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by Alatea on April 26th, 2006
No. Burgers are more popular than pizza.
The most popular menu item ordered by men at restaurants last year was hamburgers. French fries ranked second. For women, french fries were tops — followed by burgers, reports NPD Group, which tracks consumer eating habits. Pizza ranked third for both genders.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2005-05-12-bad-food-cover_x.htm
Pizza Trivia
October is National Pizza Month. It was first so designated in 1987.
Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza each day, or 350 slices per second.
Pizza is a $30 billion per year industry.
There are approximately 61,269 pizzerias in the United States. (Source: American Business Lists, Omaha, Nebraska.)
Each man, woman and child in America eats an average of 46 slices (23 pounds) of pizza a year. (source: Packaged Facts, New York)
Approximately 3 billion pizzas are sold in the U.S. each year.
Italian food ranks as the most popular ethnic food in America. (Courtesy of the National Restaurant Association)
According to a recent Gallup Poll, kids between the ages of 3 to 11 prefer pizza over all other food groups for lunch and dinner.
Source - http://www.fricanospizza.com/
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