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title: "MOD Pizza Declares: “This Is Not A Pizza Place”"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/38799247-137f-448a-8ac1-23ba323332b6
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20191118_mod_pizza_declares_ldquothis_is_not_a_pizza_placer.html
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2019-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:45.943Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1561758033-d89a9ad46330?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# MOD Pizza Declares: “This Is Not A Pizza Place”

**TL;DR:** MOD Pizza is launching its annual Spreading MODness celebration, donating a portion of every pizza sold to help create meals for kids struggling with food insecurity. MOD has helped pack and distribute over one million meals to date.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2019-11-18. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20191118_mod_pizza_declares_ldquothis_is_not_a_pizza_placer.html).*

## Story

As with previous years, MOD’s donation will help fuel community meal-packing events in partnership with Generosity Feeds and other non-profits dedicated to ending childhood hunger. These compact and nutritionally dense meals will be distributed through school backpack programs and food banks in MOD communities across the country. To date, MOD has helped pack and distribute over one million meals.

“We have built MOD with the intention to positively impact as many lives as possible. In fact, we often say that pizza is just a front for our true purpose. MOD exists to serve people and our Spreading MODness week highlights one of the many ways we work to be of service,” said Ally Svenson. “For our customers, it’s simple -- when they enjoy a pizza, they’ll also be helping to feed a child. This is the ripple effect of Spreading MODness.”

MOD’s 2019 Spreading MODness celebration kicked off with a “take over” of its Seattle flagship location, using a giant neon sign to announceThis Is Not A Pizza Place. Once customers entered This Is Not A Door, they experienced an active meal-packing event taking place, demonstrating how MOD’s platform of pizza can make an impact in unexpected ways. Photographs from the event are available here; and video from the event is available here.

*MOD Pizza and licensed store locations will donate 50 cents for every MOD and Mega size pizza sold to charities that help close the gap on childhood hunger. Valid 11/18/2019-11/22/2019, at participating U.S. MOD locations. Not valid on 3rd party delivery orders. Cannot be combined with other offers, discounts, or promotions.

MOD’s individual artisan-style pizzas are made on demand, allowing customers to create their own pizzas and salads with any combination of over 30 toppings, all for one incredible price. With 465+ locations system-wide*, MOD is committed to creating not only a cool place to eat, but an inspired place to work. MOD recently earned a spot on the Fortune 2019 “Change the World” list, for its purpose-led culture and commitment to provide opportunities to individuals with barriers to employment.

The Company has also been named America’s fastest growing chain restaurant by Technomic for four years running and named the most loved pizza brand by Foodable Network. MOD has earned a spot on the Inc.5000 list and has been recognized by Fortune as one of the “20 Best Workplaces in Retail,” a “Best Workplace for Women,” a “Best Workplace for Millennials,” and a “Best Workplace for Diversity.”

*The term “system-wide” refers to all company-operated and licensed store locations. The trademarks MOD, MOD Pizza, and the MOD Shield, are owned by MOD Super Fast Pizza, LLC.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Inc. (company)
- Fortune (company)
- Technomic (company)
- corporate social responsibility (topic)
- charity event (topic)
- community outreach (topic)
- MOD Pizza (company)
- food insecurity (topic)
- pizza sales (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20191118_mod_pizza_declares_ldquothis_is_not_a_pizza_placer.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/38799247-137f-448a-8ac1-23ba323332b6).