Pizza Inn made a splash in 2023 with its “Bambi & Friends” ad campaign that garnered a Golden OBIE award, the oldest and most prestigious honor for creative excellence in out of home (OOH) advertising design. With tongue firmly placed in cheek, the beloved buffet brand posted billboards with a cartoon deer and wild boar in their forest home, alongside a caption reading, “We taste delicious.”
Not only did the advertising cause a stir, so did the pizza. Within a short time, the pizza sold out at its limited locations. Even so, some social media users slammed the promotion last year, with one Facebook follower commenting, “Could have picked a better name & left Bambi off it. No way would my kids try that when they were little because they’d think of the movie.” Others loved it, though, with one follower saying the pizza offered “even more reason to support Pizza Inn!”
Now the Bambi & Friends Pizza is back again for a limited time, topped with venison, wild boar and elk, making it “perfect for the meat-loving, hunting community,” Pizza Inn said.
Pizza Inn aims to connect with local hunting communities and families by celebrating the kickoff of hunting season. The specialty pizza will be available from October 18 through November 8 or until supplies last. Select stores that will offer the pie include Sherman, Texas; Murphy, Texas; Durant, Oklahoma; Glenwood, Arkansas; Murfreesboro, Arkansas; Franklinton, Louisiana; Greenwood, Mississippi; Monticello, Missisippi; Grenada, Mississippi; Carlsbad, New Mexico; Goldsboro, North Carolina; Tarboro, North Carolina; Henderson, North Carolina; Asheboro, North Carolina; Elizabethton, Tennessee and Jackson, Missouri.