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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Restaurants |
Founded | 1997 |
Founder | Alex Rechichi and Mark Rechichi |
Headquarters | Mississauga, Ontario |
Key people | Alex Rechichi, President Mark Rechichi, Chief Financial Officer Sean Black, Vice President Mark Cunningham, Brand Vice President Extreme Pita & Vice President Global Business Development Extreme Brandz |
Products | Pita wraps, salads, pita pizzas |
Revenue | $45 million (2006)[1] |
Number of employees | 2,000 |
Website | www.extremepita.com |
Extreme Pita is a Canadian-based fast food chain. It was started by brothers Alex Rechichi and Mark Rechichi in 1997.[2] The headquarters are in Mississauga, Ontario. The company has more than 225 units in Canada and the United States.
Extreme Pita serves pita sandwiches, salads, and pizza-style "flat-baked" pitas. The chain says these types of products are more healthy than the usual fast-food choices. Available ingredients include fresh vegetables, cheeses, meats and vegetarian options such as falafel and hummus.