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America Rules (Pizza Vending Machine)

As a college student I eat lots of pizza. Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza EACH DAY, or about 350 slices per second. That being said, this is what I want for Chanukah:

That's right, fresh baked pizza from an automatic food selling machine. Why aren't these on every corner!? They might not be a hit in little Italy, but everywhere else they would make a killing.

Pizza is a $32+ BILLION per year industry.

There are approximately 61,269 pizzerias in the United States. (Source: American Business Lists, Omaha, Nebraska.)

Pizza restaurant growth continues to outpace overall restaurant growth.

Pizzerias represent 17% of all restaurants. (Source: Food Industry News.)

Pizza accounts for more that 10% of all foodservice sales. (Source: Food Industry News.)

93% of Americans eat AT LEAST one pizza per month. (Source: Bolla Wines.)

66.66% of Americans order pizza for a casual evening with friends. (Source: Bolla Wines.)

Each man, woman and child in America eats and average of 46 slices, (23 pounds), of pizza per year. (Source: Packaged Facts, New York.)

Approximately 3 BILLION pizzas are sold in the U.S. each year.

Italian food ranks as the most popular ethnic food in America. (Source: National Restaurant Association.)

According to a recent Gallop Poll, children between the ages of 3 and 11 prefer PIZZA over all other food groups for lunch and dinner.

A study done by a U.S. Department of Agriculture statistician and home economist found that in a three-day survey period, 42% of children between the ages of 6 and 11 has eaten pizza. (Source: Smithsonian Magazine.)

94% of the population of the U.S. eats pizza. (Source: Parade Magazine.)