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title: "Donatos Brings the Love This Valentine’s Day"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5837942c-e4f6-4371-9bcc-94f18f89be4b
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220201_donatos_brings_the_love_this_valentines_day.html
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2022-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:07.979Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/donatospizza.jpg
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# Donatos Brings the Love This Valentine’s Day

**TL;DR:** Donatos is releasing heart-shaped pizzas and Valentine's Twists in its traditional restaurants for Valentine's Day. The company is offering a create-your-own option and exclusive flavors.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-02-01. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220201_donatos_brings_the_love_this_valentines_day.html).*

## Story

COLUMBUS, OHIO - Watch out, Cupid! This Valentine’s Day, Donatos is releasing its fan-favorite heart shaped pizzas and exclusive Valentine’s Twists in all of its traditional restaurants from February 7-14.

Known for bringing people together for 58 years with pizzas topped Edge to Edge® with fresh, premium toppings on its crispy, thin crust, Donatos will be offering a create your own heart shaped pizza option on its famous thin crust. These heart shaped pizzas will be available to purchase online, by phone or in the local restaurant.

The family-owned company is also launching its new Valentine’s Twists. These sweet and delicious pull-apart twists are served warm, drizzled with vanilla icing, and topped with Valentine’s sprinkles.

“Valentine’s Day is all about sharing love and joy,” said Carol Pasquariello, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Donatos. “During this season, we are thrilled to provide ways for our customers to celebrate their loved ones. That’s why we are re-launching our heart shaped pizzas and our new Valentine’s Twists as a sweet way to end any meal.”

In 2021, Valentine’s Day was the second-largest Sunday sales day of the year for Donatos trailing only Super Bowl Sunday. Sales from the heart shaped pizzas launch contributed to the brand’s success as revenue tripled with this first-ever national launch.

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## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- qsr marketing (topic)
- Donatos Pizza (company)
- valentine's day promotion (topic)
- menu item launch (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220201_donatos_brings_the_love_this_valentines_day.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5837942c-e4f6-4371-9bcc-94f18f89be4b).