Consumer Trends

America's favorite limited-service pizza chains

No. 1 Papa Murphy's got especially high marks for takeout and convenience
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Photograph courtesy of Papa Murphy's

Consumers rated Papa Murphy's as the No. 1 limited-service pizza chain, giving it especially high marks for takeout and convenience. The take-and-bake pizza chain was acquired by MTY Group for $190 million in April 2019.

Pizza (LSR)Service & HospitalityUnit Appearance & AmbianceFood & BeverageConvenience & TakeoutValueOverall Score
Papa Murphy's Pizza71.6%49.2%57.2%72.6%54.4%59.1%
Blaze Pizza65.5%52.8%57.1%60.4%49.3%56.0%
Marco's Pizza62.5%45.7%50.7%67.0%46.0%52.7%

Source: Technomic Ignite consumer data; scores represent the percentage of respondents who strongly agree with the statements, on a scale of 1 to 5.

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