Pizza Facts
- The average American eats 23 pounds of pizza each year
- Pizza restaurants account for 9% of all U.S. restaurant sales
- Pizza consumption rose to 5.8% of all dinners in 2003, double the percentage
in 1985
- Americans eat 100 acres (40.5 hectares) of pizza each day, or about 350
slices each second
- Pizzerias represent 17% of all restaurants
- 93% of Americans eat pizza at least once a month
- Children ages 3-11 years prefer pizza over all other food groups for
lunch and dinner
- 42% of children ages 6-11 have eaten pizza within the last three days
- Pepperoni is America's favorite topping (36% of all pizza orders)
- Women are twice as likely as men to order vegetarian toppings on their
pizzas.