Godfather's Pizza

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Godfather's Pizza
ProductsPizza
RevenueUS$980 million (2021)
Number of employees
4,500 (2021)
Websitewww.godfathers.com

Godfather's Pizza is an American privately owned

fast casual Italian franchises and pizza express locations.[1]

History

Godfather's Pizza was founded in

Minit Mart locations in Kentucky and northern Tennessee, as of 2007.[11]

Menu

The restaurants serve a wide variety of pizzas, breadsticks, chips, cookies, and pastas. They offer four different types of crust: Original, Golden, Mozza-Loaded, and Thin. By January 2010, the chain introduced gluten-free pizzas, made from rice flour.[12]

Spokesman

Godfather's Pizza is known for its commercials featuring "The Godfather", whose likeness is a parody of Don Fanucci, from the 1974 film The Godfather Part II, though some sources compare the role to that of Don Vito Corleone of 1972's The Godfather.[13] "The Godfather" has been played by two Omaha actors, the first being J. William Koll,[14] who typically wore a white fedora hat, a pin stripe suit, and a flower on his jacket. Dale O'Brien has been the Godfather's Pizza spokesman since about 2000.[15][16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nutritional information". Godfather's Pizza. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Berg, Eric N. (September 20, 1988). "Godfather's Pizza Sold By Pillsbury". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Godfather's Pizza Finds Home at Chart House". The New York Times. September 15, 1983.
  4. ^ "Pillsbury Keeping Godfather's Pizza". The New York Times. August 20, 1985. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Berg, Eric (September 20, 1988). "Godfather's Pizza Sold By Pillsbury". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  6. ^ "Godfather's Pizza Incorporated – Company History". Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  7. ^ Maddox, Teri (December 31, 2015). "Pantera's in Edwardsville still serving The Hunk". Belleville News-Democrat. Illinois. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  8. ^ Jordon, Steve (October 11, 2011). "Cain: The Godfather's years". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011.
  9. ^ Bashman, Janice Gable. "Profile – Godfather's Pizza" (PDF). Food&Drink Quarterly. pp. 138–143. Retrieved August 3, 2020 – via janicegablebashman.com.
  10. ^ "Store locator". Godfather's Pizza. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016.
  11. ^ "Minit Mart". Minit Mart. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
  12. ^ "Godfather's Gluten-Free Pizzas". Godfather's Pizza. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010.
  13. ^ Clark, Joshua (June 13, 2014). "'The Godfather' visits Branson". Branson Tri-Lake News. Branson, Missouri. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  14. ^ "'Godfather' Returns As Spokesman For Pizza Company". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. November 14, 1983. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  15. ^ Oechslin, Russ (September 12, 2004). "Pizza spokesman makes appearance at Clay County Fair". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "Godfather's Pizza Celebrates 1 Year with Special Appearance of 'The Godfather'". Strictly Business. March 1, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

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