Satchel's Pizza

Satchel's Pizza
Private
Industry Restaurant
Founded Gainesville, Florida (2003)
Key people
 Satchel Raye, founder and owner
Number of employees
 47
Website www.satchelspizza.com

Satchel's Pizza is a restaurant in Gainesville, Florida. It was opened on March 7, 2003 by Satchel Raye.[1]

Satchel's has become very well known in Gainesville, and can have wait times of over an hour on the weekends.[2]

On February 28, 2012, the restaurant caught fire.[3] It reopened on June 14 of the same year.[4][5] During the downtime, Satchel Raye used Indiegogo to raise funds for its 47 employees. Nearly 700 people made contributions in a 16 day period, providing a total of $37,696 to the restaurant.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.satchelspizza.com/#history
  2. ↑ Satchel’s owner passionate about pizza, art - The Independent Florida Alligator: Local & State
  3. ↑ Kitchen fire could close Satchel's for six weeks | Gainesville.com
  4. ↑ Satchel’s Pizza reopens to the public Thursday nearly four months after a kitchen fire closed the eastside business. | Gainesville.com
  5. ↑ Satchel's Pizza Sets Reopen Date | WCJB TV-20
  6. ↑ Satchel's Pizza Employee Relief Fund - Indiegogo

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