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Feb
28
VILLA ITALIAN KITCHEN DEBUTS ‘INJURED LIST’ PIZZA FOR NEW YORK BASEBALL FANS

Quick-Service Brand Will Let Fans Customize Their Pizza to Pay Tribute to Their Favorite Injured Player at Tampa and New York City Locations


MORRISTOWN, NJ (February 28, 2020)Villa Italian Kitchen, one of America’s favorite quick-service pizza brands, today announced a new ‘Injured List’ pizza special, available at its Florida locations in and around Tampa and in New York City. Starting today, for a limited time, New York baseball fans can pay tribute to their favorite injured baseball player by emblazing the player’s number in pepperoni on a classic Neapolitan style pizza pie in honor of the latest Bronx slugger to succumb to the injury bug.


To help ease the p...


Jan
30
VILLA ITALIAN KITCHEN TO OFFER FREE SLICES NATIONWIDE IF NEW ENGLAND WINS SUNDAY’S BIG GAME

National Quick-Service Pizza Brand to Treat Loyal Fans to FREE Pizza After Big Win; Will Honor New England’s #12 with FREE Pizza for Life if Player Reaches MVP Status


MORRISTOWN, NJ (January 30, 2020)Villa Italian Kitchen, one of America’s favorite quick-service pizza brands, is gearing up for another year of pizza, wings, food and fun in front of the television for this weekend’s upcoming Big Game. This year, the national pizza dynasty is upping the ante by extending a saucy prize to guests nationwide if New England pulls out another victory – a FREE slice for everyone!


That’s right: if the nation’s most decorated team manages yet another record-br...


Jul
10
IT’S LITERALLY JUST THE CRUST

Villa Italian Kitchen Offers Guests an Order of Pizza Crusts Only


MORRISTOWN, NJ (July 10, 2019)Villa Italian Kitchen, one of America’s favorite quick-service pizza brands, has always been all about pizza, and knows there’s one thing all consumers can agree on: the crust is the best part of the slice! Highly coveted and a hot commodity, pizza crust is often saved as the last delicious doughy bites after a hot, fresh slice by carb-lovers everywhere. Now, Villa Italian Kitchen is proud to offer a tasty solution, and will be selling Just the Crust of its famed Neapolitan pizzas.


After receiving a record number of consumer inquiries regarding Villa Italian Kitchen’s crus...


May
09
HAPPY PI DAY! VILLA ITALIAN KITCHEN OFFERS WHOLE PIZZA PIES FOR THE PRICE OF PI

Quick-Service Brand Selling $3.14 Pizzas for 3rd Year in a Row in Honor of National Pi Day



MORRISTOWN, NJ (March 4, 2019): Now back and better than ever before, Villa Italian Kitchen’s Pi Day celebration honors math’s biggest day of the year in the most delicious way possible! For the third year in a row, the favorite quick-service pizza brand will be celebrating March 14 by offering full-size Neapolitan Cheese Pizzas to guests for $3.14 at its more than 200 participating locations nationwide. Each Neapolitan Cheese Pizza from Villa Italian Kitchen is made with homemade dough prepared fresh daily, 100% whole milk mozzarella and sauce made from fresh California tomatoes, ensuring...


May
09
VILLA ITALIAN KITCHEN LAUNCHES FESTIVAL PYZZA

Luxury Pizza Experience to Launch at Participating Locations Nationwide


MORRISTOWN, NJ (January 31, 2019)Villa Italian Kitchen, America’s favorite quick-service pizza brand with nearly 250 locations nationwide, is proud to announce the Greatest Pizza That Never Happened: the Festival Pyzza. Available now at participating locations nationwide, the Festival Pyzza is a new luxury pizza experience for only the wealthiest consumers and industry influencers to enjoy. Made with only the finest fresh ingredients available including sauce made from California tomatoes, hand-stretched dough and premium individually packaged processed cheese product, the Festival Pyzza retails by the slic...


Jan
23
GENDER REVEAL LASAGNA?!

Villa Italian Kitchen Invites Guests to Celebrate their Bundles of Joy with Boatloads of Cheese!


MORRISTOWN, NJ (January 22, 2018) – When it comes to announcing the gender of a new baby, Americans have seen everything from pink and blue cakes to balloons to explosions – well, almost everything! Joining in the fray, Villa Italian Kitchen, one of America’s favorite quick-service pizza brands, has announced the addition of an exciting new catering package to its robust lineup of mouthwatering menu items: the world’s first-ever Gender Reveal Lasagna! Available now, the Gender Reveal Lasagna Catering Package features one cheese lasagna with a secret pink or blue interior, a...


Nov
08
STUFF YOUR FACE (AND TURKEY) WITH PIZZA THIS THANKSGIVING

Villa Italian Kitchen offers Stuffing Recipe for Deluxe Pizza for Ultimate Thanksgiving Side Dish


MORRISTOWN, NJ (November 8, 2018)Villa Italian Kitchen, one of America’s favorite quick-service pizza brands, is proud to launch a new way for pizza-lovers nationwide to sneak their favorite flavors into a traditional Thanksgiving dinner: pizza stuffing! Loaded with all the traditional flavors of a Deluxe or Meat Lovers pizza and handcrafted from Villa Italian Kitchen’s sauce made from fresh California tomatoes, 100% whole-milk mozzarella and dough made fresh daily, the world’s greatest Thanksgiving dish can now boast a serious flavor upgrade. Crispy, cheesy and a perf...


Oct
23
NOT A BILLIONAIRE? NOT A PROBLEM. VILLA ITALIAN KITCHEN EASES STING OF MEGA LOTTERY LOSS WITH FREE PIZZA GIVEAWAY

Quick-Service Pizza Brand to Trade Losing Tickets for Cheese Slice for One Day Only


MORRISTOWN, NJ (October 23, 2018) – With the largest lottery jackpot in history up for grabs, it’s estimated that hundreds of thousands of hopeful patrons have picked up a lottery ticket ahead of Tuesday night’s historic $1.6 billion drawing. Villa Italian Kitchen, one of America’s favorite quick-service pizza brands, heard the news and couldn’t help but wonder: given the odds of winning, what will happen to all the losers?



Fret not, wannabee billionaires! For one day only on Wednesday, October 24, Villa Italian Kitchen will allow its guests to trade their losing tickets for a fre...


Jul
17
VILLA RESTAURANT GROUP ANNOUNCES KEY NEW HIRES AS PART OF ITS CORPORATE TEAM

New Team Members to Aid in Continued Growth and Expansion


MORRISTOWN, NJ, July 17, 2018: Villa Restaurant Group, global multi-brand restaurant operator, franchisor and creator of Villa Italian Kitchen®, Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads®, Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt®, South Philly Cheesesteaks & Fries®, Far East Asian FireSM, Mo’ Burger® and other emerging quick and full service restaurants brands, today announced that it has hired two new team members to aid in its continued growth – Carriann Sillman, General Counsel and Cher Thompson, Manager, Communications & Digital Marketing Strategy – as well as the promotion of a key player in its marke...


Jun
05
SAY ‘PIE DO’ TO THE FIRST-EVER PIZZA BOUQUET AND BOUTONNIERE

Villa Italian Kitchen to Treat Lucky Couples to Beautiful and Delicious Wedding Florals for Their Big Day


MORRISTOWN, NJ (June 4, 2018) – The month of June is the kick-off to one of the most romantic and exciting times of the year, wedding season. Each year a slew of new trends fill the pages of bridal magazines inspiring brides and grooms across the country with new takes of color palettes, favors, and florals, but this year, Villa Italian Kitchen, one of America’s favorite quick-service pizza brands, is proud to announce the newest (and most delicious) trend of the 2018 wedding season, The Pizza Bouquet and Boutonniere.


Perfect for any couple looking to add some fun and flavor to...