New marketing campaign by Papa Johns pizza

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40. Mom and Pop Pizza both in NY and Florida

We started going to one in Queens as Newlyweds 43 years ago. Owners retired and their children took it over. Today their children are retired and the grandkids are running it now. Still tastes the same as 43 years ago. The Grandparents were originally from Italy.

Naples, Florida. Again a small Mom and Pop business. They lived in the community and their special needs son went to the neighborhood public school. I worked with their son in school. I always asked Mom, the Waitress, how Joey was doing. A few times he came in to help out cleaning and setting up tables. A lot of the local people went there and the owners got to know their names. Not close to NY Pizza, BUT it definitely was better than any chain pizza, plus by patronizing your local Mom and Pops, you are supporting your local community too.

Chain Pizza is gross. All of them. I am of Italian heritage and have made pizza from scratch for my husband's former employer's luncheons. I will make pizza myself before I ever darken the doorway of a Poppa John's.