Food Chain - Issue 200 - June 2024 | Page 93

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Pizza region to provide customers with a wellrounded and fun experience . We even serve sodas from the Northwest region . Providing regional products , and partnering with local brands , is something we ’ re very proud of .”
Fresh flavors
A lot has changed in 30 years , but Zeeks Pizza has stayed true to its roots . As Greg discusses : “ I ’ ve been with the company full time since graduating college in 2001 , and I ’ ve been around long enough to know a lot of our long-time customers . Lots of people who remember the brand from its early days come back as franchisees , others will remain loyal due to the good memories we were able to provide for them as kids . We get a lot of people coming in , talking about a birthday party or end of season soccer party they had at Zeeks when they were younger . It holds a lot of fond memories for people and has retained the same feeling and soul despite changes and expansion over the years .”
A simple menu packed with all-time favorites keeps Zeeks Pizza customers coming back for more . As Greg asserts : “ Pizza is our focus . Our menu offers a carefully selected range of handmade pizzas and craft beers . We also offer salads , using the same home style dressing recipe that Tom and Doug were whipping up with a hand blender , back in the early days . Some of the stores have branched out even further , a number of them offer spirits on the drinks ’ menu , and some offer chicken wings as well .
“ We have so many amazing toppings available , but my personal favorite is the cherry bomb . It ’ s a unique recipe . We use regionally
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