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title: "Donatos Delivers Three Cauliflower Crust Signature Pizzas"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d5e8cccd-ba9b-48e9-aa18-3498fd8a7140
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20200121_donatos_delivers_three_cauliflower_crust_signature.html
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2020-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:46.560Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/donatospizza.jpg
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# Donatos Delivers Three Cauliflower Crust Signature Pizzas

**TL;DR:** Donatos introduces three new cauliflower crust signature pizzas with plant-based sausage. The new pizzas will be available to order online and at every Donatos location beginning Jan. 27.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-01-21. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20200121_donatos_delivers_three_cauliflower_crust_signature.html).*

## Story

The new cauliflower crust, which has 30 percent fewer carbs than the Donatos famous thin crust, features three new 10-inch signature pizza recipes:

- **Cauliflower Bruschetta**: Red sauce, smoked Provolone, freshly cut green peppers and onions, tomato bruschetta, spinach and plant-based sausage

- **Cauliflower Garden**: Red sauce, smoked Provolone, freshly cut green peppers and onions, mushrooms and plant-based sausage

- **Cauliflower Heat**: Red sauce, smoked Provolone and pepper jack cheese, jalapeños, crushed red pepper and plant-based sausage

"Our menu innovation and culinary team did a tremendous job developing these pizzas," said Tom Krouse, President and CEO of Donatos. "Donatos strives to bring trending flavors and premium ingredients to our customers, and we are excited to add these delicious options to the Donatos menu as it provides more individual choice."

In addition to the three new signature cauliflower crust pizzas, customers can "create their own" pizza with the new 10-inch cauliflower crust and plant-based sausage. These pizzas will be available to order online at Donatos.com, on the Donatos app, and at every Donatos location beginning Jan. 27.

According to a study conducted by the third-party delivery company Grubhub, cauliflower pizza was named the top food of 2019 as it rose in popularity by 650 percent.

Donatos was founded in 1963 when Ohio State sophomore Jim Grote bought a small pizza shop in Columbus, Ohio for $1,300. The company was classified "Best in Class" and acquired by McDonald's Corporation in 1999 at a time when the burger giant was buying small concepts. McDonald's sold the chain back to Grote and his daughter, Jane Grote Abell, in 2003.

Famous for its Edge to Edge® thin crust pizzas, Donatos and its franchise partners operate 161 restaurants in 10 states and its products are proudly served in more than 15 sports and entertainment venues. For more information, visit www.donatos.

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## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- menu innovation (topic)
- Grubhub (company)
- Donatos Pizza (company)
- Jim Grote (person)
- plant based options (topic)
- McDonald's acquisition of Donatos Pizza (deal)
- cauliflower crust (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20200121_donatos_delivers_three_cauliflower_crust_signature.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d5e8cccd-ba9b-48e9-aa18-3498fd8a7140).