$37 billion
Sales at U.S. pizzerias per year
$100 million
Sales at U.S. pizzerias per day
4,600 to 1
Ratio of people to pizzerias in the U.S.
Pepperoni
Most popular pizza
Sausage
Second most popular
6,500
Number of pizzas Dominos expects to sell during Super Bowl XLI
360
Calories in one slice (1/8th of the pizza) of a Pizza Hut large hand-tossed pepperoni pizza
2,270
Calories in Pizzeria Uno’s individual deep-dish Chicago Classic (sausage, mozzarella and Romano) pizza
3.5
Hours of full-contact football a 150-pound person will need to burn off Pizzeria Uno’s individual deep-dish Chicago Classic
3.5-4 hours
Length of Super Bowl
33
Hours of TV watching a 150-pound person will need to burn off Pizzeria Uno’s individual deep-dish Chicago Classic pizza
1.3 million
Number of pizzas Giordano’s sold during the NFC Bears vs. Saints playoff game this year
8,000
Number of pizzas Giordano’s estimates it will sell this year on Super Bowl Sunday
SOURCES: National Association of Pizzeria Operators, Little Caesars, Dominos, Pizza Hut, Pizzeria Uno, Giordano’s.
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Trine Tsouderos, ttsouderos@tribune.com
