Take and bake pizzeria

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Hand tossing a pizza at Nick-N-Willy's

A take and bake pizzeria, sometimes just known as a take and bake (or alternatively, take-n-bake), is a pizzeria which sells uncooked pizzas to customers, who then cook the pizzas at home in their ovens. According to one competitor in the marketplace, take-and-bake is the fastest growing segment in the pizza industry in the United States. [1].

Take-and-bake does not refer to grocery stores and the like selling prepackaged uncooked pizzas (fresh or frozen); take-and-bake pizzas are typically made to order out of fresh ingredients (though the pizzeria may also keep a number of commonly-ordered or special sale price pizzas on hand for convenience).

Many take-and-bake pizzerias either operate as standalone entities, or as part of delicatessens. Such establishments often offer other menu items, such as cookie dough, soft drinks, salads, breadsticks, or dessert items, in addition to pizza. Some Supermarkets also offer this feature, including Sobeys and Safeway (where a delicatessen is attached to a pizza section). In addition, some traditional dine-in pizzerias, such as Pizzeria Uno, also provide take-and-bake pizzas at some locations.