Fox's Pizza

Fox's Pizza, also known as Fox's Pizza Den, is an American pizza and sandwich franchise brand. The company traces its beginnings to 1971, when founder Jim Fox opened a pizza shop in his hometown of Pitcairn, Pennsylvania. According to the brand's account, the shop began with $500, a rented storeroom, and used equipment. Its first pizza was served at 4:00 that afternoon, and the shop sold out six hours later. Fox expanded locally before developing the business through franchising. In 1973, Fox opened additional locations in Harrison City and East Pittsburgh, followed by a fourth location in Swissvale, where the company introduced home delivery. As other prospective shop owners approached Fox, he incorporated Fox's Pizza Den in 1974 and began using franchising to help others establish pizza businesses. The brand's menu includes pizza and sandwiches. Its website presents the business as a hometown pizza shop and invites customers to find a local location. The company says that Fox's Pizza Distribution was formed in 1986 to supply franchisees with consistent products and reliable distribution. The supplied company account reports that the chain had more than 200 franchises across 25 states at the time that account was written; it does not establish a current location count. Fox's Pizza is an active brand, but the supplied sources do not identify its current headquarters, ownership, or parent company.

Fox's Pizza began in 1971, when Jim Fox opened a pizza shop in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania. The company says he started with $500, a rented storeroom, and a few pieces of used equipment salvaged from a Pittsburgh scrap yard. The first pizza came out of the oven at 4:00 that afternoon, and the shop sold out six hours later. This early local success led Fox to open additional shops in nearby communities. In 1973, Fox opened a second location in Harrison City and a third in East Pittsburgh. With the fourth location, in Swissvale, he introduced home delivery, an approach the company describes as innovative for the Pittsburgh-area pizza industry. The business then attracted people interested in opening their own Fox's locations. Fox incorporated Fox's Pizza Den in 1974, making franchising part of the company's growth and offering aspiring operators a path to business independence. The company established Fox's Pizza Distribution in 1986 to supply franchisees with consistent products and reliable distribution. This infrastructure supported a network that expanded beyond its Pennsylvania origins. The company account supplied here describes more than 200 franchises operating across 25 states at the time of writing, but does not date that figure precisely or establish the chain's present size. Fox's Pizza has also received industry recognition. The company says it was voted best pizza franchise of 1993 by the National Pizza and Pasta Association and received PMQ's Pizza Industry Enterprise (PIE) award in 2005 and 2007. It also reports that Entrepreneur and Pizza Today magazines have consistently ranked Fox's among leading pizza and sandwich franchises in the United States. The supplied sources do not provide further details about the rankings, current corporate ownership, or headquarters.

• 2005

  Receives PMQ's Pizza Industry Enterprise award, according to the company

• 1993

  Named best pizza franchise by the National Pizza and Pasta Association, according to the company

• 1986

  Fox's Pizza Distribution is formed to serve franchisees

• 1974

  Fox incorporates Fox's Pizza Den and begins franchising

• 1973

  Additional locations open in Harrison City and East Pittsburgh

• 1973

  A fourth location in Swissvale introduces home delivery

• 1971

  Jim Fox opens the first pizza shop in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania

A hometown-oriented pizza and sandwich franchise, with local stores and a history of home delivery.

• Pizza

• Sandwiches

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