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Papa Johns Survey Uncovers Football Fans’ Pizza-Eating Styles Ahead of #1 Pizza-Eating Day: NY Style Rises to the Top
Pizza company taps Mark Sanchez to celebrate its all-new NY Style Pizza, asks #WhatsYourStyle in new survey and offer fans a chance to win a year of free
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nPizza company taps Mark Sanchez to celebrate its all-new NY Style Pizza, asks #WhatsYourStyle in new survey and offer fans a chance to win a year of free pizza\n\n ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nPapa Johns knows that fans are passionate about their pizza, with allegiances to their preferred pizza style as strong as the love for their favorite sports team. To celebrate their all-new NY Style pizza ahead of the big game – and #1 day for pizza orders – Papa Johns surveyed more than 4,000 American football fans in major cities nationwide1 to see how they enjoy their pizza, and the results may be surprising.\n\n“After spending five years playing in New York, NY Style pizza became my go-to, sorry sideline hot dog,” said Mark Sanchez, former professional football player. “My preferred approach is to fold the pizza slice but everyone’s got their own style, so I’ve teamed up with Papa Johns to celebrate their new NY Style pizza and unique pizza rituals, and give away the best prize in pizza.”\n\nAccording to the survey, 86% of football fans interviewed nationwide are likely to eat NY Style pizza, but only about one in three (35%) say they’d fold their slice like many New Yorkers are known to do. Additionally, NY Style pizza is the most preferred city-specific pizza style (with 31% saying they prefer this style and eat it all the time) – sorry, Chicago deep-dish (19%) and Detroit Style (18%) fans!\n\nAdditional survey findings include:\n\n\nTo fold, or not to fold? About one in three football fans interviewed (35%) like to fold their pizza slice; Meanwhile, more than half of football fans in New York City (55%) prefer to fold. No wonder NY Style is known best for its oversized, foldable slices.\n\n\nCincy wants that garlic sauce – Football fans in Cincinnati like it saucy with 53% saying they enjoy garlic butter as a condiment with their pizza.\n\n\nMany West Coasters are eating crust first, and we have some questions – A surprising number of football fans eat their pizza crust-first (16%), especially on the West Coast, where over one in four Los Angeles fans (27%) and nearly one in four San Francisco fans (23%) eat their pizza this way.\n\n\nMiami crushes on NY – Unsurprisingly, NY Style pizza is – you guessed it – the most desired style for New York football fans (with 93% indicating a preference for it); but Miami fans love it equally a...