Pita Pit opens in York, Pennsylvania!

This week Pita Pit opened its doors at 1911 Spring Wood Road in York, Pennsylvania! Stop in, say hello, and grab a pita. You won't regret it. 

Pita Pit featured on ydr.com

Pita Pit was recently featured on ydr.com in an article titled, "New shops: Five Below, Pita Pit and Stop-N-Yo opening in York County this month."  The article focused on the Pita Pit of York’s planned opening for the 25th. Brad further elaborated on the design of the unit and the hours of operation. Click here for the entire article or begin below.

New shops: Five Below, Pita Pit and Stop-N-Yo opening in York County this month
By: Stephanie Reighart

Coming in with the spring will be new shops with a little something for everyone.

York County will see a Pita Pit, new Five Below location and a Stop-N-Yo open their doors this month.

Brad Alexander will open his fourth Pita Pit on April 25.

After opening his Lancaster location three years ago, Alexander was getting a lot of requests to come to York, he said.

"I felt like I was getting them all the time," he said.

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Pita Pit featured in the Baltimore Sun

Pita Pit was recently featured in the Baltimore Sun in an article titled, "First Pita Pit in Baltimore opens Wednesday downtown." The article discusses Drin’s upcoming opening in Baltimore. The article discusses how it will be the first location in Maryland as well as a brief background on the brand.  Click here for the entire article or begin below.

First Pita Pit in Baltimore opens Wednesday downtown
By: Lorraine Mirabella

Baltimore's first Pita Pit, a fast-casual concept that serves Lebanese-style pitas, is set to open Wednesday on the west side of downtown.
The eatery at 413 W. Baltimore Street was originally scheduled to open in September but faced some delays as franchisee Drin Kaziaj finalized a lease and hired contractors. The restaurant will be part of a project with a Panera Bread Co., PNC Bank, Samuelson's Jewelers and State Employees Credit Union.


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Pita Pit featured in The Baltimore Business Journal

Pita Pit was recently featured in the Baltimore Business Journal in an article titled, "Pita Pit opening west side Baltimore location on Wednesday." The article discusses Drin’s upcoming opening in Baltimore. The article discusses how it will be the first location in Maryland as well as a brief background on the brand. Click here for the entire article or begin below.

Pita Pit opening west side Baltimore location on Wednesday
By: Sarah Meehan

Students, workers and residents on Baltimore’s west side will have another dining option when Pita Pit open its first Charm City location on April 10 at 413 W. Baltimore St.

The Ontario-based chain, with 300 locations in the U.S. and Canada, specializes in Lebanese-style pitas filled with everything from bacon and eggs to falafel.

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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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