Shakey's Pizza

Shakey's USA, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
PSEPIZZA
IndustryRestaurants
FoundedApril 30, 1954; 70 years ago (1954-04-30)
Sacramento, California
May 11, 1975; 49 years ago (1975-05-11)
Makati, Philippines
FoundersSherwood Johnson
Ed Plummer
HeadquartersAlhambra, California, U.S.
Parañaque, Philippines
ProductsPizza, sandwiches, pasta, fried chicken, desserts
ParentThe Jacmar Companies
Websiteshakeys.com

Shakey's Pizza is a pizza restaurant chain based in the United States and the Philippines.[1] Founded in 1954, it was the first franchise pizza chain in the United States.[2][3] In 1968, the chain had 342 locations.[4] The chain had about 500 stores globally, and 58 in the United States, as of July 2019. Currently, the stores can be found in the states of California and Washington, as well as in the Philippines, Singapore and Japan.

  1. ^ Brack, Ray (October 7, 1967). "Shakey's Serving Music with Pizza". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Shakey's", in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America (Oxford University Press, 2013), ISBN 978-0199734962, p. 245. Excerpts available at Google Books.
  3. ^ "Shakey's Pizza Parlors….Where Have They All Gone?". CNY News. March 8, 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  4. ^ Flathers, Harley (January 23, 2014). "Back and Forth: Shakey's Pizza was the place to be". PostBulletin.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017.