New Year, New Pizza — Sbarro Helps Guests Satisfy Their Cravings With The Sbarro Skinny Slice™
Delicious, New Better-for-You Pizza is Only 270 Calories Per Slice
MELVILLE, N.Y. – (January 15, 2013) – As America celebrates the start of the New Year, “eat healthy food” will once again rank atop the most popular New Year’s resolutions . Offering a great new mealtime option to pizza lovers everywhere, Sbarro is introducing its new better-for-you Sbarro Skinny Slice™. Beginning on January 1st, the Skinny Slice will be served across Sbarro eateries throughout the United States.
Only 270 calories per slice, the Skinny Slice is prepared with delicious, premium ingredients including Roasted Red and Green Bell Peppers, Portobello Mushrooms and sweet, Carmelized Onions topped with a sprinkling of Mozzarella and Pecorino Romano cheeses.
“We created the Skinny Slice as a delicious way to help our guests stick to their New Year’s resolutions and still get their fix of authentic Italian pizza done the Sbarro way,” said Jim Greco, CEO of Sbarro. “This better-for-you recipe will help pizza lovers everywhere answer their cravings without feeling a morsel of guilt.”
Added Greco, “The Skinny Slice is the latest in a series of menu innovations as Sbarro continues to provide options and solutions to our guests while staying true to our Italian roots.”
1 http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/New-Years-Resolutions.shtml
The introduction of the Skinny Slice follows Sbarro’s recent introduction of a new Neapolitan-style pizza across all U.S. locations. The new recipe garnered praise from media and critics ranging from the New York Times to FOX News Channel and was recently recognized by Nation’s Restaurant News as one of the top menu launches of 2012.
About Sbarro
Since it first opened its doors as an Italian Salumeria in 1956, Sbarro has been a leader in driving the growth of the Italian restaurant category. Today, Sbarro team members bring a taste of the true Italian spirit to guests every day at its more than 1,000 eateries across 40 countries. An award-winning franchise organization, Sbarro features a menu of popular Italian food including pizza, pasta dishes and other hot and cold Italian entrees, salads, drinks and desserts. Sbarro is headquartered in Melville, NY. For more information, visit www.sbarro.com.