Last month at PizzaCon in Philadelphia, we announced the winners of the 2024 Pizza Industry Excellence (PIE) Awards. This awards program recognizes outstanding achievements in the pizza world, celebrating innovation, creativity, and excellence across 19 categories.
I wanted to also give them some “love” here. They are very deserving of the recognition. Without further ado, here are the 2024 PIE Awards Winners:
Young Entrepreneur of the Year — Weather Preston, Cross Eyed Cow Pizza.
Best Advertising Campaign — Mattenga’s Pizzeria, Hengameh Stanfield
Most Interesting Menu — Old Scratch Pizza, Clarissa Lowry
Community Involvement Award — Caliente Pizza & Draft House, Nick Bogacz
Mobile Pizza Business of the Year — Cut Stone Foods, Riki Tagliapietra
Most Innovative Pizza Company — MOTO Pizza, Lee Kindell
Best Pizzeria Website — Vinceno’s Newhall, Greg Randall
Best Pizzeria Social Media — Square Pie Guys
Best Pizza Box Design — Caliente Pizza & Draft House, Nick Bogacz
Best Video Short — Vincenzo’s Newhall, Greg Randall
Most Unique Pizzeria Location — Old Scratch Pizza, Clarissa Lowry
Pizza Company of the Year by Region —
Pacific Northwest — Farrelli’s Pizza, Tacoma, WA
West Coast — Flour + Water, San Francisco, CA
Mountain West — Woody’s Wood Fired Pizza, Golden, CO
Southwest — Spinato’s Pizzeria, Tempe, AZ
Midwest — Old Scratch Pizza, Dayton, OH
Southeast — Valentina’s Pizzeria & Wine Bar, Madison, AL
Mid-Atlantic — Caliente Pizza & Draft House, Pittsburgh, PA
Northeast — Toss & Fire Wood-Fired Pizza, Syracuse, NY
ALSO: December is our annual trends report, and I know you’re going to be blown away by the breadth of information our survey turned up. Read the Pizza Industry Trends Report 2025.
Best,
Jeremy White
Editor In Chief
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