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Pizza Facts

• The average American eats 23 pounds of pizza each year
• Pizza restaurants account for 9% of all U.S. restaurant sales
• Pizza consumption rose to 5.8% of all dinners in 2003, double the percentage in 1985
• Americans eat 100 acres (40.5 hectares) of pizza each day, or about 350 slices each second
• Pizzerias represent 17% of all restaurants
• 93% of Americans eat pizza at least once a month
• Children ages 3-11 years prefer pizza over all other food groups for lunch and dinner
• 42% of children ages 6-11 have eaten pizza within the last three days
• Pepperoni is America's favorite topping (36% of all pizza orders)
• Women are twice as likely as men to order vegetarian toppings on their pizzas.

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