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World Pizza Day Brings One-Day Deals and Public Celebrations in Mexico, Argentina and Spain

The observance highlights UNESCO’s 2017 recognition of the Neapolitan pizzaiolo craft.

Overview

  • Pizza Hut Mexico offered a nationwide, one-day discount of 50 pesos on orders of at least 249 pesos for medium or large traditional-dough pizzas across all ordering channels.
  • Little Caesars Mexico sold a cheese pizza for 20 pesos only after purchasing a large specialty pizza, with the promotion limited to participating stores and same‑day availability.
  • Buenos Aires marked the day with an APYCE-organized cookout at the Obelisco featuring 5,000 portions prepared on site, with proceeds directed to youth organizations and capacity capped at 5,000 servings.
  • Madrid venues rolled out limited-time options, from truffled and vegan creations at Superchulo to Luna Rossa’s traditional Pizza d’o Munaciello and Snob Pizza’s New York–style slices.
  • Coverage revisited pizza’s Neapolitan roots and the 1889 Margherita origin story, while noting Mexico’s sizable appetite with an estimated 145 million pizzas consumed annually.