO24">Rodriguez, A. (2025, June 18). Stoughton growth story naming Mayor Tim Swadley. ''The Capital Times''. p. O24. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1213793924/ 1213793924].</ref>.		* Stoughton's mayor, Tim Swadley, and his wife owned the Stoughton Pizza Pit until 2022<ref name="ct-2025-06-18-pO24">Rodriguez, A. (2025, June 18). Stoughton growth story naming Mayor Tim Swadley. ''The Capital Times''. p. O24. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1213793924/ 1213793924].</ref>.
	* Terry Voice began in the pizza business in 1964 with the company that became [[Domino’s Pizza\|Domino's]]<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />.		* Terry Voice began in the pizza business in 1964 with the company that became [[Domino’s Pizza\|Domino's]]<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />.

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	* Middleton (at 2620 Allen Blvd., Middleton Springs Shopping Center, in 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />; open in 1984<ref name="wsj-1984-07-30-p4" />; at 2506 Allen Blvd., with the same telephone number, in 1995<ref name="yp-1995-p637" />; closed 1999).		* Middleton (at 2620 Allen Blvd., Middleton Springs Shopping Center, in 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />; open in 1984<ref name="wsj-1984-07-30-p4" />; at 2506 Allen Blvd., with the same telephone number, in 1995<ref name="yp-1995-p637" />; closed 1999).
	* 105 S. Main St., Oregon (franchise, listed in 1995)<ref name="yp-1995-p636" />.		* 105 S. Main St., Oregon (franchise, listed in 1995)<ref name="yp-1995-p636" />.
	* 1200 Highway 151, Mount Horeb (closed before July 2010, when a [[Pizza Extreme]] opened in the store<ref name="ct-2010-07-15-p7">(2010, July 15). Table Talk: Mount Horeb now has a Pizza Extreme, at 1200 Highway 151 in a former Pizza Pit; the chain's other stores listed. ''The Capital Times''. p. 7. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522548861/ 522548861].</ref>).		* 1200 Highway 151, Mount Horeb (closed before July 2010, when a [[Pizza Extreme]] opened in the store<ref name="ct-2010-07-15-p7">Martell, C. (2010, July 15). Table Talk: Mount Horeb now has a Pizza Extreme, at 1200 Highway 151 in a former Pizza Pit; the chain's other stores listed. ''The Capital Times''. p. 7. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522548861/ 522548861].</ref>).

	The seven stores open in January 2000 are listed in the reports of their closing and reopening<ref name="wsj-2000-01-22-p39" /><ref name="wsj-2000-01-29-p39" />; the five open in March 2000 are from a help-wanted advertisement<ref name="wsj-2000-03-26-p95" />.		The seven stores open in January 2000 are listed in the reports of their closing and reopening<ref name="wsj-2000-01-22-p39" /><ref name="wsj-2000-01-29-p39" />; the five open in March 2000 are from a help-wanted advertisement<ref name="wsj-2000-03-26-p95" />.

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	==Locations==		==Locations==
	The franchise system's website listed these stores in September 2026<ref name="web-pizzapit-home" />:		The franchise system's website listed these stores in September 2026<ref name="web-pizzapit-home" />:
	* 13 Atlas Ct. (listed as "Madison – East & Far East"). The Pizza Pit inside the Dream Lanes bowling alley was hiring in August 1995<ref name="wsj-1995-08-24-p38" />; a month later the same address advertised as "Alley Oops'"<ref name="wsj-1995-09-13-p46">(1995, September 13). 'PIZZA MAKERS Part time, evenings & weekends. Excellent pay. Apply in person: Alley Oops' 13 Atlas Ct.'. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 46. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404471989/ 404471989].</ref>, it was listed as Alley Oops in 1998<ref name="ct-1998-10-29-p113">(1998, October 29). "Pizzerias." ''The Capital Times''. p. 113. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522544146/ 522544146].</ref>, and the Dream Lanes bowling alley in 2011, when its leagues got "a large Pizza Pit pizza each week"<ref name="ct-2011-01-13-p3">(2011, January 13). Dream Lanes (13 Atlas Ct.) league advertisement: a large Pizza Pit pizza each week. ''The Capital Times''. p. 3. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522557374/ 522557374].</ref>.		* 13 Atlas Ct. (listed as "Madison – East & Far East"). The Pizza Pit inside the Dream Lanes bowling alley was hiring in August 1995<ref name="wsj-1995-08-24-p38" />; a month later the same address advertised as "Alley Oops'"<ref name="wsj-1995-09-13-p46">(1995, September 13). 'PIZZA MAKERS Part time, evenings & weekends. Excellent pay. Apply in person: Alley Oops' 13 Atlas Ct.'. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 46. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404471989/ 404471989].</ref>, it was hiring an assistant manager and pizza makers as a "pizza restaurant & family entertainment center" in August 1996<ref name="wsj-1996-08-16-p30">(1996, August 16). "Help wanted: Supreme Pizza, Alley Oops." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 30. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405447637/ 405447637], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522631319/ 522631319], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405449221/ 405449221].</ref>, it was listed as Alley Oops in 1998<ref name="ct-1998-10-29-p113">(1998, October 29). "Pizzerias." ''The Capital Times''. p. 113. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522544146/ 522544146].</ref>, and the Dream Lanes bowling alley in 2011, when its leagues got "a large Pizza Pit pizza each week"<ref name="ct-2011-01-13-p3">(2011, January 13). Dream Lanes (13 Atlas Ct.) league advertisement: a large Pizza Pit pizza each week. ''The Capital Times''. p. 3. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522557374/ 522557374].</ref>.
	* 1060 W. Main St., Stoughton ("Now Serving, Carryout or Delivery" in May 2012<ref name="ct-2012-05-17-p26">(2012, May 17). Pizza Pit Stoughton advertisement: 1060 West Main St., 873-7737. ''The Capital Times''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522585767/ 522585767].</ref>).		* 1060 W. Main St., Stoughton ("Now Serving, Carryout or Delivery" in May 2012<ref name="ct-2012-05-17-p26">(2012, May 17). Pizza Pit Stoughton advertisement: 1060 West Main St., 873-7737. ''The Capital Times''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522585767/ 522585767].</ref>).
	* Outside Madison: Cambridge, Lake Mills, Milton, Oregon, Stoughton and Sun Prairie in Wisconsin, and Ames, Iowa.		* Outside Madison: Cambridge, Lake Mills, Milton, Oregon, Stoughton and Sun Prairie in Wisconsin, and Ames, Iowa.

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	A new headquarters building at 4253 Argosy Ct. was in use by June 1989<ref name="wsj-1989-06-04-p33">(1989, June 4). Help-wanted advertisement, Pizza Pit corporate headquarters, 4253 Argosy Court. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 33. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404579230/ 404579230].</ref>. It also held the commissary, which at one time supplied more than two dozen stores<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />. In the mid-1990s Pizza Pit tried sharing space with convenience stores and bowling centers<ref name="wsj-1999-08-06-p1">Newman, J. (1999, August 6). "Pizza Pit files for Chapter 11 but will keep on rolling." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404009652/ 404009652].</ref>; one was inside the Dream Lanes bowling alley at 13 Atlas Ct. by August 1995, when "Dream Lanes Pizza Pit" was hiring bartenders and pizza makers<ref name="wsj-1995-08-24-p38">(1995, August 24). 'BARTENDERS & COCKTAIL SERVERS… PIZZA MAKERS… Apply in person after 4:00 pm at: Dream Lanes Pizza Pit, 13 Atlas Ct.'; 'Rocky Rococo's Party Pizzeria is now hiring for its BANQUET/CATERING operations on the west side… 7952 …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 38. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404460349/ 404460349].</ref>, and another inside the Lodi Bowl in 1996<ref name="wsj-1996-08-25-p219">(1996, August 25). Lodi Bowl & Sports Bar advertisement, "New! Pizza Pit!". ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 219. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405467233/ 405467233].</ref>. Voice said later that the company had hoped to grow to 100 stores<ref name="wsj-1999-08-06-p1" />.		A new headquarters building at 4253 Argosy Ct. was in use by June 1989<ref name="wsj-1989-06-04-p33">(1989, June 4). Help-wanted advertisement, Pizza Pit corporate headquarters, 4253 Argosy Court. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 33. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404579230/ 404579230].</ref>. It also held the commissary, which at one time supplied more than two dozen stores<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />. In the mid-1990s Pizza Pit tried sharing space with convenience stores and bowling centers<ref name="wsj-1999-08-06-p1">Newman, J. (1999, August 6). "Pizza Pit files for Chapter 11 but will keep on rolling." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404009652/ 404009652].</ref>; one was inside the Dream Lanes bowling alley at 13 Atlas Ct. by August 1995, when "Dream Lanes Pizza Pit" was hiring bartenders and pizza makers<ref name="wsj-1995-08-24-p38">(1995, August 24). 'BARTENDERS & COCKTAIL SERVERS… PIZZA MAKERS… Apply in person after 4:00 pm at: Dream Lanes Pizza Pit, 13 Atlas Ct.'; 'Rocky Rococo's Party Pizzeria is now hiring for its BANQUET/CATERING operations on the west side… 7952 …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 38. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404460349/ 404460349].</ref>, and another inside the Lodi Bowl in 1996<ref name="wsj-1996-08-25-p219">(1996, August 25). Lodi Bowl & Sports Bar advertisement, "New! Pizza Pit!". ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 219. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405467233/ 405467233].</ref>. Voice said later that the company had hoped to grow to 100 stores<ref name="wsj-1999-08-06-p1" />.

			In August 1998, when a State Journal front page took up record cheese prices, Pizza Pit was described as "a Madison chain of 47 restaurants". Voice, its president, said competition kept the chains from passing the cost on: "If cheese prices get too much higher, we will be forced to raise our prices. We won't cut back on cheese. Absolutely not. Our customers expect a certain amount of it, and anything less would be catastrophic"<ref name="wsj-1998-08-07-p1">Barrett, R. (1998, August 7). "Pizzerias swallow hard when they say cheese: competition has delayed passing on higher costs." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405216078/ 405216078].</ref>. The October 1998 restaurant guide counted "21 Dane County locations"<ref name="ct-1998-10-29-p114">(1998, October 29). "Pizzerias (continued, 'Page 31')." ''The Capital Times''. p. 114. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522544155/ 522544155].</ref>. The company's May 1998 licenses were at 1401 Emil St., 6668 Odana Rd. and 4237 Lien Rd., the last on the East Towne outlots<ref name="ct-1998-05-26-p4">(1998, May 26). "City of Madison license applications, June 2, 1998 (Ray Fisher, city clerk; published May 25–27)." ''The Capital Times''. p. 4–5. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521509437/ 521509437], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521509449/ 521509449].</ref>; it hired pizza makers and management trainees through 257-5825 and 246-7738 ("Bill or Bob"), paid drivers "$8–$12 per hour including tips", and in October sought a truck driver at the Argosy Court commissary to supply the southern Wisconsin stores<ref name="wsj-1998-02-22-p88">(1998, February 22). "Help wanted: Pizza Pit, Pizzeria Uno." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 88. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404490765/ 404490765].</ref><ref name="wsj-1998-07-26-p103">(1998, July 26). "Help wanted: Pizza Pit, Pizzeria Uno." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 103. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404519957/ 404519957].</ref><ref name="wsj-1998-08-23-p95">(1998, August 23). "Help wanted: Pizza Extreme (Harry Smith), Pizza Pit drivers." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 95. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405337941/ 405337941].</ref><ref name="wsj-1998-10-04-p106">(1998, October 4). "Help wanted: Pizza Pit truck driver (4253 Argosy Ct.), Pizzeria Uno, Pizza Hut, Rocky Rococo." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 106. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406347111/ 406347111].</ref>. The Emil, Odana and Raymond Road stores took part in Food Share Day on May 5, 1998<ref name="ct-1998-04-30-p61">(1998, April 30). "Food Share 1998: dine out Tuesday, May 5." ''The Capital Times''. p. 61. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/523391830/ 523391830].</ref>, and Pizza Pit had booth 67 at Taste of Madison that September<ref name="wsj-1998-09-03-p60">(1998, September 3). "Taste of Madison 1998 vendors." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 60. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405316674/ 405316674], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522192125/ 522192125], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405319537/ 405319537].</ref>.

	===Bankruptcy and sale, 1999–2000===		===Bankruptcy and sale, 1999–2000===
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	* 3862 Johns St., "across from C&P Plaza" (by March 1971<ref name="wsj-1971-04-19-p8" />). By 1980 the Far East store, with the same telephone number, was at 4126 Monona Dr.<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />		* 3862 Johns St., "across from C&P Plaza" (by March 1971<ref name="wsj-1971-04-19-p8" />). By 1980 the Far East store, with the same telephone number, was at 4126 Monona Dr.<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />
	* [[1401 Emil Street\|1401 Emil St.]] (by March 1971 to 2012; trading as Diablos Inn in 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p447" />).		* [[1401 Emil Street\|1401 Emil St.]] (by March 1971 to 2012; trading as Diablos Inn in 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p447" />).
	* East Towne Mall (new in February 1982<ref name="wsj-1982-02-27-p25">(1982, February 27). Help-wanted advertisements for the new Pizza Pit in East Towne Mall. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 25–26. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>; held a Class B liquor license in 1990, listed at 78 East Towne Mall with Terry Voice as agent, but not renewed in May 1991<ref name="wsj-1990-05-15-p22">(1990, May 15). City of Madison 1990–91 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 18 p24 and May 19 p6): Pizza Pit, 78 East Towne Mall (Kerry P. Cook, agent Terry K. Voice); Edwardo's Natural Pizza Restaurant 333 N. Bassett St. (Erl …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 22. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405195087/ 405195087], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405339396/ 405339396], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405340124/ 405340124].</ref><ref name="wsj-1991-05-20-p6">(1991, May 20). City of Madison 1991–92 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 21 p7 and May 22 p27): Pizza Hut at 3059 E. Washington Ave., 2649 East Springs Dr., 4709 Verona Rd., 7440 Mineral Point Rd. and 662 State St.; Pizzeria …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 6. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404281521/ 404281521], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404281684/ 404281684], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404282071/ 404282071].</ref>; closed between July 1999 and January 2000<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />).		* East Towne Mall (new in February 1982<ref name="wsj-1982-02-27-p25">(1982, February 27). Help-wanted advertisements for the new Pizza Pit in East Towne Mall. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 25–26. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>; held a Class B liquor license in 1990, listed at 78 East Towne Mall with Terry Voice as agent, but not renewed in May 1991<ref name="wsj-1990-05-15-p22">(1990, May 15). City of Madison 1990–91 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 18 p24 and May 19 p6): Pizza Pit, 78 East Towne Mall (Kerry P. Cook, agent Terry K. Voice); Edwardo's Natural Pizza Restaurant 333 N. Bassett St. (Erl …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 22. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405195087/ 405195087], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405339396/ 405339396], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405340124/ 405340124].</ref><ref name="wsj-1991-05-20-p6">(1991, May 20). City of Madison 1991–92 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 21 p7 and May 22 p27): Pizza Hut at 3059 E. Washington Ave., 2649 East Springs Dr., 4709 Verona Rd., 7440 Mineral Point Rd. and 662 State St.; Pizzeria …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 6. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404281521/ 404281521], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404281684/ 404281684], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404282071/ 404282071].</ref>; a beer license at 4237 Lien Rd., on the mall's outlots, in May 1998<ref name="ct-1998-05-26-p4" />; closed between July 1999 and January 2000<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />).
	* 2803 University Ave. (new in July 1984<ref name="wsj-1984-07-30-p4">(1984, July 30). People in business: Pizza Pit staff changes and new store at 2803 University Avenue. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402540364/ 402540364].</ref>).		* 2803 University Ave. (new in July 1984<ref name="wsj-1984-07-30-p4">(1984, July 30). People in business: Pizza Pit staff changes and new store at 2803 University Avenue. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402540364/ 402540364].</ref>).
	* 4126 Monona Dr., Lake Edge Shopping Center (the Far East store by 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />; open in February 1987<ref name="wsj-1987-02-25-p26">(1987, February 25). Business people: manager named for new Pizza Pit at 4527 Cottage Grove Road. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405050514/ 405050514].</ref>).		* 4126 Monona Dr., Lake Edge Shopping Center (the Far East store by 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />; open in February 1987<ref name="wsj-1987-02-25-p26">(1987, February 25). Business people: manager named for new Pizza Pit at 4527 Cottage Grove Road. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405050514/ 405050514].</ref>).
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	* 1860 E. Washington Ave., also given as 1869 (by January 2000; open in March 2000).		* 1860 E. Washington Ave., also given as 1869 (by January 2000; open in March 2000).
	* [[1614 Monroe Street\|1614 Monroe St.]] (by January 2000; open in March 2000).		* [[1614 Monroe Street\|1614 Monroe St.]] (by January 2000; open in March 2000).
	* 6668 Odana Rd. (~~by January 2000~~; open in March 2000).		* 6668 Odana Rd. (licensed in May 1998<ref name="ct-1998-05-26-p4" />; open in March 2000).
	* 6628 Odana Rd. (listed in September 2024<ref name="mc-2024-09-08-pizza-pit-listing" />; closed by August 2025<ref name="ct-2025-10-01-pO25" />). Possibly the same store as 6668 Odana Rd.		* 6628 Odana Rd. (listed in September 2024<ref name="mc-2024-09-08-pizza-pit-listing" />; closed by August 2025<ref name="ct-2025-10-01-pO25" />). Possibly the same store as 6668 Odana Rd.
	* 1417 Northport Dr., at Troy Drive (the North store by 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />; to January 2000).		* 1417 Northport Dr., at Troy Drive (the North store by 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />; to January 2000).
	* [[5706 Raymond Road\|5706 Raymond Rd.]] (~~by January 2000~~; a Pizza Extreme by March 2000).		* [[5706 Raymond Road\|5706 Raymond Rd.]] (on Food Share Day in May 1998<ref name="ct-1998-04-30-p61" />; a Pizza Extreme by March 2000).
	* Badger Bowl, 506 E. Badger Rd. (2000<ref name="wsj-2000-03-28-p33">(2000, March 28). Badger Bowl help-wanted advertisement, Pizza Pit assistant managers. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 33. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>).		* Badger Bowl, 506 E. Badger Rd. (2000<ref name="wsj-2000-03-28-p33">(2000, March 28). Badger Bowl help-wanted advertisement, Pizza Pit assistant managers. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 33. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>).
	* Middleton (at 2620 Allen Blvd., Middleton Springs Shopping Center, in 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />; open in 1984<ref name="wsj-1984-07-30-p4" />; at 2506 Allen Blvd., with the same telephone number, in 1995<ref name="yp-1995-p637" />; closed 1999).		* Middleton (at 2620 Allen Blvd., Middleton Springs Shopping Center, in 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />; open in 1984<ref name="wsj-1984-07-30-p4" />; at 2506 Allen Blvd., with the same telephone number, in 1995<ref name="yp-1995-p637" />; closed 1999).
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	* 2154 Atwood Ave. (home offices, 1984<ref name="wsj-1984-07-30-p4" />).		* 2154 Atwood Ave. (home offices, 1984<ref name="wsj-1984-07-30-p4" />).
	* 402 S. Gammon Pl. (franchise company and training school, 1983<ref name="ct-1983-04-01-p10" />).		* 402 S. Gammon Pl. (franchise company and training school, 1983<ref name="ct-1983-04-01-p10" />).
	* 4253 Argosy Ct. (headquarters and commissary, 1989 to 1999).		* 4253 Argosy Ct. (headquarters and commissary, 1989 to 1999; 221-6777 in 1998<ref name="wsj-1998-10-04-p106" />).
	* 5429 Monona Dr. (from late 1999<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />).		* 5429 Monona Dr. (from late 1999<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />).

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	* Mark Warren joined Pizza Pit as a driver in 1970, was director of training in 1983, and in 2000 became vice president of operations for the new owners<ref name="ct-1983-04-01-p10" /><ref name="wsj-2000-01-29-p39" />.		* Mark Warren joined Pizza Pit as a driver in 1970, was director of training in 1983, and in 2000 became vice president of operations for the new owners<ref name="ct-1983-04-01-p10" /><ref name="wsj-2000-01-29-p39" />.
	* The telephone number in the 1969 help-wanted advertisements, 257-5825, was still the company's contact number in January 2000<ref name="wsj-2000-01-29-p39" />.		* The telephone number in the 1969 help-wanted advertisements, 257-5825, was still the company's contact number in January 2000<ref name="wsj-2000-01-29-p39" />.
			* The 1980 Yellow Pages ad, "Devilishly Good Pizza", listed seven stores — Campus (616 University Ave.), Near East (1349 Williamson St.), Far East (4126 Monona Dr., Lake Edge Shopping Center), South Central (1401 Emil St.), West (134 Westgate Mall), North (1417C Northport Dr., at Troy Drive) and Middleton (2620 Allen Blvd., Middleton Springs Shopping Center) — open daily from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m., 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday and midnight on Sunday, with pizzas, submarine sandwiches, free delivery and carry-out<ref name="yp-1980-p449">(1980). Madison Yellow Pages, 1980 edition (Wisconsin Telephone Co.), 'Pizza' classification, p. 449: listings Pizza Oven (6016 Monona Dr. 222-8722; 1018 N. Sherman Ave. 244-0434), Pizza Pit (616 University Ave. 257-5825; Far Eas…. ''Madison telephone directory''. p. 449.</ref>. The Emil Street store had its own listing and ad as "Diablos Inn — by Pizza Pit", with inside seating and beer on tap<ref name="yp-1980-p447">(1980). Madison Yellow Pages, 1980 edition (Wisconsin Telephone Co.), 'Pizza' classification, p. 447: listings Barnaby's Family Inn (4802 E. Washington Ave. 241-2131; 6613 Mineral Point Rd. 833-1671), Brat und Brau (1421 Regent; …. ''Madison telephone directory''. p. 447.</ref>.
	* The October 1999 restaurant guide listed seven Madison stores — Campus Area (1614 Monroe St.), Far East (4527 Cottage Grove Rd.), North (1417 Northport Dr.), South Central (1401 Emil St.), Southwest (5706 Raymond Rd.), West (6668 Odana Rd.) and Near East (1860 E. Washington Ave.) — some opening at 11 a.m. and some at 4 p.m.<ref name="ct-1999-10-28-p114">(1999, October 28). "Rhythm Restaurant Guide 1999–2000: Pizzerias (2)." ''The Capital Times''. p. 114. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522190918/ 522190918].</ref>		* The October 1999 restaurant guide listed seven Madison stores — Campus Area (1614 Monroe St.), Far East (4527 Cottage Grove Rd.), North (1417 Northport Dr.), South Central (1401 Emil St.), Southwest (5706 Raymond Rd.), West (6668 Odana Rd.) and Near East (1860 E. Washington Ave.) — some opening at 11 a.m. and some at 4 p.m.<ref name="ct-1999-10-28-p114">(1999, October 28). "Rhythm Restaurant Guide 1999–2000: Pizzerias (2)." ''The Capital Times''. p. 114. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522190918/ 522190918].</ref>
	* In 1999 Voice said market research put Pizza Pit second in the Madison market, behind [[Pizza Hut]]<ref name="ct-1999-08-06-p2" />.		* In 1999 Voice said market research put Pizza Pit second in the Madison market, behind [[Pizza Hut]]<ref name="ct-1999-08-06-p2" />.
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	===Former Locations===		===Former Locations===
	* [[608 University Avenue\|608 University Ave.]] (by September 1969<ref name="wsj-1969-09-08-p23" />; one of the four stores of April 1971). A 1985 dining guide lists 616 University Ave. with the same telephone number<ref name="wsj-1985-10-06-p138">(1985, October 6). Dining guide listing Pizza Oven and Pizza Pit. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 138. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401397486/ 401397486].</ref>.		* [[608 University Avenue\|608 University Ave.]] (by September 1969<ref name="wsj-1969-09-08-p23" />; one of the four stores of April 1971). A 1985 dining guide lists 616 University Ave. with the same telephone number<ref name="wsj-1985-10-06-p138">(1985, October 6). Dining guide listing Pizza Oven and Pizza Pit. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 138. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401397486/ 401397486].</ref>. The 1980 Yellow Pages already list 616 University Ave.<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />
	* 1349 Williamson St. (by April 1971<ref name="wsj-1971-04-12-p4" />).		* 1349 Williamson St. (by April 1971<ref name="wsj-1971-04-12-p4" />; still the Near East store in 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />).
	* 3862 Johns St., "across from C&P Plaza" (by March 1971<ref name="wsj-1971-04-19-p8" />).		* 3862 Johns St., "across from C&P Plaza" (by March 1971<ref name="wsj-1971-04-19-p8" />). By 1980 the Far East store, with the same telephone number, was at 4126 Monona Dr.<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />
	* [[1401 Emil Street\|1401 Emil St.]] (by March 1971 to 2012).		* [[1401 Emil Street\|1401 Emil St.]] (by March 1971 to 2012; trading as Diablos Inn in 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p447" />).
	* East Towne Mall (new in February 1982<ref name="wsj-1982-02-27-p25">(1982, February 27). Help-wanted advertisements for the new Pizza Pit in East Towne Mall. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 25–26. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>; held a Class B liquor license in 1990, listed at 78 East Towne Mall with Terry Voice as agent, but not renewed in May 1991<ref name="wsj-1990-05-15-p22">(1990, May 15). City of Madison 1990–91 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 18 p24 and May 19 p6): Pizza Pit, 78 East Towne Mall (Kerry P. Cook, agent Terry K. Voice); Edwardo's Natural Pizza Restaurant 333 N. Bassett St. (Erl …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 22. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405195087/ 405195087], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405339396/ 405339396], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405340124/ 405340124].</ref><ref name="wsj-1991-05-20-p6">(1991, May 20). City of Madison 1991–92 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 21 p7 and May 22 p27): Pizza Hut at 3059 E. Washington Ave., 2649 East Springs Dr., 4709 Verona Rd., 7440 Mineral Point Rd. and 662 State St.; Pizzeria …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 6. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404281521/ 404281521], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404281684/ 404281684], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404282071/ 404282071].</ref>; closed between July 1999 and January 2000<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />).		* East Towne Mall (new in February 1982<ref name="wsj-1982-02-27-p25">(1982, February 27). Help-wanted advertisements for the new Pizza Pit in East Towne Mall. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 25–26. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>; held a Class B liquor license in 1990, listed at 78 East Towne Mall with Terry Voice as agent, but not renewed in May 1991<ref name="wsj-1990-05-15-p22">(1990, May 15). City of Madison 1990–91 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 18 p24 and May 19 p6): Pizza Pit, 78 East Towne Mall (Kerry P. Cook, agent Terry K. Voice); Edwardo's Natural Pizza Restaurant 333 N. Bassett St. (Erl …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 22. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405195087/ 405195087], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405339396/ 405339396], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405340124/ 405340124].</ref><ref name="wsj-1991-05-20-p6">(1991, May 20). City of Madison 1991–92 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 21 p7 and May 22 p27): Pizza Hut at 3059 E. Washington Ave., 2649 East Springs Dr., 4709 Verona Rd., 7440 Mineral Point Rd. and 662 State St.; Pizzeria …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 6. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404281521/ 404281521], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404281684/ 404281684], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404282071/ 404282071].</ref>; closed between July 1999 and January 2000<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />).
	* 2803 University Ave. (new in July 1984<ref name="wsj-1984-07-30-p4">(1984, July 30). People in business: Pizza Pit staff changes and new store at 2803 University Avenue. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402540364/ 402540364].</ref>).		* 2803 University Ave. (new in July 1984<ref name="wsj-1984-07-30-p4">(1984, July 30). People in business: Pizza Pit staff changes and new store at 2803 University Avenue. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402540364/ 402540364].</ref>).
	* 4126 Monona Dr. (open by February 1987<ref name="wsj-1987-02-25-p26">(1987, February 25). Business people: manager named for new Pizza Pit at 4527 Cottage Grove Road. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405050514/ 405050514].</ref>).		* 4126 Monona Dr., Lake Edge Shopping Center (the Far East store by 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />; open in February 1987<ref name="wsj-1987-02-25-p26">(1987, February 25). Business people: manager named for new Pizza Pit at 4527 Cottage Grove Road. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405050514/ 405050514].</ref>).
			* 134 Westgate Mall (the West store in 1980)<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />.
	* 5415-B Monona Dr., Monona (listed in 1995<ref name="yp-1995-p637" />; closed between July 1999 and January 2000<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />).		* 5415-B Monona Dr., Monona (listed in 1995<ref name="yp-1995-p637" />; closed between July 1999 and January 2000<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />).
	* 4525 Cottage Grove Rd., also given as 4527 (new in February 1987<ref name="wsj-1987-02-25-p26" />; open in March 2000).		* 4525 Cottage Grove Rd., also given as 4527 (new in February 1987<ref name="wsj-1987-02-25-p26" />; open in March 2000).
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	* 6668 Odana Rd. (by January 2000; open in March 2000).		* 6668 Odana Rd. (by January 2000; open in March 2000).
	* 6628 Odana Rd. (listed in September 2024<ref name="mc-2024-09-08-pizza-pit-listing" />; closed by August 2025<ref name="ct-2025-10-01-pO25" />). Possibly the same store as 6668 Odana Rd.		* 6628 Odana Rd. (listed in September 2024<ref name="mc-2024-09-08-pizza-pit-listing" />; closed by August 2025<ref name="ct-2025-10-01-pO25" />). Possibly the same store as 6668 Odana Rd.
	* 1417 Northport Dr. (by January 2000).		* 1417 Northport Dr., at Troy Drive (the North store by 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />; to January 2000).
	* [[5706 Raymond Road\|5706 Raymond Rd.]] (by January 2000; a Pizza Extreme by March 2000).		* [[5706 Raymond Road\|5706 Raymond Rd.]] (by January 2000; a Pizza Extreme by March 2000).
	* Badger Bowl, 506 E. Badger Rd. (2000<ref name="wsj-2000-03-28-p33">(2000, March 28). Badger Bowl help-wanted advertisement, Pizza Pit assistant managers. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 33. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>).		* Badger Bowl, 506 E. Badger Rd. (2000<ref name="wsj-2000-03-28-p33">(2000, March 28). Badger Bowl help-wanted advertisement, Pizza Pit assistant managers. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 33. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>).
	* Middleton (open in 1984<ref name="wsj-1984-07-30-p4" />; at 2506 Allen Blvd. in 1995<ref name="yp-1995-p637" />; closed 1999).		* Middleton (at 2620 Allen Blvd., Middleton Springs Shopping Center, in 1980<ref name="yp-1980-p449" />; open in 1984<ref name="wsj-1984-07-30-p4" />; at 2506 Allen Blvd., with the same telephone number, in 1995<ref name="yp-1995-p637" />; closed 1999).
	* 105 S. Main St., Oregon (franchise, listed in 1995)<ref name="yp-1995-p636" />.		* 105 S. Main St., Oregon (franchise, listed in 1995)<ref name="yp-1995-p636" />.
	* 1200 Highway 151, Mount Horeb (closed before July 2010, when a [[Pizza Extreme]] opened in the store<ref name="ct-2010-07-15-p7">(2010, July 15). Table Talk: Mount Horeb now has a Pizza Extreme, at 1200 Highway 151 in a former Pizza Pit; the chain's other stores listed. ''The Capital Times''. p. 7. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522548861/ 522548861].</ref>).		* 1200 Highway 151, Mount Horeb (closed before July 2010, when a [[Pizza Extreme]] opened in the store<ref name="ct-2010-07-15-p7">(2010, July 15). Table Talk: Mount Horeb now has a Pizza Extreme, at 1200 Highway 151 in a former Pizza Pit; the chain's other stores listed. ''The Capital Times''. p. 7. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522548861/ 522548861].</ref>).

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	==History==		==History==
	===Beginnings===		===Beginnings===
	According to the company, Pizza Pit began on the University of Wisconsin campus in 1969 because Madison had no pizza delivery service<ref name="mc-2024-10-14-pizza-pit-awards">Lynch, A. (2024, October 14). [https://madison.com/brandavestudios/article_9f64b2a4-649b-5e38-9fe0-ea304551c169.html "Pizza Pit nabs four Madison.com People's Choice awards."] ''madison.com''. Sponsored content.</ref>. Help-wanted advertisements in September 1969 told applicants to apply at [[608 University Avenue\|608 University Ave.]]<ref name="wsj-1969-09-08-p23">(1969, September 8). Pizza Pit help-wanted advertisements. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23–24. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>. By April 1971 there were four stores, which the advertisements ~~labelled~~ by the part of town each delivered to<ref name="wsj-1971-04-12-p4">(1971, April 12). Pizza Pit advertisement, "Free delivery! Yes, all four Pizza Pits in Madison". ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405149832/ 405149832].</ref>.		According to the company, Pizza Pit began on the University of Wisconsin campus in 1969 because Madison had no pizza delivery service<ref name="mc-2024-10-14-pizza-pit-awards">Lynch, A. (2024, October 14). [https://madison.com/brandavestudios/article_9f64b2a4-649b-5e38-9fe0-ea304551c169.html "Pizza Pit nabs four Madison.com People's Choice awards."] ''madison.com''. Sponsored content.</ref>. Help-wanted advertisements in September 1969 told applicants to apply at [[608 University Avenue\|608 University Ave.]]<ref name="wsj-1969-09-08-p23">(1969, September 8). Pizza Pit help-wanted advertisements. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23–24. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>. By April 1971 there were four stores, which the advertisements labeled by the part of town each delivered to<ref name="wsj-1971-04-12-p4">(1971, April 12). Pizza Pit advertisement, "Free delivery! Yes, all four Pizza Pits in Madison". ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405149832/ 405149832].</ref>.

	[[Terry Voice]] was president of the company by 1983<ref name="ct-1983-04-12-p8">(1983, April 12). Market Memo: Pizza Pit franchise subsidiary and 1983 expansion plans. ''The Capital Times''. p. 8. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521380140/ 521380140].</ref> and remained so until 2000. A 1999 column credited him with starting the business and "creating a delivery market where there was none"<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>.		[[Terry Voice]] was president of the company by 1983<ref name="ct-1983-04-12-p8">(1983, April 12). Market Memo: Pizza Pit franchise subsidiary and 1983 expansion plans. ''The Capital Times''. p. 8. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521380140/ 521380140].</ref> and remained so until 2000. A 1999 column credited him with starting the business and "creating a delivery market where there was none"<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>.
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	By March 2000 one of the seven stores, at [[5706 Raymond Road\|5706 Raymond Rd.]], was being advertised as a new Pizza Extreme<ref name="wsj-2000-03-26-p95">(2000, March 26). Pizza Extreme and Pizza Pit help-wanted advertisements. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 95. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407212072/ 407212072].</ref>. In 2009, when Pizza Pit marked its 40th anniversary, the Raymond Road restaurant was "both a Pizza Pit and a Pizza Extreme"<ref name="wsj-2009-09-27-p52" />. Newspapers in 2016 and 2022 refer to a single business called "Pizza Pit/Pizza Extreme"<ref name="mc-2016-09-17-athens-gyros">Christians, L. (2016, September 17). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_9d08f58d-7bb1-58d3-88a5-1e30e8396593.html "This spring, gas station gem Athens Gyros in Westport to become Athens Grill."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2022-10-22-knoches">Kalk Derby, S. (2022, October 22). [https://madison.com/news/local/business/article_ba7bde33-857f-555c-b3e3-7776c6503c1f.html "Part of Knoche's meat business will live on, 'We were retired for one day'."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.		By March 2000 one of the seven stores, at [[5706 Raymond Road\|5706 Raymond Rd.]], was being advertised as a new Pizza Extreme<ref name="wsj-2000-03-26-p95">(2000, March 26). Pizza Extreme and Pizza Pit help-wanted advertisements. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 95. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407212072/ 407212072].</ref>. In 2009, when Pizza Pit marked its 40th anniversary, the Raymond Road restaurant was "both a Pizza Pit and a Pizza Extreme"<ref name="wsj-2009-09-27-p52" />. Newspapers in 2016 and 2022 refer to a single business called "Pizza Pit/Pizza Extreme"<ref name="mc-2016-09-17-athens-gyros">Christians, L. (2016, September 17). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_9d08f58d-7bb1-58d3-88a5-1e30e8396593.html "This spring, gas station gem Athens Gyros in Westport to become Athens Grill."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2022-10-22-knoches">Kalk Derby, S. (2022, October 22). [https://madison.com/news/local/business/article_ba7bde33-857f-555c-b3e3-7776c6503c1f.html "Part of Knoche's meat business will live on, 'We were retired for one day'."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.

	The city's ~~licence~~ lists of 2005 to 2007 carried a Pizza Pit at 21 Atlas Ct., held by CCG Enterprises with Robin Goldberg as agent<ref name="ct-2005-05-23-p5">(2005, May 23). City of Madison ~~licence~~ renewal list, May 2005 (continued): Casa Bianca, Pizza Pit, Pizzeria Uno, Glass Nickel, Pizza Di Roma, Urban Pizza Cafe. ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/525987738/ 525987738].</ref><ref name="ct-2007-05-28-p4">(2007, May 28). City of Madison ~~licence~~ renewal list, May 2007: Rocky Rococo (8 stores), Cafe Porta Alba, Casa Bianca, Pizza Pit, Urban Pizza Cafe, Pizza Di Roma, Pizza Hut, Unos, Roman Candle. ''The Capital Times''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/529156052/ 529156052].</ref>, and a 2008 auction advertisement gave the company's address as 13 Atlas Ct.<ref name="ct-2008-04-18-p33">(2008, April 18). madison.com auction ad: Pizza Pit "pizza a week for a year", Pizza Pit, 13 Atlas Court, 221-3596, www.pizzapit.com. ''The Capital Times''. p. 33. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522423954/ 522423954].</ref>		The city's license lists of 2005 to 2007 carried a Pizza Pit at 21 Atlas Ct., held by CCG Enterprises with Robin Goldberg as agent<ref name="ct-2005-05-23-p5">(2005, May 23). City of Madison license renewal list, May 2005 (continued): Casa Bianca, Pizza Pit, Pizzeria Uno, Glass Nickel, Pizza Di Roma, Urban Pizza Cafe. ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/525987738/ 525987738].</ref><ref name="ct-2007-05-28-p4">(2007, May 28). City of Madison license renewal list, May 2007: Rocky Rococo (8 stores), Cafe Porta Alba, Casa Bianca, Pizza Pit, Urban Pizza Cafe, Pizza Di Roma, Pizza Hut, Unos, Roman Candle. ''The Capital Times''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/529156052/ 529156052].</ref>, and a 2008 auction advertisement gave the company's address as 13 Atlas Ct.<ref name="ct-2008-04-18-p33">(2008, April 18). madison.com auction ad: Pizza Pit "pizza a week for a year", Pizza Pit, 13 Atlas Court, 221-3596, www.pizzapit.com. ''The Capital Times''. p. 33. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522423954/ 522423954].</ref>

	The franchise system continues under the Pizza Pit name. In 2024 its president, Robby Bisbee, said it had opened stores in Cambridge and Milton that year<ref name="mc-2024-10-14-pizza-pit-awards" />. In 2026 its website described "15 independently owned stores"<ref name="web-pizzapit-about">[https://pizzapit.biz/about/ Pizza Pit, "About Us".] ''pizzapit.biz''. Retrieved September 28, 2026.</ref> and listed one store in Madison<ref name="web-pizzapit-home">[https://pizzapit.biz/ Pizza Pit home page and location list.] ''pizzapit.biz''. Retrieved September 28, 2026.</ref>.		The franchise system continues under the Pizza Pit name. In 2024 its president, Robby Bisbee, said it had opened stores in Cambridge and Milton that year<ref name="mc-2024-10-14-pizza-pit-awards" />. In 2026 its website described "15 independently owned stores"<ref name="web-pizzapit-about">[https://pizzapit.biz/about/ Pizza Pit, "About Us".] ''pizzapit.biz''. Retrieved September 28, 2026.</ref> and listed one store in Madison<ref name="web-pizzapit-home">[https://pizzapit.biz/ Pizza Pit home page and location list.] ''pizzapit.biz''. Retrieved September 28, 2026.</ref>.
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	* 3862 Johns St., "across from C&P Plaza" (by March 1971<ref name="wsj-1971-04-19-p8" />).		* 3862 Johns St., "across from C&P Plaza" (by March 1971<ref name="wsj-1971-04-19-p8" />).
	* [[1401 Emil Street\|1401 Emil St.]] (by March 1971 to 2012).		* [[1401 Emil Street\|1401 Emil St.]] (by March 1971 to 2012).
	* East Towne Mall (new in February 1982<ref name="wsj-1982-02-27-p25">(1982, February 27). Help-wanted advertisements for the new Pizza Pit in East Towne Mall. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 25–26. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>; held a Class B liquor ~~licence~~ in 1990, listed at 78 East Towne Mall with Terry Voice as agent, but not renewed in May 1991<ref name="wsj-1990-05-15-p22">(1990, May 15). City of Madison 1990–91 Class B liquor ~~licence~~ renewals (reprinted May 18 p24 and May 19 p6): Pizza Pit, 78 East Towne Mall (Kerry P. Cook, agent Terry K. Voice); Edwardo's Natural Pizza Restaurant 333 N. Bassett St. (Erl …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 22. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405195087/ 405195087], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405339396/ 405339396], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405340124/ 405340124].</ref><ref name="wsj-1991-05-20-p6">(1991, May 20). City of Madison 1991–92 Class B liquor ~~licence~~ renewals (reprinted May 21 p7 and May 22 p27): Pizza Hut at 3059 E. Washington Ave., 2649 East Springs Dr., 4709 Verona Rd., 7440 Mineral Point Rd. and 662 State St.; Pizzeria …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 6. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404281521/ 404281521], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404281684/ 404281684], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404282071/ 404282071].</ref>; closed between July 1999 and January 2000<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />).		* East Towne Mall (new in February 1982<ref name="wsj-1982-02-27-p25">(1982, February 27). Help-wanted advertisements for the new Pizza Pit in East Towne Mall. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 25–26. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>; held a Class B liquor license in 1990, listed at 78 East Towne Mall with Terry Voice as agent, but not renewed in May 1991<ref name="wsj-1990-05-15-p22">(1990, May 15). City of Madison 1990–91 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 18 p24 and May 19 p6): Pizza Pit, 78 East Towne Mall (Kerry P. Cook, agent Terry K. Voice); Edwardo's Natural Pizza Restaurant 333 N. Bassett St. (Erl …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 22. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405195087/ 405195087], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405339396/ 405339396], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405340124/ 405340124].</ref><ref name="wsj-1991-05-20-p6">(1991, May 20). City of Madison 1991–92 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 21 p7 and May 22 p27): Pizza Hut at 3059 E. Washington Ave., 2649 East Springs Dr., 4709 Verona Rd., 7440 Mineral Point Rd. and 662 State St.; Pizzeria …. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 6. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404281521/ 404281521], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404281684/ 404281684], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404282071/ 404282071].</ref>; closed between July 1999 and January 2000<ref name="ct-2000-01-14-p26" />).
	* 2803 University Ave. (new in July 1984<ref name="wsj-1984-07-30-p4">(1984, July 30). People in business: Pizza Pit staff changes and new store at 2803 University Avenue. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402540364/ 402540364].</ref>).		* 2803 University Ave. (new in July 1984<ref name="wsj-1984-07-30-p4">(1984, July 30). People in business: Pizza Pit staff changes and new store at 2803 University Avenue. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402540364/ 402540364].</ref>).
	* 4126 Monona Dr. (open by February 1987<ref name="wsj-1987-02-25-p26">(1987, February 25). Business people: manager named for new Pizza Pit at 4527 Cottage Grove Road. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405050514/ 405050514].</ref>).		* 4126 Monona Dr. (open by February 1987<ref name="wsj-1987-02-25-p26">(1987, February 25). Business people: manager named for new Pizza Pit at 4527 Cottage Grove Road. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405050514/ 405050514].</ref>).