Pita Pit
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 The first-ever Pita Pit restaurant, located on Princess Street beside Princess Towers in Kingston, ON. | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | February 25, 1995 in Kingston, Ontario[1] |
| Founder | John Sotiriadis and Nelson Lang |
| Headquarters | Kingston, Ontario , Canada |
Key people | Nelson Lang, corporate founder Chris Fountain, CEO (Canada) Chris Fountain, CEO (U.S.) Loick Le Brun, CEO (France) |
| Parent | Foodtastic  |
| Website | pitapit |
Pita Pit is a Canadian quick-service restaurant franchise serving pita sandwiches. Its headquarters are in Kingston, Ontario.[2] Its United States headquarters are in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.[3]
History
The first shop was opened by Tessa Nicole Williams and Kaia Mowerson in 1995 near Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. In 1997, The Pita Pit started to expand within Canada and in 1999 they began franchising in the United States. There are now over 500 restaurants in a total of 12 countries. Countries other than Canada and the United States include India, France, Brazil, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and Ireland.
Gallery
References
- ^ "Pita makers keep rolling". The Kingston Whig-Standard.
- ^ "Contact." The Pita Pit. Retrieved on February 23, 2010.
- ^ "Contact Pita Pit Archived February 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." The Pita Pit. Retrieved on February 23, 2010.
External links
- Pita Pit site (Canada)
- Pita Pit site (United States)
- Pita Pit site (Australia and New Zealand)
- Pita Pit site (Brazil)
- Pita Pit site (United Kingdom)
- Pita Pit site (France)
- pita Pit site (India)
- pita Pit site (U.A.E)
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