The owner of Papa Vince Pizza, who immigrated to Canada in 1960, passed away on January 5 at the age of 81.

Fernando Riccioni, the owner of Wedgewood Pizza who helped popularize the Brier Hill pizza style, has passed away at 91.

James Fox Jr., the founder of the Fox’s Pizza Den chain, passed away on May 21 after battling complications from a March 2021 car accident. Fox built his first pizza oven from spare parts he found in a junkyard and, in later years, helped with the development of the first … More

DeMarco was known for taking his own sweet time to make every pizza himself, no matter how long the lines at Di Fara Pizza.

Palese and her husband emigrated to the U.S. from Italy in 1969 and opened a pizzeria known for its stuffed Italian Easter Pie.

Steven Balasco spent his childhood in a wheelchair and leg braces but later shed them to become a physically active business owner and community leader. After Balasco went to the hospital with COVID-19, his family and friends launched the Balasco Strong Campaign in his honor to promote acts of kindness. Steven … More

Bajalieh was a native of his beloved Birmingham and, along with his brothers, introduced the world to a southern-gourmet pizza called the Soul Pie.

Arthur Galea and his wife, Sharon, founded the pizzeria in 1983, and the company has since grown to seven locations around Michigan.

Gary Bimonte was the youngest grandson of legendary pizzaiolo Frank Pepe, founder of Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana. Bimonte spearheaded the Frank Pepe brand’s expansion and continued his grandfather’s legacy of delicious New Haven-style pizza. Related: How Frank Pepe’s chooses its tomatoes Gary Bimonte, the Connecticut pizzaiolo who carried his legendary … More

Gus Karageorge and Manny Macancela worked together for more than 30 years at Linwood Pizza before contracting the virus.