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Pizza Marketplace's Top 100 Movers & Shakers submissions due Jan.18

Nominations are due Jan. 18.

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January 15, 2026 by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

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Pizza Marketplace's Top 100 Movers & Shakers nominations is officially open for 2026!

The list includes 75 pizza brands and 25 industry executives who are leading the charge in industry excellence. Pizza brands are encouraged to self submit a survey. Then our team of editors gets together, reviews all the submissions and comes up with the list of winners.

Winners are encouraged to attend an awards dinner on the evening of March 24 in Las Vegas, Nevada, home to the International Pizza Expo. It's a great night of networking and recognizing our winners.

Simply fill out THIS FORM in its entirety. Brands nominate themselves by answering a curated set of questions about their business strategy, operational excellence and vision for the future.

Will you make the list? We'll find out in March!

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About Mandy Wolf Detwiler

Mandy Wolf Detwiler is the Pizzamarketplace.com and QSRweb.com editor for Connect Media. An award-winning journalist, Mandy brings more than 20 years’ experience covering food, people and places. Mandy has been featured on the Food Network and has won numerous awards for her coverage of the restaurant industry. She has an insatiable appetite for learning, and, yes, she can tell you where to find the best pizza slices in the country.

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