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Mangia Pizza Shatters Guinness Record
Longest Chain of Pizzas
Celebrating 20th Anniversary
Pizza Donated to Meals on Wheels and More
November 15, 2008 - Austin, Texas On Saturday, Nov. 15th - just four days after Mangia Pizza celebrated its 20th birthday, the iconic Austin restaurant group, in partnership with Meals on Wheels and More, descended on Zilker Park armed with 1,050 cheese and pepperoni pies to create the longest line of pizzas ever assembled.
Over 200 friends, employees and Meals on Wheels volunteers braved an unseasonably blustery morning wind to work together in setting the Guinness World Record with 1,023 feet of pizzas. The effort shattered the old mark set in London just two days before by almost 100 feet.
After the record was certified by Guinness Book Record Adjudicator, Dan Gurtin, the pies were boxed up and taken by Meals on Wheels and More to the Salvation Army for distribution. "Mangia Pizza has been a great supporter and partner to us throughout the years, and we are thrilled to be a part of this event," said Dan Pruett, the CEO and President of Meals on Wheels and More. "It was great fun and helped feed many in need in our community."
KLBJ Radio Personality, Ed Clements, was on hand as master of ceremonies along with City Councilman Lee Leffingwell, presenting Austin Mayor Will Wynn's proclamation declaring Saturday "Mangia Pizza Day" in Austin.
According to a jubilant Jeff Sayers, Mangia founder and co-owner, "This is truly amazing. All of our friends, employees and the volunteers from Meals on Wheels and More that have come together today to make this happen is simply awesome. And giving it to the less fortunate here is Austin makes it all worthwhile."
News coverage of the event was broadcast 177 times from New York to Honolulu, reaching over four million viewers.
Longest Line of Pizza World Record History:
November 15, 2008 Mangia Pizza, Austin, Texas, USA - 1023 feet - 311.8 Meters
November 13, 2008 Chicago Town Pizza, London, England - 936.7 feet - 285.7 meters
June 12, 2008 Costa Cruise Lines - Sidney, Australia - 725.1 feet - 221 meters
May 18, 2008 Big Apple Pizza, Fort Pierce, Florida, USA - 722.1 feet - 220.1 meters
October 28, 2006 Tizano Shopping Center Tenant's Union , Treviso, Italy - 611 feet - 186.3 meters
Event Pictures by Milaka Falk
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Event Video New 8 Austin - Mangia delivers after shattering longest pizza line record
http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=224521
Event Blog by Russell Lewis - Active Rain
http://activerain.com/blogs/russellmlewis
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