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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