Carmela "Mama" Sbarro started making pizza slices for shift workers walking ... when Sbarro grew quickly, so did its menu: chicken dishes, potatoes, and lasagna filled the steam counters at ...

Eventually, the deli and hot foods section of the store took over and Sbarro added pizza to their menu. 3. MAMA WORKED IN THE ORIGINAL STORE FROM THE DAY IT OPENED TO THE DAY IT CLOSED.

But jiggering liabilities on a balance sheet had not addressed the limitations—which ranged from a subpar pizza ... for Sbarro. “It had done a great job of educating the consumer about quality and ...

For most people, a bad slice of pizza is better than no pizza at all, and Sbarro has banked on this for decades. But commodity prices have risen dramatically during the last few years, and profits ...