Mill Street in Orono, Maine, location of the original restaurant
Pat's Pizza is a fast food chain of restaurants in Maine. The fast food chain was started in 1931 when Carl D. "Pat" Farnsworth bought the ice cream store in Orono, Maine, in which he had worked as a high-schooler.[1] In 1953, he added pizza to the menu, and it was such a hit that he changed Farnsworth's Cafe into a pizza parlor, giving it its current name.[2] It eventually grew to 13 locations, covering the state. The original store was known as a "second home to generations of University of Maine students".[3] In 1993, Pat reported that 250,000 pizzas a year were being sold from the Orono location alone.[4] Pat Farnsworth died at the age of 90 in 2003.
References
- ↑ Adams, Glenn (October 10, 1993). "A Maine Institution Stands Pat on Pizza Food". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ↑ McCarthy, Brendan (February 15, 2003). "'Pat' Farnsworth, 93: Built 13-Restaurant Chain on Pizza". Boston Globe. p. B.8. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ↑ "PB revises mobile home regs". Lewiston Daily Sun. February 13, 1985. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ↑ Adams, Glenn (October 5, 1993). "College town pizza man still working after 62 years". Fort Scott Tribune. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
External links
- Official website
- "Farnsworth, Maine pizza franchise legend, dead at 90". Pizza Marketplace. February 18, 2003. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- "Where is the Best Pizza in Maine?". PBS Food. June 3, 2015. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
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