Pizza Trends

Here’s a look at what’s shaping the first part of 2026 and how LloydPans helps operators turn those trends into profitable, repeatable wins.

For commercial pizzerias, Super Bowl Sunday isn’t just another weekend: it’s the pizza holiday. With millions of Americans hosting watch parties or ordering food to go, traffic spikes, demand surges and workflow gets intense. Restaurants across the country call it one of their busiest days, possibly rivaled only by other high-volume occasions like Thanksgiving Eve and New Year’s Eve.

As the new year approaches, one thing is clear across every major trend report from Whole Foods to Mintel, Kerry, IFT, McCormick and the Food Institute: pizza and pan-baked foods are entering a new era of texture, newstalgia and global influence.

Pepperoni is more than an ingredient—it’s a cultural shortcut to “pizza” in the American lexicon.

At LloydPans, we’ve done the research—and we’ve engineered our pans to offer the best of both worlds. Here’s why our hard-coat anodized aluminum pans outperform traditional steel in every way that matters.

Our innovation team has curated the top trends heating up pizza menus this summer, sure to keep the ovens burning year-round.

Just because our ghost kitchen customers don’t have dining rooms, that doesn’t mean they don’t need top-tier equipment! That’s where LloydPans comes in.

The pizza industry is constantly evolving, with new trends, consumer preferences and innovations shaping how this beloved food is enjoyed. How can this information help businesses? The LloydPans Innovation Team narrowed down our favorite takeaways from a look below the surface in a recent webinar—deeper than your favorite deep dish pizza.

From Detroit-style sensations to versatile Quik-Disks, these pans prove why LloydPans remains a trusted partner for pizza makers and bakers everywhere.

The LloydPans Innovation Team prides ourselves on creating high-quality, durable pizza pans that help elevate the pizza-making experience for our customers. Recently, we were honored to have our pans evaluated by Serious Eats, a trusted name in the world of food reviews. They tested a variety of pizza pans, and we’re thrilled to share the key criteria they used to assess our award-winning pans: Best Detroit-, Chicago- and Sicilian-Style Deep Dish Pans.