CIRCLEVILLE — Pizza Cottage, a locally owned, independent pizza shop is among the nation’s best-performing pizzerias, according to Pizza Today magazine, the leading publication of the $42 billion pizza industry. The magazine, which annually ranks the largest independent operations in the U.S. based on sales, names Pizza Cottage to its prestigious Hot 100 list.
Lancaster entrepreneur, Larry E. Tipton, owns six Pizza Cottage locations throughout Ohio. Reporting annual sales of $13.25 million puts them at No. 11 on the Hot 100 list.
“Thank you to every single person who has contributed to Pizza Cottage’s success,” said Larry Tipton, owner of Pizza Cottage. “We are humbled to have such a supportive and loyal community to share this prestigious honor.”
“Making our list is quite an accomplishment,” said Pizza Today Editor-in-Chief Jeremy White. “Each year our readers await the release of the Hot 100 list anxiously. Making it here isn’t easy — it’s a testament to many factors such as great food and service, solid marketing and old-fashioned hard work. The pizzerias on our Hot 100 list have managed to really set themselves apart from the competition.”
