Pizza Ranch: Adds chicken bacon ranch pizza and cran-tastic salad to the mile-long buffet

April 7, 2011 – Pizza Ranch restaurants in Wisconsin are enhancing their great tasting, original mile-long buffet with the introduction of the new Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza and the Cran-Tastic Salad.

Pizza Ranch has locations in Baraboo, Lake Dalton, Sheboygan, Eau Claire, Oostburg, Waupun, Fond du Lac and Reedsburg.

“Pizza Ranch prides itself on offering unique flavor profiles, and our new pizza and salad fit in perfectly with our goal to tempt the palettes of our guests with innovative menu items,” said Gwen Lahrs, senior advertising and marketing manager for Pizza Ranch. “We couldn’t be more excited to add a pair of incredibly tasty meal options offered at a great value.”

Both new menu items are crafted with the finest ingredients:

* Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza: Made with roasted chicken, smoked bacon, diced tomatoes, ranch dressing and cheddar and mozzarella cheese.

* Cran-Tastic Salad: Contains dried cranberries, candied pecans, chopped lettuce, feta cheese, red onion slices and raspberry walnut vinaigrette.

“The combination of ingredients in our new pizza and salad are sure to delight the taste buds of our customers,” added Lahrs. “We’ve built our reputation on offering guests flavor combinations that meet their needs and leave them satisfied.”

Both buffet items will be available through the end of May 2011.

Pizza Ranch has 154 locations in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Michigan, Illinois and Kansas.

About Pizza Ranch

Pizza Ranch’s vision is “To glorify God by positively impacting the world we live in.” Founded in Hull, Iowa, in 1981 by Adrie Groeneweg, Pizza Ranch is a prominent regional restaurant chain that offers a wide selection of pizza, salad, chicken with hot mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, and potato wedges, and desserts in a unique buffet-style environment. The brand’s great tasting food is also available through carry-out and delivery service. Currently, the company boasts 154 locations throughout nine states in the Midwest and is currently executing an aggressive growth plan to more than double its presence in key U.S. markets. For more information about Pizza Ranch and available franchise opportunities, visit http://www.pizzaranch.com.