Pizza Ranch: Saddles up savory new menu items for the new year

Brushfire Pizza and Santa Fe Salad Heat up Buffet Full of Endless Choices

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – (February 1, 2012) – Pizza Ranch is adding some flare to its buffet with two zesty new items. The new Brushfire Pizza and Santa Fe Salad are giving Pizza Ranch fans more craveable reasons to keep coming back to the popular family-style chicken and pizza buffet restaurant.

“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 and leave them craving more,” said Nancy Jordahl, Culinary Research and Development Director for Pizza Ranch. “We couldn’t be more excited to add a pair of extremely delicious meal options offered at a great value.”

The appetizing limited time menu items include tasty ingredients such as:

Brushfire Pizza: Made with large slices of smoked, peppery sausage, topped with Cajun seasoning and a splash of TABASCO sauce.

Santa Fe Salad: Contains crisp romaine lettuce, Greek olives, fresh mushrooms, red bell peppers and a sun-dried tomato dressing.

“The combination of ingredients in our new pizza and salad are sure to win over the hearts and taste buds of our guests,” added Jordahl. “We’ve built our reputation on offering guests flavor combinations that meet their needs and fulfill their appetites, bringing them back time and time again.”

These new menu items will be available until June 2012.

Pizza Ranch has more than 160 locations in nine states in the Midwest and is currently executing an aggressive growth plan to more than double its presence in key U.S. markets.

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 more than 160 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.pizzaranchfranchise.com.

Contact: Laura Snyder, Fishman Public Relations, 847-945-1300 ext. 224 or lsnyder@fishmanpr.com