Pizza House does big business: Ann Arbor company turns up the heat
Could Pizza House become the next big name in pizza? Will Ann Arbor reassert itself as the ‘Home of Pizza’ (Ie. Domino’s and Cottage Inn)? Some say it’s already happening.Excerpt:Each day at Pizza House, hundreds of delivery boxes are folded and ready for food that will almost certainly fill them by the end of the night.A busy day at the restaurant on Church Street in Ann Arbor finds all 11 ovens fired and at least eight employees turning out pizzas as quickly as they can for four hours at a time.Last Saturday, when the University of Michigan football team took on Miami (Ohio) University at home, the restaurant cooked more than 800 pizzas, and served more than 2,000 people in its dining room alone. On football Saturdays, 25 to 30 drivers are kept busy running from home to home. In a city that gave rise to delivery giant Domino’s Pizza and regional gourmet chain Cottage Inn, Pizza House has become one of Ann Arbor’s independent powerhouses.Read the rest of the story here.
Could Pizza House become the next big name in pizza? Will Ann Arbor reassert itself as the ‘Home of Pizza’ (Ie. Domino’s and Cottage Inn)? Some say it’s already happening.
Excerpt:
Each day at Pizza House, hundreds of delivery boxes are folded and ready for food that will almost certainly fill them by the end of the night.
A busy day at the restaurant on Church Street in Ann Arbor finds all 11 ovens fired and at least eight employees turning out pizzas as quickly as they can for four hours at a time.
Last Saturday, when the University of Michigan football team took on Miami (Ohio) University at home, the restaurant cooked more than 800 pizzas, and served more than 2,000 people in its dining room alone. On football Saturdays, 25 to 30 drivers are kept busy running from home to home. In a city that gave rise to delivery giant Domino’s Pizza and regional gourmet chain Cottage Inn, Pizza House has become one of Ann Arbor’s independent powerhouses.
Read the rest of the story here.
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