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Sept. 20 is National Pepperoni Pizza Day

September 20, 2019

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Did you know today, Sept. 20, is National Pepperoni Pizza Day?

Here’s some trivia on the most popular pizza variety, according to holidayinsights.com:

  • Pepperoni pizza is preferred by 36% of people.

  • More than 3 billion pizzas are sold in the U.S. each year.

  • More pizzas are sold on Super Bowl Sunday than any other day of the year.

  • Halloween is the second most popular day for eating pizza. 

  • More than 17% of restaurants serve pizza.

  • The first pizza was sold in Naples, Italy, in 1738.

  • Americans consume more than 23 pounds of pizza per year.

And according to the Pork Checkoff, pepperoni is one of the categories driving growth for pork in foodservice.

Here’s a sampling of what people are tweeting in honor of National Pepperoni Pizza Day.

 

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