FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2004

East of Chicago Pizza Company Featured on Food Network

East of Chicago Pizza Company announces the Food Network will highlight two of their dessert pizzas on their hit show “Top 5.” Top 5 takes colorful trips back in time to showcase favorite foods and the East of Chicago Peanut Butter and Jelly and Dutch Crunch pizzas were chosen as their favorites. Top 5 airs Monday nights at 10pm on The Food Network.
East of Chicago Pizza has a Peanut Butter and Jelly pizza and a Dutch Crunch pizza on their menu as one of their delicious, specialty dessert items. The Peanut Butter and Jelly pizza is a true American Classic…Jif Peanut Butter and Smuckers Strawberry Preserves are used instead of pizza sauce and cheese. The Dutch Crunch is an exclusive East of Chicago recipe and it gives new meaning to Apple Pie…this is truly the best apple dessert on the market.

L. Scott Granneman, President of East of Chicago Pizza Company explained, “This just shows the innovation of our company. The PB & J and Dutch Crunch dessert pizzas are a big hit with our customers. Two American favorites served the East of Chicago way. That’s Pizza Done Right.”
East of Chicago Pizza Company is a privately owned company headquartered in Willard, Ohio. East of Chicago Pizza Company is one of the fastest growing pizza chains in America and has gained national recognition within the last two years. East of Chicago was ranked 166th on Entrepreneur Magazines 2002 Franchise 500 list and is a member of Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Franchise 500” six years in a row; which the magazine says is the best and most comprehensive rating of franchises in the world. The trade publication Pizza Today, rated East of Chicago 27th on its 2002 hot 100 list. Restaurant and Institution rated East of Chicago 21st on the concept list and 274th overall in their 2002 top 400. With over 140 locations and over 3,000 employees in five states, East of Chicago Pizza Company remains both an industry leader and industry innovator, proving that East of Chicago Pizza Company is “Pizza Done Right.”