Extreme Pizza

{{Infobox company

| name = Extreme Pizza, Inc.

| logo = ExtremePizzaLogo.jpg

| logo_size = 200px

| type = Private

| foundation = {{start date and age|1994}}

| location = San Francisco, California

| industry = Restaurant Franchising

| products = Pizzas, Sandwiches (main)

| homepage = {{url|http://extremepizza.com}}

}}

Extreme Pizza, Inc. is a privately held restaurant franchise chain specializing in conventional and California-style pizza, founded by Todd Parent{{cite news

| first = Robert J.

| last = Hughes

| title = Never Stop Learning

| url = http://www.extremepizza.com/SP%20Press/The%20Wall%20Street%20Journal%20August%2016,%202002.pdf

| work = The Wall Street Journal

| date = 2002-08-16

| accessdate = 2007-03-03

| archive-date = 2007-04-03

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070403164849/http://www.extremepizza.com/SP%20Press/The%20Wall%20Street%20Journal%20August%2016,%202002.pdf

| url-status = dead

}}{{better|reason=independent sources needed|date=February 2023}} and Michael Pastor

{{cite news |title=What's new |first=Karola |last=Saekel |publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle |date=1994-09-21 |accessdate=2007-03-06 |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:SFCB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB4F622A26B6A5F&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815

}} in 1994 in San Francisco, California. The chain currently includes over 30 locations in the United States; a previous location in Ireland has now closed. 24 franchises are located in Central California. Others are present in Boise, Idaho; McAllen, Texas; Clearwater Beach, Florida; Grosse Pointe, Michigan; Wantage, New Jersey; and Charlottesville and Henrico, Virginia. Entrepreneur Ernest Harris has recently brought the franchise to Northern Virginia, opening locations in Pentagon City and Arlington County.

{{cite news |title=Store locator |publisher=Extreme Pizza |date=2019-08-04 |accessdate=2019-08-04 |url=https://www.extremepizza.com/store-locator/

}}{{better|reason=independent sources needed|date=February 2023}} The company primarily sells pizza; other menu items include calzones, sandwiches, and salads.

{{cite news

|title=Extreme-ly good pizzas satisfy fed-up GO! staffers

|first=Jen

|last=Mulson

|publisher=The Gazette (Colorado Springs)

|date=2002-08-02

|accessdate=2007-03-06

|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:CSGB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F53D7F3074E1540&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815

}}

Description

Most West Coast restaurants have decor of extreme sports, such as photographs of extreme athletes and benches made out of snowboards.

{{cite news

|title=Extreme Pizza satisfies Pacifica customers

|first=Jane

|last=Northrop

|publisher=Pacifica Tribune

|date=2006-11-26

|accessdate=2007-03-06

|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:PFTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=115B7662BB4C0DC0&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815

}}

{{cite news |title=X-actly what Gilbert taste buds longed for |first=Stephanie |last=Paterik |publisher=The Arizona Republic |date=2003-05-10 |accessdate=2007-03-06 |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:ARPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10A7E48F928107B4&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815

}} In keeping with its extreme sports theme, Extreme Pizza was an early sponsor of the X Games.{{cite news

|first= Omar

|last= Yacoubi

|title= 'Extreme' addition to local pizza scene

|url= http://media.www.commonwealthtimes.com/media/storage/paper634/news/2005/10/03/Spectrum/extreme.Addition.To.Local.Pizza.Scene-1006933.shtml

|work= The Commonwealth Times

|date= 2005-10-03

|accessdate= 2007-03-03

|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070928002944/http://media.www.commonwealthtimes.com/media/storage/paper634/news/2005/10/03/Spectrum/extreme.Addition.To.Local.Pizza.Scene-1006933.shtml

|archive-date= 2007-09-28

|url-status= dead

}} According to the Seattle Times, Extreme Pizza is "lauded within the business world for its enlightened corporate policies and savvy extreme-sports sponsorships".

{{cite news |title=Daring combinations make sense to the taste buds |first=Kathryn |last=Robinson |publisher=The Seattle Times |date=2005-08-12 |accessdate=2007-03-06 |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:STIW&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10BFB702E94CA990&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815

}}