Restaurant in United Kingdom
| The Chicago Pizza Pie Factory | |
|---|---|
| Restaurant information | |
| Food type | Pizza |
| Country | United Kingdom |
The Chicago Pizza Pie Factory was a chain of pizza restaurants. The chain originated in Crown Passage (off Pall Mall) as The Chicago Pizza Pie Factory and was started by entrepreneur Bob Payton in 1976–7. The London establishment also had a bar. This was the start of a series of restaurants forming the My Kinda Town chain. The chain opened restaurants in places such as Paris, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, and Tel Aviv, where they operated successfully for several decades.
When Payton sold the company in 1990 the business was pulling in a turnover of £35m.
Payton himself died just a few years later (1994) after being involved in a car crash near Stevenage, north of London.
References
- Peter Jones (2002), Introduction to Hospitality Operations, p. 153, ISBN 9780826460776, archived from the original on 24 March 2024, retrieved 4 September 2021
- Hospitality Marketing, Routledge, 2013, p. 166, ISBN 9780750626880, archived from the original on 24 March 2024, retrieved 4 September 2021
- "Innovating on a shoestring: The story of the Chicago Pizza Pie Factory | the Marketing Society". Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- "Bob Payton, 50, Restaurateur, Dies". The New York Times. 16 July 1994. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
Further reading
- Jett, Tish; Wimer, Ronald Eric (3 April 1985). "Paris gets taste of pizza a la Chicago". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.(subscription required)
- Moseley, Ray (12 August 1985). "American dream in England". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.(subscription required)
- Franklin, Stephen (29 January 1990). "Taste of Chicago for Israel". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.(subscription required)