Michigan doesn't often come to mind when you think of pizza. But it should.

Pizza has plenty of origin stories. But there's one we don't talk a lot about: the story of pizza chains. We tell the tale of how pizza traveled from Naples, Italy to Garden City, Michigan. And how two Southeast Michigan men founded two of the largest pizza businesses, Domino's and Little Caesars, and brought pizza to the masses.

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Michigan doesn't often come to mind when you think of pizza. But it should.
Pizza has plenty of origin stories. But there's one we don't talk a lot about: the story of pizza chains. We tell the tale of how pizza traveled from Naples, Italy to Garden City, Michigan. And how two Southeast Michigan men founded two of the largest pizza businesses, Domino's and Little Caesars, and brought pizza to the masses.
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Special projects and more from Michigan Public, the station that brought you the Peabody Award-winning Believed podcast. Listen to our first special series, Dough Dynasty, streaming now wherever you get your podcasts. 

Special projects and more from Michigan Public, the station that brought you the Peabody Award-winning Believed podcast. Listen to our first special series, Dough Dynasty, streaming now wherever you get your podcasts.

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