---
title: "Mr Gatti’s Pizza Piles on the Pork with New Limited-Time “Whole Hog” Pizza"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/9f4f186c-48c2-44d1-857d-4d7bb887c0d1
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20261105_mr_gattis_pizza_piles_on_the_pork_with_new_limitedtime_whole_hog_pizza.html
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit","Marketing","Emerging brands"]
published: 2026-11-05T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-06T12:02:32.079Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1555396273-367ea4eb4db5?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
---

# Mr Gatti’s Pizza Piles on the Pork with New Limited-Time “Whole Hog” Pizza

**TL;DR:** Mr Gatti’s Pizza launched a limited‑time Whole Hog pizza on Oct. 1, 2026, featuring sausage, spicy sausage, and bacon, and will offer it through Dec. 31, 2026 at participating locations. Travis Smith, the brand’s executive vice president, explained the flavor profile and group‑dining focus.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2026-11-05. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20261105_mr_gattis_pizza_piles_on_the_pork_with_new_limitedtime_whole_hog_pizza.html).*

## Key facts

- The Whole Hog pizza debuted on Oct. 1 and will be offered through Dec. 31, 2026.
- It features three pork toppings: sausage, spicy sausage, and bacon on yeast‑risen dough with fresh‑packed tomato sauce and 100% provolone cheese.
- The pizza is designed to be shared by groups of six to eight, fitting Mr Gatti’s game‑room dining concept.
- Mr Gatti’s Pizza began as The Pizza Place in 1964, adopted the Gatti name in 1969, and pioneered pizza‑with‑games entertainment.

## Story

Mr Gatti’s Pizza is rolling out The Whole Hog, a new limited-time pizza topped with sausage, spicy sausage and bacon. The fall offer launched Oct. 1 at participating Mr Gatti’s Pizza locations and will be available through December 31, 2026.

The Whole Hog includes three pork toppings on Mr Gatti’s signature pizza, which is built on yeast-risen dough made fresh in store, layered with a tomato sauce that is fresh-packed four hours from harvest, and finished with 100% provolone cheese. The pizza is available for dine-in, carryout, and delivery. Pricing and sizes may vary by location.

The launch follows a run of limited-time menu additions for the brand, including its Hot Honey Trio and Kick’n Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza, as Mr Gatti’s continues to use short-run flavors to give guests a reason to visit more often.

## Toppings and flavor profile

“The three toppings do different jobs on the pizza, and that is why the combination works,” said Travis Smith, executive vice president of Mr Gatti’s Pizza. “Bacon crisps in the oven and brings smoke and salt. Sausage renders as it bakes and seasons the cheese around it. The spicy sausage adds a slow heat that keeps the richness from feeling heavy, so guests get a pizza that still tastes balanced after the third slice.”

Pork-forward flavors tend to resonate as temperatures drop and families settle into football season and busier school-year schedules, because Mr Gatti’s pairs its pizza with games and room for large groups, The Whole Hog is also an easy option for team dinners, birthday parties and group outings.

“Our guests are often feeding a table of six or eight, and a pizza like this gives the whole group something to agree on,” Smith added. “It is built to be shared, and sharing is what our dining rooms and game rooms are designed around.”

## Company background

Mr Gatti’s Pizza was launched as The Pizza Place in Stephenville, Texas, in 1964 and took the Gatti name after relocating to Austin in 1969. The brand went on to pioneer the pairing of pizza with games and entertainment under one roof, and it now has more than 230 locations open or in development across Texas and the Southeastern U.S.. The company has been recognized by Nation’s Restaurant News on its 100 Under 100 list in 2024 and 2025 and by Technomic as part of its Top 500.

## Entities

- Restaurants (sector)
- texas (location)
- brand expansion (topic)
- austin (location)
- Technomic (company)
- Mr Gatti's Pizza (company)
- limited time menu (topic)
- Travis Smith (person)
- Southeastern U.S. (location)
- group dining (topic)
- Stephenville, Texas (location)
- pork toppings (topic)

---
Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20261105_mr_gattis_pizza_piles_on_the_pork_with_new_limitedtime_whole_hog_pizza.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/9f4f186c-48c2-44d1-857d-4d7bb887c0d1).