Australian pizza chains Eagle Boys and Pizza Haven also entered the market in the 1990s, but their New Zealand operations were later sold to Pizza Hut and Domino's.

Pizza Haven is the name of a Seattle-based pizzeria and pizza delivery chain, founded in 1958 opening its first location in the University District, Seattle near the University of Washington.

Pizza Haven was among the first to make deliveries.

Ron Bean, original founder, and a series of partners grew Pizza Haven into a chain of 42 restaurants throughout the Pacific Northwest and California.

By the late ' 90s, increasing competition from better-funded national chains, leasing difficulties at some mall locations and what Bean describes in hindsight as several " bad decisions " combined to push Pizza Haven into filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The remaining stores were shuttered, except for the Pizza Haven and Bean Pod restaurants in Seattle Center Center House.

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In 1984, brothers Evan, Louis, Bill and Gabriel Christou started Pizza Haven with the aid of a A $ 24, 000 mortgage on their parents ' home.

The first Pizza Haven outlet was at Glenelg in Adelaide.

Today, Pizza Haven is a franchised business.

In May 2006, New Zealand Pizza Haven stores were bought by Domino's Pizza and a majority were converted to Domino's while some stores were able to stay branded as Pizza Haven.

However, eventually all Pizza Haven stores became Domino's.

In July 2008 it was announced that Pizza Haven Australia had been acquired by Eagle Boys pizza chain.

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Pizza -- made with very thin, and sometimes thick, high-rising doughs, with or without cheese, cooked in the oven or a la piedra ( on a stone oven ), and stuffed with numerous ingredients -— is a dish which can be found in nearly every corner of the country.

For instance, pizza made with cheddar and pepper jack cheese, salsa, refried beans or other common taco ingredients is often marketed as " Taco Pizza ".

Pizza (, ) is an oven-baked, flat, round bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese and various toppings.

Pizza (, from the Latin verb pìnsere, to press and from the Greek pēktos, πηκτός, meaning " solid " or " clotted ") is Greek in origin ( see also pitta ).

Lazio style: Pizza in Lazio ( Rome ), as well as in many other parts of Italy, is available in two different styles.

* Pizza alla casalinga (" Grandma pizza ") consists of a thin layer of dough is stretched into an oiled, square " Sicilian " pan, topped sparingly with shredded mozzarella, crushed uncooked canned tomatoes, chopped garlic and olive oil, and baked until the top bubbles and the bottom is crisp.

Pizza is available frozen.

July 10 is " Pizza Day " in São Paulo, marking the final day of an annual competition among " pizzaiolos ".

Pizza is an emerging fast food in Indian urban areas.

The most popular Japanese pizza chain is Pizza La.

Pizza is a popular snack food in South Korea, especially among younger people.

Pizza is becoming more popular as a fast food in the urban areas of Nepal, particularly in the capital city, Kathmandu.

Of international restaurant chains only Pizza Hut is well established, although Vapiano has a few restaurants in Stockholm and Domino's have been trying to establish in southern Sweden since 2008.

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Domino's Pizza is also a popular fast food restaurant.

Hell Pizza was founded in 1996 in Wellington, and is known for its satanic marketing.

In 2012, KFC was the first American fast food restaurant to operate in the West Bank ; it opened in Ramallah ; a Pizza Hut is also planned.

Lone Starr readily accepts, as he is in major debt with the space gangster Pizza the Hutt ( voice of Dom DeLuise ).

* Pizza the Hutt, named after the pizza restaurant chain, is a half-man, half-Pizza Mafioso and a parody of Jabba the Hutt.

It is the most upmarket part of Cheam commercially, with its shopping and catering facilities including Waitrose, Majestic Wine Warehouse, Costa Coffee, Prezzo and Pizza Express, as well as many independent establishments.

For casual dining there is the Junction Restaurant ( located next to the Best Western ), the King Dragon Chinese restaurant ( adjacent to the Wells Fargo ), Smith's Cafe, and Pizza Edge ( just south of Bashas ').

For casual dining there is the Golden Rice Bowl Chinese restaurant, Pizza Edge, Amigo Cafe, and Shepherd's Eye Coffee.

* The lobster-shack visited by the protagonist in the movie Mystic Pizza is Ford's Lobsters in Noank.

Papa ` s Pizza is rated as the monolith of the community.