Hot Lips Pizza

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HOTLIPS Pizza
Industry Restaurants
Founded1984;39 years ago (1984)
Number of locations
5
Area served
Portland, Oregon
OwnerDavid Yudkin and Jeanna Edelman
Website www.hotlipspizza.com

HOTLIPS Pizza is a chain of pizza restaurants in the Portland, Oregon, area. It is known for using local, organic ingredients in its pizzas. [1]

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History

HOTLIPS Pizza was founded in 1984 by David Yudkin's father-in-law. Yudkin and his wife, Jeana Edelman, took over the business in 1994. [1] In 2005, HOTLIPS started selling fruit sodas made from local fruits. [2] The sodas were featured in The New York Times . [3] In 2011, Hot Lips made its millionth bottle of soda. [4]

Environmental practices

Hot Lips Pizza's Pearl District location Hot Lips Pizza, Pearl District, Portland, Oregon.jpg
Hot Lips Pizza's Pearl District location

Many of HOTLIPS' ingredients are bought from local farmers, especially from farmers' markets. It also makes all of its packaging compostable. [5] Waste heat from the ovens at their Pearl District location is used to heat the whole restaurant. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dunlop, Pete (May 4, 2011). "For Portland's Hot Lips Pizza, sustainable values mean support of family, community". Down to Earth NW. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  2. "Hotlips Soda". Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  3. Fabricant, Florence (November 3, 2009). "Have a Sip of Seasonal Fruit". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  4. Sickinger, Ted (October 29, 2011). "Hotlips Pizza hits milestone with 1 millionth bottle of soda". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  5. "Composting at The PSU Hot Lips Pizza location — Portland, OR" (PDF). Oregon Center for Environmental Health. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  6. "Hot Lips Pizza makes waste heat a hot commodity". PortlandOnline.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2012.