Pita Pit featured in WBBH NBC 2

Pita Pit was recently featured on WBBH NBC 2 in a segment titled, "FGCU takes on the Gators tonight." The story focused on several restaurants around Fort Myers that are supporting, and banking in on, the FGCU Eagles basketball team. Fort Myers Pita Pit Owner Justin O’Brien has a soundbite talking about the fact that they plan to give away 500 free pitas if the FGCU Eagles beat the Gators on Friday. They also used a close up shot of some chicken getting chopped up on the grill and interiors of the Pita Pit restaurant. Click here for the entire or begin below.

FGCU takes on the Gators tonight

FGCU's trip to the Sweet 16 has triggered a fan frenzy, and many local businesses are getting in on the action.

We went around town to see how businesses used creative ways to rake up some green.

From fast food to websites -- fan fever is taking over.

"I was watching the game and I just said you know what why don't I see if the domain fgcudunkcity.com was available and I thought it would be a great opportunity to register it and work with the university down the road," said Ryan Sherry, an entrepreneur who snatched up the domain.

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Pita Pit featured in College of William and Mary's The Flat Hat

Pita Pit was recently featured in College of William and Mary's The Flat Hat in an article titled, "Williamsburg Pita Pit Offers Free Pitas After Competition." The article begins with a rousing endorsement from W&M class of ‘14’s Emmy Newcomb who raved about the “melt-y chocolate chip cookie” she received and gave the experience “two thumbs up!” The article discusses how Williamsburg won the “Battle of the Pita Pits” competition. Pita Pit Founder Nelson Lang is quoted several times praising the work of those at the Williamsburg location.  Click here for the entire article or begin below.

Williamsburg Pita Pit Offers Free Pitas After Competition
By: Ariel Cohen

By 6 p.m. Thursday the Williamsburg Pita Pit staff had rolled over 1,000 pitas, and the dinner rush was just starting.

“I waited in line for a little over an hour for a pita, but it was totally worth it,” Emmy Newcomb ’14 said. “They gave out free Pita Pit sunglasses and a melt-y chocolate chip cookie. I’d give the experience two thumbs up!”

Even though Williamsburg is one of the franchise’s smaller locations, students voted online to win the Battle of the Pita Pits competition, resulting in a free day of pitas for all members of the Tribe. The Williamsburg Pita Pit beat out hundreds of Pita Pit locations to win.

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Pita Pit featured in The Virginia Gazette

Pita Pit was recently featured in The Virginia Gazette in an article titled, "Battle of the Pita Pits."  The article talks about how busy it was in Williamsburg for the free pita event. Nelson Lang is quoted, saying he thinks he was rolling two or three pitas an hour. The article goes on to talk about the grassroots efforts of Brandon and Kimberly Twine to drum up votes during the “Battle Of The Pita Pits” competition and their final epic victory. The article ends with an estimation that roughly 1500 people were expected to show up for a free pita.

Battle of the Pita Pits
By: Taryn Rothstein




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Pita Pit featured on Jacksonville.com

Pita Pit was recently featured on Jacksonville.com  in an article entitled, "Work set to begin on new Pita Pit in Jacksonville's downtown."  The article discussed the building of a new Pita Pit in downtown Jacksonville, FL.  For the entire article click here or begin below.

Work set to begin on new Pita Pit in Jacksonville's downtown
By: Gary T. Mills

With locations already at Fleming Island and Jacksonville Beach, Pita Pit is officially coming to Jacksonville’s downtown area.

The city issued a building permit Monday for the build-out of Pita Pit at 491 Forsyth St. W., on the first-floor retail level of the seven-story parking garage across from the new Duval County Courthouse. The 1,322-square-foot restaurant will be on the south side of the building, closer to the Greyhound bus terminal.

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