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Scott Anthony on Punxsy Pizza, Tony Gemignani and Pizza as Social Change

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Scott Anthony talks about his pizza, and how he uses his pizzeria Punxsy Pizza as a vehicle for social change.

Scott Anthony is a Pizza Consultant as well as a pizzeria owner. He has been in the pizza business over twenty years. For many of those years he ran a very successful pizza franchise. He took the franchise to one of the top selling pizzerias in the chain.

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Scott decided he wanted to take his pizza making to the next logical step and that was to open his own independent local pizza shop in his home town. He dropped the franchise and created his own local pizzeria called: Punxsy Pizza.

What sets his pizzeria apart is what Scott has done for the local community. He has created a fund raiser for the local fire department known as Punxsy Pizza and Prevention. Scott gets the fire Department involved in making pizza and delivering pizza. This fund raiser is wildly successful for the Local Volunteer Fire Department as most of their funds come through donations. According to the local paper more than $40,000 in donations was raised in a single day. Every dollar went to support the local fire department.

Donations from Punxsy Pizza!

Donations from Punxsy Pizza!

Scott is at the forefront of using pizza for social change. He is a role model for other pizzeria operators regarding the power of pizza. Scott understands using pizza for Social Good.

Punxsy Pizza and Prevention

Punxsy Pizza and Prevention

Scott has had Tony Gemignani come to Punxsutawney, PA to promote pizza. Tony is the author of The Pizza Bible and did an entire event there. In addition Tony G. was almost attacked by Punxsutawney Phil. Scott cites one of his highlights in his career was being named to the World Pizza Champions Team.

Scott Anthony and Tony Gemignani

Scott Anthony and Tony Gemignani

The following interview with Scott was done at Pizza Expo. One of my favorite quotes from Scott is :”What’s good for Punxsatawney, is good for me”. Scott is the conscience of pizza! Thank you Scott for all that you do!

 

Punxsy Pizza
115 N Findley St, Punxsutawney, PA 15767
(814) 938-8132

Scott’s Book primarily for pizza professionals:
Profits in the Pie: Effective Marketing Tactics to Seize YOUR Slice of the $38.1 Billion Pizza Pie

Tony Gemignani’s Book:

The Pizza Bible: The World’s Favorite Pizza Styles, from Neapolitan, Deep-Dish, Wood-Fired, Sicilian, Calzones and Focaccia to New York, New Haven, Detroit, and more

Punxsy Pizza Awarded Pennsylvania Restaurant Neighbor Award

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The Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association (PRLA) recently gathered at the Peddler’s Inn in Lahaska, Pa for their annual spring meeting. A highlight of this meeting is the presentation of the Restaurant Neighbor Award.

Fifteen years ago, the National Restaurant Association together with the award’s founding partner, American Express, created the Restaurant Neighbor Award to help honor restaurants in the field of outstanding community service and involvement. Ninety percent of restaurants are actively involved in community activities and this award highlights the positive contributions restaurants make in their local neighborhoods each and every day.

John Graf, Proprietor of Priory Hotel, Pittsburgh and current Vice Chairman of the Board, presented the small business category of the Restaurant Neighbor Award to Punxsy Pizza.

Graf commented: “Punxsy Pizza’s owner, Scott Anthony, created a community event to benefit the town’s fire department and has provided almost 4,000 smoke detectors to the community since its inception 13 years ago. Last year the restaurant sold 4,430 pizzas and raised more than $43,000. Since it started the program has raised more than $370,000 in an effort to keep the community safe.”
“The Punxsutawney Fire Department makes, cooks, delivers pizza and then checks and replaces batteries as well as hands out smoke detectors to those in need,” says Scott Depp, Punxsutawney’s fire chief. In addition the restaurant raises funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Punxsutawney Community Center, AJ Parise Football, and Boy Scouts of America.

Depp represented the Punxsutawney Fire Department at the presentation dinner. Depp added, “This marks the third consecutive year that Punxsy’s Pizza and Prevention event has been given this state honor.”

Other state winners included, Auntie Ann’s Inc. of Lancaster, The Rose Group of Newton, Irish Pub of Philadelphia & Ollie’s Restaurant of Edmundsville.

Scott Anthony accepts the Restaurant Neighbor Award

Scott Anthony accepts the Restaurant Neighbor Award

Punxsy Pizza
115 North Findley Street
Punxsutawney, PA 15767
814.938.8132
www.PunxsyPizza.com