November 28, 2006

NYPD Pizza Opens First Franchise in Central Florida

A Taste of New York Arrives in Kissimmee

KISSIMMEE, FL – NYPD Pizza Kissimmee, the first franchise in Central Florida, hosts a grand opening event, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., on Saturday, November 18, for the community. The neighborhood pizzeria is located at 2947 Vineland Road, Kissimmee, in the Publix Shopping Center, corner of 192 and 535, behind Burger King.

There will be activities for the kids like face painting, clowns and balloons. Plus, the Kissimmee Police Department will be offering child fingerprint identification. The Osceola County Fire Department will also be on-site showcasing a fire truck.

Franchise Owners Victor and Angela Rivera said, "We will be offering a grand opening special of buy one get one free cheese pie of the same size. We want to give area residents a taste of authentic New York style pizza and feel NYPD Pizza is the best."

Lou Pearlman's NYPD Pizza offers the highest quality pizza products and Italian restaurant menu items made of all the freshest ingredients. All of the pizzas are hand-tossed, made with NYPD Pizza's own unique pizza dough, high quality 100% mozzarella cheese, and NYPD’s own specially spiced tomato sauce, finished with fresh toppings, and baked in NYPD Pizza's own special brick oven. Other menu items include delicious appetizers, fresh salads, cheesy calzones, meaty stromboli, specialty hot hero sandwiches and a full line of mouth watering deserts.

"Our restaurants represent an era of days gone by as the neighborhood pizzeria with great food and an upbeat atmosphere," said New York Pizza Development President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Russo. "We are not your typical cookie cutter franchise nor do we want to be. We want each franchise to have a personality that represents their community and the families that live there."

Established in 1996 and headquartered in Orlando, FL, New York Pizza Development, LLC is home of the authentic New York style pizza and pizza by the slice. The Franchise Division launched in January 2004 and offers three distinctive franchise types: the Sub Station is express, delivery, take-out and catering; the Metro Unit is express, dine-in, delivery, take-out with seating and catering; and the Precinct is the traditional full-service restaurant with dine-in, take-out, delivery and catering. The NYPD Pizza Kissimmee franchise is a Metro Unit. There are currently 50 franchises sold with eight already open across the country. For additional information on NYPD Pizza and its franchises, visit www.nypdpizza.net.

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