U.S. Chamber of Commerce Honors Naked Pizza with 2011 Community Excellence Award

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 24, 2011)—Today at America’s Small Business Summit 2011, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce honored Naked Pizza with the Community Excellence Award, recognizing the success it has achieved in the eyes of its employees, customers, and community.

Naked Pizza was one of the U.S. Chamber’s seventy-five Small Business Blue Ribbon Award winners nationwide eligible for the Community Excellence Award. Each of these award winners had the opportunity to invite its community to show support for their business by voting. After the two-week voting period, Naked Pizza became the third recipient of the annual Community Excellence Award.

The Award is part of the U.S. Chamber’s DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Awards program, sponsored by Sam’s Club®. The Awards program is designed to recognize companies that showcase exemplary business practices in the areas of employee development, community involvement, customer service, and strategy.

Since 2006, Naked Pizza has sought to both rejuvenate the local economy and the community by being part of the solution to the nationwide epidemic of obesity and chronic disease. Naked Pizza provides an affordable and convenient fast food option, while also featuring all-natural ingredients and a healthy pizza crust. Since its inception, Naked Pizza has received global recognition for its innovative use of social media to spread its health-conscious message.

“We’ve created a business model centered around changing the nutritional profile of the $40 billion global carry-out and delivery pizza franchise industry,” says co-founder Robbie Vitrano, “We’re reaching the masses in order to help people, globally, prevent obesity and live healthier lives.”