| Godfather's Pizza | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Headquarters | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Industry | Food |
| Website | www.godfathers.com |
Godfather's Pizza is an Italian restaurant chain that was founded in Omaha, Nebraska in 1973 by William Theisen. The term privately held company refers to ownership of a business company in two different ways first referring to ownership by non-governmental organizations and second Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Food is any substance usually composed primarily of Carbohydrates Fats water and/or Proteins that can be eaten or drunk by an A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Italian cuisine as a national Cuisine known today has evolved through centuries of social and political changes with its roots traced back to 4th century BC A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. William Theisen, who goes by the nickname "Willy" is a restaurant entrepreneur from Omaha Nebraska, born in Clinton Iowa. The company was sold by Theisen to Pillsbury in the mid 1980s and Theisen stepped down from actively managing the company. Pillsburylogopng|150px|right|thumb|The Pillsbury logo]] Pillsbury is a Brand name used by Minneapolis -based General Mills and the The J In 1986 Pillsbury named Herman Cain, who had turned around the fortunes of their struggling Burger King chain of restaurants, CEO and President of the brand and subsequently hundreds of Godfather's restaurants were shuttered. Herman Cain (Born December 13, 1945) is an American conservative newspaper Columnist, businessman politician Burger King ( often abbreviated to Cain in turn led a group to purchase the Godfathers brand from Pillsbury, which they did by the beginning of 1990. Cain stepped down from his CEO and President position in the company in 2002.
The restaurants serve a wide variety of pizzas and have an inexpensive salad bar and buffet. Pizza (ˈpiːtsə, in Italian:) is a popular dish made with an Oven -baked flat generally round Bread that is covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based The chain is also known for their commercials featuring "The Godfather," a knock-off of the Marlon Brando character from the film The Godfather. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed "The Godfather" has been played by different actors, but typically wears a white fedora hat, a pin-stripe suit and a flower on his jacket. He also uses the sayings "A pizza you CAN'T refuse!", "Do It!" and "I know your neighborhood. "
Bill Koll was the original Godfather. [1] During those years his commercials were where the phrase, "Do it!" came from.
External links
Notes
- ^ The Director of Marketing of Godfathers confirmed this. The company can be reached at their homepage under "External Links".
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic