The Culinary Circle brand announced that it is adding eight new items to its lineup to meet consumer demand for premium artisan products.

To conduct this experiment, DIGIORNO recruited real people to host friends and family for a pizza party at a Manhattan loft.

To understand and analyze the industry on a granular level, the market has been segmented on the basis of type and distribution channel.

Papa John’s International continues to reinforce its commitment to BETTER INGREDIENTS. BETTER PIZZA. and providing consumers with quality menu options and “clean” ingredients by introducing a new pilot—Gluten-Free Crust made with Ancient Grains.

Pie Five Pizza Co. introduced Carolina Golden BBQ Pie. The Pie Five pie-intists created their new pizza piled high with smoky pulled pork, crisp diced pickles, melted cheddar, a kick of spice from fresh red onion and a tangy Carolina Gold BBQ sauce — with hints of sunshine and freedom. The BBQ pizza masterpiece arrives at Pie Five on June 30 for a limited time.

Schwan's Consumer Brands Inc. introduced convenient single-serve Freschetta® Gluten Free Pizza.

Artisan salame maker Columbus Foods launched fresh pizza topped with premium specialty meats and cheeses. Breaking into a new category, the San Francisco-based brand is filling a need for an all-natural ready-to-bake pizza, offering three flavorful varieties.

Kids love pizza. Their parents typically love it a lot less these days. Yet because of pizza's kid-friendly position, it appears on a quarter of all kids' restaurant menus, which is significant given their typically limited scope, according to Pizza Market in the U.S.: Foodservice and Retail, 2nd Edition, a recently released report by market research publisher Packaged Facts.

New menu items feature influences from around the world, particularly Asia, but ingredient sourcing and preparation are decidedly close to home.