The competitors for pizza gross sales is heating up in the neighborhood of Mount Forest, Ont.
On Monday, a Pizza Pizza franchise opened its doorways on Foremost Road, becoming a member of 5 different pizza shops working in the neighborhood of simply over 5,000 individuals.
“All the tourism is coming here. We are another one, but much, much better,” mentioned Massi Salha the realm supervisor for the brand new Pizza Pizza location.
All of the shops are positioned on Foremost Road inside a one-kilometre stretch. Residents can select to go to Tito’s Pizza, Scott’s Pizza Burger, Domino’s, Pizza Hut, Mount Forest Pizza and Pizza Pizza.
“If you’re in Mount Forest, you’re going to find you probably have too many options for pizza and maybe not enough options for some other diverse foods,” mentioned Ryan Delottinville, a Gray Highlands resident.
However as extra shops open, the retailers have completely different opinions on the rising competitors.
“We’re here to spread love. Nothing against them. You know what I mean?” mentioned Ahmed Amir, a customer support consultant with Domino’s. “Mount Forest is full of love for food and pizza.”
Different retailers weighed in.
“No, we are not worried about it, because of the quality and whatever we have,” mentioned Rajni Patel, an worker at Tito’s Pizza in Mount Forest.
The proprietor of Mount Forest Pizza mentioned it isn’t straightforward being considered one of many.
“We are struggling,” mentioned Proprietor Mukesh Mehta.
Mehta mentioned there must be some form of management for a way many individuals are in the neighborhood versus what number of pizza shops are allowed to open.
“I hope everybody can survive in the market. It’s very small now, but all the best to everyone,” mentioned Scott Younger, proprietor of Scott’s Pizza Burger.
Younger might be essentially the most versed within the communities love for pizza. Younger has been working Scott’s Pizza Burger for 20 years and is the longest working pizza store in the neighborhood.
“Originally my partner’s dad had the first pizza place in town, Olympic Pizza, and we kind of took that recipe over and started here,” Younger mentioned.
“Scott’s probably has the best pizza down here. Got to say. It’s better than all the rest,” mentioned Lucas Magill, a buyer at Scott’s Pizza Burger.
So there’s plenty of selection for those that like pizza in Mount Forest, however some say they want another meals choices.
“It would be nice to have change like a McDonald’s or a burger place,” Myers mentioned.
One other pizza location has put up indicators on Foremost Road however the opening day will not be clear.
