http://pitapit.ca Thu, 13 May 2010 11:49:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NOVEMBER 2009: Petey (a.k.a. Pita Pete Sr.) and Harvey Rosen, the mayor of Kingston, joined the crowds to cheer on the Queen’s University Golden Gaels as they paraded their hard-won Vanier Cup through the streets of Kingston and the university campus. It was the first Canadian university football championship win ... http://pitapit.ca/petey-celebrates-with-the-2009-vanier-cup-winners The Limestone District School Board is using The Pita Pit as a case study. Boy, are we flattered. We made it into the Introduction to Business textbook used by high school students in the Kingston area. The case study points out that our success is that we single-mindedly do one ... http://pitapit.ca/we%e2%80%99re-a-textbook-case On September 15, the front-page story on The Globe and Mail’s was an exposé on the high levels of sodium Canadians consume, much of it hidden in processed and fast foods. It seems Canadians consume more than twice as much salt as they should every day. (The recommended daily intake ... http://pitapit.ca/excessive-sodium-hits-the-headlines In September, The Pita Pit was acknowledged as being among the global elite when Franchise Direct ranked us #49 on their list of the Top 100 Global Franchises. Looks good on our résumé, doesn’t it? http://pitapit.ca/we-made-it-onto-the-list-of-top-global-franchises In August, the Pita Pit (US) was ranked #60 on Inc. Magazine’s list of 100 fastest-growing food and beverage companies in their annual Top 500 issue. (Our growth rate was clocked at 131%!) http://pitapit.ca/we-rank-high-among-privately-owned-companies In the August issue Restaurant Business, The Pita Pit made it onto the magazine’s “Future 50” list of the fastest-growing small chains in the United States. Not bad for an enterprise that began with two friends and one store in Kingston, Ontario back in 1995. http://pitapit.ca/our-growth-proves-you-can%e2%80%99t-keep-a-good-idea-down On April 8, 2009, the headline in the Star read: “1,230 calories and counting…That’s what a tuna melt sub packs; the kind of scary information that Ontario doctors battling obesity say belongs on restaurant menu.” The calorie counts for restaurant meals (including fast foods) was pretty darn shocking to the ... http://pitapit.ca/toronto-star-exposes-high-calorie-counts-in-restaurant-meals In January, Entrepreneur Magazine ranked The Pita Pit on their “Franchise 500” list of top franchise operations in the USA. What a great start to the year! http://pitapit.ca/entrepreneur-rates-us-in-the-top-500-franchises [caption id="attachment_399" align="alignright" width="230" caption="Petey with Pita Pitters Scott & Jen at the school"][/caption]St. Patrick's Catholic School is one of many elementary schools in the Durham Region that has made a stand around healthy lunches for their students. To tackle this initiative, the school recently partnered with the Pita Pit ... http://pitapit.ca/ajax-on-2 [caption id="attachment_395" align="alignleft" width="230" caption="Fresh new look "][/caption]The newly renovated Pita Pit in St. Catharines, ON is now open for business and ready to roll up everyone’s favorite pitas again. New franchisee Jeff Kozak gave the Pita Pit at 160 St Paul Street a total makeover. So now locals can enjoy the ... http://pitapit.ca/st-catharines-on