Pita Pit restaurants are typically located near colleges and universities, such as this location across the street from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
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Industry | Restaurants |
Founded | February 25, 1995 in Kingston, Ontario |
Founder | John Sotiriadis and Nelson Lang |
Headquarters | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Key people
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Nelson Lang, corporate founder Chris Fountain, CEO (Canada) Jack Riggs, CEO (U.S.) Loick Le Brun, CEO (France) |
Website | www |
Pita Pit is a quick-service restaurant franchise serving pita sandwiches. Its headquarters are in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Its United States headquarters are in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
The first shop was opened by Nelson Lang and John Sotiriadis in 1995 near Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. In 1997, The Pita Pit started to expand within Canada and in 1999 they began franchising in the United States. There are now over 500 restaurants in a total of 11 countries. Countries other than Canada and the United States include United Kingdom, France, Brazil, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, and India.
Customers order their pita based on the main ingredient (offerings include Philly cheesesteak, falafel and chicken souvlaki, with the exception of their "garden pita") and then the customer specifies the other ingredients they would like to be added from selection of cheeses, (offerings include feta, cheddar, and Swiss), a salad bar (offerings include alfalfa sprouts, jalapeño, and pineapple), and a selection of sauces and spreads (including tzatziki, Caesar salad dressing, and honey mustard).