Pizza Trends

It may be cold outside in most of the United States, but our ovens are ablaze with a daily staple: pizza. Market research company Mintel found that three in four Americans ate pizza ordered from a restaurant in 2020, and an astounding 82% of U.S. consumers said pizza is one of their favorite comfort foods. But, if we’re talking crust trust — pizza is a huge category. There truly is something for everyone; pizza recipes and trends are a mixed sprinkling of traditional favorites with new ideas. Let’s see what’s currently on the modernistic menu for the first quarter of 2022. 

Our 2020 review of top trends finishes with a foodstuff that is one of the most nearest and dearest to the LloydPans innovation team’s heart and stomach: the pizza — more specifically, the pizza crust.

Does every city or region have a pizza style nowadays? It seems that way, as once-regional pizzas are going national. It started with New York, Chicago and California-style pizzas, and has recently exploded as Detroit-style pizzas have swept the nation. What’s next?