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Canadian restaurant franchise
Pita Pit
Pita Pit in Richmond Hill, Ontario
Company type Private Industry Restaurants Founded July 20, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-07-20 ) in Kingston, Ontario [1] Founder John Sotiriadis and Nelson Lang Headquarters
Kingston, Ontario
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Canada
Key people
Parent Company: Foodtastic (September 2021 – present) Parent Foodtastic Website pitapit
Pita Pit is a Canadian quick-service restaurant franchise serving pita sandwiches with fresh vegetables, grilled meat and sauces.[2] Kingston, Ontario .[3] Coeur d'Alene, Idaho .[4]
History [ edit ]
The first shop was opened by Nelson Lang and John Sotiriadis in 1995 near Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario .[5] [2] [6] [2]
In 1997, Pita Pit started to expand within Canada, and in 1999 they began franchising in the United States .[5] [2]
The first Pita Pit location outside Canada and the United States opened in Auckland , New Zealand, in August 2007. The business was set up by Chris Henderson, a New Zealander returning from Canada, and Duane Dalton, the husband of netballer Tania Dalton .[7] [2]
By 2011, Pita Pit had expanded to 350 stores in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Panama , South Korea and Brazil .[2]
By 2020, it had over 500 locations in India , France , Brazil , Panama , Trinidad and Tobago , the United Kingdom , New Zealand , Australia , Singapore , United Arab Emirates , Ireland and Sweden .[5]
On August 3, 2021, it was announced that Québécois restaurant franchiser Foodtastic had acquired Pita Pit.[8] [9]
Pita Pit International [ edit ]
New Zealand and Australia [ edit ]
Pita Pit New Zealand has 85 stores around New Zealand, including 26 in Auckland.[10] [11] [12] [13] [2]
The business also has nine stores from Australia,[14] [12]
The company is based in Takapuna, Auckland where it opened its first store in 2007.[15]
Pita Pit New Zealand started actively seeking franchises in 2011,[2] [12]
The chain introduced a diabetes -friendly menu in 2016,[16] [17] virtual kitchens in 2020, after many of its stores were unable to open during the COVID-19 pandemic .[18]
References [ edit ]
^ "Contact Archived December 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine ." Pita Pit. Retrieved on February 23, 2010.
^ "Contact Pita Pit Archived February 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine ." Pita Pit. Retrieved on February 23, 2010.
^ a b c "Our Story Archived August 4, 2020, at the Wayback Machine ." Pita Pit. Retrieved on July 25, 2020.
^ Hollie, Shaw (April 14, 2016). "Pita Pit's international expansion coming at just the right time as competition heats up at home" . Financial Post . Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2020 .
^ Taylor, Colin (November 19, 2011). "Pita Pit's expansion rests with franchisees" . The New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2020 .
^ MacAlpine, Ian (August 5, 2021). "Pita Pit, which originated in Kingston, sold to Montreal company" . The Kingston Whig Standard .
^ "Foodtastic acquires Pita Pit Restaurants" . Canada Newswire . Retrieved June 5, 2024 .
^ "Pita Pit" . pitapit.co.nz . Pita Pit. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ du Plessis-Allan, Heather (September 2, 2020). "Pita Pit dives into world of virtual restaurants" . New Zealand Media and Entertainment . Newstalk ZB . Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ a b c McNicol, Hamish (April 9, 2017). "That's a wrap: How Pita Pit went from one NZ store to more than 100 in a decade" . stuff.co.nz . Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ Venuto, Damien (September 1, 2014). "The rise of fast-casual: Pita Pit launches its first TVC via Contagion" . ICG Media. Stop Press. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ "Pita Pit Australia" . pitapit.com.au . Pita Pit Australia. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024 .
^ Taylor, Colin (November 19, 2011). "Pita Pit's expansion rests with franchisees" . APN News & Media. New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ Tantau, Kelley (December 6, 2016). "New Pita Pit menu could be start of diabetes-friendly fast food" . stuff.co.nz . Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ Templeton, Sarah (May 3, 2019). "Kiwi customers outraged after Pita Pit introduces fillings limit" . MediaWorks New Zealand . Newshub . Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
^ Shaw, Aimee (September 1, 2020). "Pita Pit dives into world of virtual restaurants" . New Zealand Media and Entertainment . New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022 .
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