Pita Pit Featured in The Daily Mississippian

Pita Pit was recently featured in The Daily Mississippian in an article titled, "Eating Healthy and On-the-Go: Pita Pit Comes to Oxford.”  This article discusses Jack Brighenti, restaurant manager Muri Soares and Peter Riggs who discussed Pita Pit opening for the first time in Mississippi. Jack opened the new location in Oxford to bring something different and healthy to the Southern University, something that people could eat late night and on-the-go. The location opened at the end of May, but haven’t had a problem being slow, and have seemed to really connect with the community and the university students, even during the summer months. Pita Pit in Oxford also offers Ole Miss students the opportunity to use their dining dollars on the Ole Miss Express.  Click here for the entire article or begin below.




Eating Healthy and On-the-Go: Pita Pit Comes to Oxford
By: Alex Dejoy

With over 200 locations across the four corners of the United States and every where in between, Pita Pit has found a new home in Oxford.

Located on North Lamar Boulevard, right off the square, owner of the new Pita Pit, Jack Brighenti, thought this would be the perfect location to provide healthy eating to both students and the Oxford community.
He is the owner of two other Pita Pits, which are located in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. His newest location is the first to open in the state of Mississippi.

“It definitely has that youthful kind of energy around; a lot of undergraduates and graduates, a lot of intellectuals, professors, and also the community itself," Brighenti said. “The historic roots and the Square here, we were just kind of drawn to it. We just thought it would make a good fit to provide something healthy to that demographic.”

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Pita Pit featured in The Telegraph

Pita Pit was recently featured in The Telegraph in an article titled, "Pita Pit offers healthy fast food."  The article focuses on the Pita Pit that recently opened up in Edwardsville on Monday, June 4th. Further, the article discussed the concept of the Pita Pit brand. Bill Wilfong elaborated more on the plans for expansion for the brand, and also spoke on how the brand was created. Jim Hettler explained his experience as a franchisee and business owner.  Click here for the entire article or begin below.  

Pita Pit offers healthy fast food
By: Jess Charlton

EDWARDSVILLE - Eating healthy can be difficult, especially if you have a busy life and are constantly on the go. Now you can eat fast and healthy, thanks to Pita Pit.

"The concept of Pita Pit was started in 1995 in Kingston, Ontario, by two men, Nelson Lang and his friend, Johnny Sotiriadis," Pita Pit USA director of franchise development Bill Wilfong said.

Lang and Sotiriadis wanted to create a different type of restaurant and in 2005, Pita Pit was born. Pita Pit has many different styles such as Mediterranean, Greek and Lebanese. The food is put into a pita pocket and rolled up, which looks like a burrito. But instead of tortillas, they use the healthier option of pita bread.

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Pita Pit brings back Fan of the Week!

Pita Pit is bringing back the Fan of the Week on our Facebook Page!  One lucky fan a week will be featured as the Pita Pit profile picture and receive a Get Pit-Faced t-shirt!  Stay active on our Facebook page and you could be the next Fan of the Week.

Pita Pit featured in The Oregonian

Pita Pit was recently featured in The Oregonian in an article titled, "Pita Pit opens second location at Tanasbourne Town Center in Beaverton."  The article focuses on Chris McCall and Patrick Peralta opening their second Pita Pit location in Beaverton, OR at 18033 N.W. Evergreen Parkway. Also highlighted in the article are the plans of the duo for the future.  Click here for the entire article or begin below.


Pita Pit opens second location at Tanasbourne Town Center in Beaverton
By: Dominique Fong


Pita Pit, a restaurant chain that serves grilled meats and vegetables rolled into a pita, opened its second location last week in Beaverton.

Owners Chris McCall and Patrick Peralta, college friends from Washington State University, launched their first site off Cedar Hills Boulevard in 2009. After its success they opened their newest spot at 18033 N.W. Evergreen Parkway in the Tanasbourne Town Center.

McCall said they are now looking at investing in a mobile food trailer and other locations in south Beaverton and in Hillsboro.

"We want to be able to swing by offices and sell pitas and go to fairs and carnivals," McCall said. "That's our next big plan."

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Pita Pit featured in The Alestle

Pita Pit was recently featured in The Alestle in an article titled, "Pita Pit offers fresh food fast."  The article discusses how Pita Pit offers a healthy alternative to fast food for college students. Jim Hettler talked about Pita Pit is very popular amongst college campuses. Also, Jim talks about how he started franchising with Pita Pit and why he decided to open up in Edwardsville, IL. The article also interviewed some students who shared that they have interest in trying out the food that Pita Pit has to offer.  Click here for the entire article or begin below.

Pita Pit offers fresh food fast
By: Andrew Richards

Healthy eating options are piling up in Edwardsville, and Pita Pit is the newest member of the eat-right movement.

James Hettler, a retired Air Force officer of 23 years from Belleville, opened a Pita Pit restaurant on Monday at 215 Harvard Drive in Edwardsville, just off Troy Road.

Pita Pit has more than 300 locations in the U.S. and Canada. At first glance, it seems like an alternative to Subway. They allow customers to top pitas any way they like with a number of vegetables, cheeses and sauces to choose from. However, the restaurant is known for its healthier choices of food including sandwich meats and cheeses on Lebanese-styled pita bread, zesty sauces and fruit smoothies.

Hettler said he got the idea to start a Pita Pit franchise four years ago when he got his first taste of it while taking his daughter back to school at the University of Iowa. He spent more than an hour and a half talking to the owners about how to run one of the franchises.

“I was looking to start one then, in 2008,” Hettler said, “but because of the economy tanking, I wasn’t able to get it up and running.”
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Pita Pit featured in Belleville News-Democrat

Pita Pit was recently featured in the Belleville News-Democrat in an article titled, "Air Force veteran tries his hand as restaurateur."  The article focused on Jim Hettler and his upcoming Pita Pit opening in Edwardsville, IL. The article told Jim’s story of how he discovered Pita Pit and why he decided to franchise with the brand. Further, the article discusses some Pita Pit menu items and how the food is a healthy alternative to fast food.  For the entire article click here or begin below.

Air Force veteran tries his hand as restaurateur
By: Will Buss

Jim Hettler is the owner of Pita Pit at 215 Harvard Drive in Edwardsville, and hopes to have the restaurant open in early June.

Outlook: "I wanted to go out there and see what I can do and be a part of it."

Since retiring from the U.S. Air Force, Jim Hettler has had his own home-building business and is now preparing to open a restaurant. The veteran is the first metro-east franchisee of Pita Pit and plans to open his first restaurant next month in Edwardsville with plans to open another in O'Fallon at some point. His will join 300 U.S. locations in the chain that connects consumers with a healthier dining option and alternative to the typical fast-food choices. Pita Pit's motto is "fresh thinking -- healthy eating" and features a menu of grilled meats, fresh vegetables and zesty sauces rolled in pita bread. Hettler recently talked to business writer Will Buss about his service in the military and his life as a civilian entrepreneur:

How did you find this pita bread-based restaurant chain?

"Four years ago, I was taking my daughter to Iowa City to find her a place to live because she was accepted to go to law school there, and we were going through town trying to find a place to park, and we happened to park in front of a Pita Pit. It just so happened that I was thinking about opening a little restaurant of this nature in our local area."

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Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/28/2189038/air-force-veteran-tries-his-hand.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy

Pita Pit introduces New Pitas

Pita Pit has introduced 5 new pitas to the Pita Pit family.  The new Mediterranean Pitas on the menu include; the Chicken Souvlaki, Falafel, Gyro, Hummus, and Creamy Pesto Chicken.  

 Try one today!