07.2009 – Restaurants & Institutions Magazine names Famous Famiglia to the 45th Annual Ranking of the Top 400 Restaurant Chains in the U.S. for the third consecutive year.
Your Questions, Your Money on FOX
07.2009 – Famous Famiglia co-founder Giorgio Kolaj appears on Fox Business Channel’s LIVE weekly TV program, “Your Questions, Your Money.” Giorgio discussed the history and global growth of the Famous Famiglia brand that he and his brothers founded twenty three years ago. Click here to watch.
The New York Enterprise Report Awards
07.2009 – Famous Famiglia is selected as a finalist in the Human Resources and Leadership Best Practice category for the New York Enterprise Report Awards. The winners will be recognized for their best practices in customer service, green business, human resources and leadership, sales and marketing, and technology.
Grand Opening at John F. Kennedy International Airport
06.2009 – Famous Famiglia continues its expansion in the airport market with the opening of the latest Famous Famiglia location at John F. Kennedy International Airport – Terminal 5 (JetBlue Terminal) in New York City.
National Restaurant Association’s
05.2009 – Famous Famiglia Co-Founder, Giorgio Kolaj, is listed as a finalist in the National Restaurant Association’s 2009 Faces of Diversity Program – American Dream Award. The annual Faces of Diversity Awards recognizes those who have realized the American Dream through hard work and determination in the restaurant industry.
Top 20 List of Fastest Growing Concepts
05.2009 – Famous Famiglia is ranked 2nd on Restaurant Chain’s Top 20 List of Fastest Growing Concepts for May 2009. Chains are ranked by total percentage of growth.
Expanding Throughout Yankee Stadium
04.2009 – Famous Famiglia announces the opening of six new units throughout the new Yankee’s Stadium. Famous Famiglia has been the “Official Pizza of the New York Yankees” since 2003 and is proud to continue with the partnership in the new stadium.
Now open at Orlando International Airport
03.2008 – Famous Famiglia continues its expansion in the airport market with partner HMSHost in the opening of the latest Famous Famiglia location at Orlando International Airport – Terminal A.
Opening in Harlem, NYC!
03.2009 – Famous Famiglia announces the opening of its latest location in Harlem, NYC, at Lexington Avenue and the corner of 125th Street . This opening marks the 30th Famous Famiglia location in New York!
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Bishop’s Humanitarian Award Dinner
03.2009 – The Kolaj family, founders of Famous Famiglia, to be honored by Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens at the upcoming Bishop’s Humanitarian Award Dinner on June 24th, 2009 at Pier Sixty in New York City. Please visit www.ccbq.org for more information on the Bishop’s Humanitarian Award Dinner.
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