Pizza Ranch, Inc., founded in 1981, is a

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restaurant chain. Pizza Ranch offers pizza, chicken, a salad bar and a pizza and chicken buffet. Pizza Ranch has over 200 locations in

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. Pizza Ranch was founded by Adrie Groeneweg and Lawrence Vander Esch. Vander Esch however left the company in 2001 after being arrested and sent to prison for sexual abuse involving obtaining semen samples of his teen employees. The first restaurant opened December 21, 1981, in

Hull, Iowa Hull is a city in Sioux County, Iowa, Sioux County, Iowa. The population was 2,384 at the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History The first settlers in the Hull area arrived in 1872. The city was incorporated on May 15, 1886. H ...

. The second Pizza Ranch opened in

Orange City, Iowa Orange City is a city in, and the county seat of, Sioux County, Iowa, United States. Its population was 6,267 in the 2020 census, an increase from 5,582 in 2000. Named after William of Orange, the community maintains its Dutch settler traditio ...

in 1983. Pizza Ranch has grown over the years and now has franchises in thirteen states. Pizza Ranch's specialties are pizza and chicken. Their headquarters, formerly located in Hull, Iowa, have moved to Orange City, Iowa. Pizza Ranch is a Christian-based company. The Pizza Ranch vision is "To glorify God by positively impacting the world we live in." Because Iowa has the first caucus/primary for US presidential elections and Pizza Ranch has over 70 locations in Iowa, they are a frequent stop for presidential candidates, particularly Republicans, although Democrats such as Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton have also made appearances.

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