New Jersey Pizza Company Dishes Up One of PETA’s Top 10 Vegan Pizzas
America’s Top Takeout Treat Reflects Rising Demand for Vegan Options
For Immediate Release:
February 4, 2015
Contact:
Sophia Charchuk 202-483-7382
As demand for delicious vegan meals soars at hot spots across the country, PETA’s “official” tasters set out to find the Top 10 Vegan Pizzas in time for National Pizza Pie Day on February 9, and the Vegan 2012 at Flagstaff’s New Jersey Pizza Company has beaten out a throng of competitors to take home 10th-place honors, including a letter of congratulations and a framed certificate. A blend of fresh spinach, onions, garlic, bell peppers, mushrooms, basil, olives, and pineapple, the Vegan 2012 boasts a delectable neo-Neapolitan crust and San Marzano plum tomato sauce.
“The Vegan 2012’s tempting mix of fresh veggies and rich spices made it an irresistible pick for PETA’s list,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “With so many tasty vegan options widely available, PETA is calling on caring people everywhere to kick dairy products to the curb in favor of a scrumptious slice of vegan pizza.”
As documented by PETA, whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way,” cows exploited for their milk are genetically manipulated to produce four and a half times the amount of milk that they naturally would and are often mutilated without receiving any painkillers whatsoever.
Taking top honors in PETA’s roundup is the delicious Red Beans and Rice Pizza, created in true Louisiana fashion by New Orleans’ Mid City Pizza, while The Works at 3 Brothers Pizza Cafe on Long Island, N.Y., grabs second place. Nabbing third place is the Sweet Potato of Mine, a veggie-packed pie from Silly’s Restaurant in Portland, Maine, while fourth place goes to the decadently noodle- and vegan cheese–topped The Vegan Mac from Dimo’s in Chicago. The Loaded Potato Pizza—brimming with tempeh “bacon” bits—from Brick Road Pizza Co. in Grand Rapids, Mich., claims spot number five, and pies from pizzerias in Los Angeles; Portland, Ore.; Kansas City, Mo.; and Providence, R.I., fill out the top 10.
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