Popular pizza chain makes drastic store expansion move

When you think of some of the hottest destinations for pizza around the world, a few cities probably come to mind.

Naples, which is purportedly the birthplace of pizza, is known for its fresh, garden-style Neapolitan pizza.

The pies tend to have thin crust and feature tomatoes, medallions of mozzarella, and fresh basil.

The crust is often airy and puffy, since the pizza is baked at high temperatures in a wood fired oven. Sometimes they're even drizzled in olive oil for a fresh twist.

You might also associate New York with pizza.

New York slices tend to differ from Neapolitan ones.

These pizzas are often large and foldable, with doughy, hand tossed crust that tends to be chewier, thanks to its higher gluten content.

If you're sticking around the states, there are plenty more types of pizza to test out.

Detroit style (which is square or rectangular with very thick crust) and deep dish Chicago style pizza (which often features the tomato sauce on top of the pie) are popular in the Midwest.

There's also Sicilian, Greek, Californian, St. Louis, and New Haven style pizzas.

And, depending on where you live, you probably have very strong opinions on which kind is best.

Little Caesar's is opening up a large presence in Canada.

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Pizza franchises changed pizza

Many purists will probably tell you that pizzas are supposed to be hand made, hand tossed, and topped with freshly grown ingredients from your family's backyard garden.

Unfortunately for most of the world, that's not really a possibility.

Most of us are far too busy to tend a personal pizza garden, and the cost and time commitment associated with hand-preparing a pizza whenever we're in the mood for one are simply too high.

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So we turn to the next best thing.

If you're lucky enough to live near a regional sensation, like Sally's in New Haven or Giordano's in Chicago, getting a quality slice isn't too hard.

But bringing affordable pizza to the masses or remote parts of the population is no easy task.

And that's where franchises come in.

Franchises like Domino's, Pizza Hut, and Little Caesar's are some of the most popular shops in the U.S.

And since the U.S. exports most of our culture to the rest of the world, some top franchises have spread and gained popularity in recent years.