Congratulations to Lou Siecinski and Mark Gold, homeowners of Pizza Shuttle, Inc. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We’ve named Pizza Shuttle our 2009 Unbiased Pizzeria of the 12 months based mostly on their quarter-century of success. Final 12 months, Pizza Shuttle was ranked No. 32 on our annual checklist of America’s Scorching 100 Unbiased pizza operations with $5.75 million in gross sales. Pizza Shuttle has just one location — its gross sales are far increased than different unbiased firms with 5, six and even 9 shops.
Amongst America’s one unit pizzerias, Pizza Shuttle is the second largest. Solely Moose’s Tooth Pizza & Pub in Anchorage, Alaska, does a better quantity. Moose’s Tooth was our 2003 Unbiased of the 12 months. Mockingly, Pizza Shuttle made its first Pizza At present cowl that exact same 12 months. In late 2002, we ran a “Cowl Contest” — the winner received to be featured in our January 2003 version. Pizza Shuttle received probably the most votes on our Website, incomes them the excellence and an in-depth profile contained in the journal.
What makes Pizza Shuttle so spectacular? Its homeowners credit score a relentless deal with high quality. From the place I sit, that’s by no means a nasty place to start out. To be taught extra about Pizza Shuttle and its success, try Mandy Wolf Detwiler’s article on web page 54. Additionally, be sure you watch the video that we’ll have up on the house web page of PizzaToday.com for the primary two weeks of August. It’ll provide you with a greater sense of how Mark and Lou run their enterprise and what makes Pizza Shuttle the predominant pizza drive in Milwaukee.
On one other word, I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that our September subject is simply across the nook. I do know we’ve been teasing you with it for a while — we’re promising a significant trade occasion, in print, for 09.09.09. Don’t miss it.
Greatest,
Jeremy White, editor-in-chief
