John V. D'Ambrosio, President and CEO of the Restaurant
Division of Fulfillment Systems, Inc., was awarded "Best Pizza from
the USA" honors at the World Pizza Championship held in Salsomaggiore,
Italy April 3-6. John's creation, called "Fiore di Italia", beat out
all the entries from the US and enabled John to come within a few
points of a top ten finish worldwide. His accomplishment contributed
to a record six medals for the World Pizza Champions team, based in
Kenton, Ohio. In addition to John's Gold medal, the team also won
another Gold medal in the Team Acrobatic category, Silver and Bronze
in the Individual Acrobatic category, Bronze in Largest Stretch and
Bronze in Fastest Dough. Not only did the team win more medals than
any team in the 16-year history of the competition but also was the
first team to win an award in every category.
"This was one of the most exciting and enjoyable pizza events I have attended in my 35 years in this business," said Mr. D'Ambrosio. "My goal for next year is to crack the top ten worldwide!"
Fulfillment Systems, Inc. is the parent company of the popular San Francisco Bay Area "Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi Too!" Italian restaurant chain. In addition, the company owns and operates Giorgio's restaurants in San Jose and Milpitas, CA and also Nicolino's Garden Cafe in Sunnyvale, CA. Other holdings include New York Style Sausage Co., a leading maker of specialty sausage located in Sunnyvale, CA and DBIC, a real estate investment company located in Napa, CA. The company and its subsidiaries are wholly owned by the D'Ambrosio family.
Mr. D'Ambrosio's prize-winning pizza will be featured as a special in his restaurants sometime in May or June of this year.
"This was one of the most exciting and enjoyable pizza events I have attended in my 35 years in this business," said Mr. D'Ambrosio. "My goal for next year is to crack the top ten worldwide!"
Fulfillment Systems, Inc. is the parent company of the popular San Francisco Bay Area "Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi Too!" Italian restaurant chain. In addition, the company owns and operates Giorgio's restaurants in San Jose and Milpitas, CA and also Nicolino's Garden Cafe in Sunnyvale, CA. Other holdings include New York Style Sausage Co., a leading maker of specialty sausage located in Sunnyvale, CA and DBIC, a real estate investment company located in Napa, CA. The company and its subsidiaries are wholly owned by the D'Ambrosio family.
Mr. D'Ambrosio's prize-winning pizza will be featured as a special in his restaurants sometime in May or June of this year.