HOTLIPS Pizza is a chain of
pizza
Pizza (, ) is a dish of Italian origin consisting of a usually round, flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients (such as various types of sausage, anchovies, mushrooms, onions ...
restaurants in the
Portland, Oregon
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, area. It is known for using local, organic ingredients in its pizzas.
History
HOTLIPS Pizza was founded in 1984 by David Yudkin's father-in-law. Yudkin and his wife, Jeana Edelman, took over the business in 1994.
In 2005, HOTLIPS started selling fruit sodas made from local fruits. The sodas were featured in ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
''. In 2011, Hot Lips made its millionth bottle of soda.
Environmental practices
Many of HOTLIPS' ingredients are bought from local farmers, especially from
farmers' market
A farmers' market (or farmers market according to the AP stylebook, also farmer's market in the Cambridge Dictionary) is a physical retail marketplace intended to sell foods directly by farmers to consumers. Farmers' markets may be indoors or o ...
s. It also makes all of its packaging compostable. Waste heat from the ovens at their
Pearl District
The Pearl District is an area of Portland, Oregon, formerly occupied by warehouses, light industry and railroad classification yards and now noted for its art galleries, upscale businesses and residences. The area has been undergoing significan ...
location is used to heat the whole restaurant.
See also
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Pizza in Portland, Oregon
The American city of Portland, Oregon has been recognized for its pizza culture and establishments.
Culture
The ''Portland Mercury'' hosts Pizza Week annually.
In 2021, ''Eater Portland'' Alex Frane said Portland underwent a pizzeria "boom" in 20 ...
References
External links
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Hot Lips Soda website
1984 establishments in Oregon
Italian-American culture in Portland, Oregon
Pizza chains of the United States
Pizzerias in Portland, Oregon
Regional restaurant chains in the United States
Restaurants established in 1984
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