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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Restaurant |
| Founded | 1972 in Bettendorf, Iowa |
| Founder | Lawrence Joseph "Happy Joe" Whitty |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 42 (2021)[1] |
Areas served | |
Key people | Thomas Sacco (CEO & President, Dynamic)[1] |
| Products | |
| Owner | Dynamic Restaurant Holdings[1] |
| Website | happyjoes |
Happy Joe's is an American pizza parlor chain based in Bettendorf, Iowa. The restaurant chain was founded in 1972 by Lawrence Joseph "Happy Joe" Whitty, a former Shakey's Pizza manager. Their United States locations are spread out across the Upper Midwest and Florida,[3] with a location in Egypt, which opened in October 2022.[2] In 2022, Happy Joe's has declared an intent over 10 years to open at least 25 locations across the Middle East and North Africa, including in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E.[2][4] The idea for Happy Joe's came from a combination of a pizza parlor and ice cream palace.
On September 15, 2022, Happy Joe's parent company, Dynamic Restaurant Holdings, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed several corporate-owned stores, although franchised restaurants are not affected by the bankruptcy.[1]
- ^ a b c d e "The owner of Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream declares bankruptcy". Restaurant Business Online. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Happy Joe's Pizza Celebrates Monumental Debut in Egypt". Restaurant News. October 5, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ Turner, Jonathan. "Joe Whitty recalls a life filled with happiness". Dispatch-Argus-QCOnline. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ "Happy Joe's to expand with several new locations in Middle East, North Africa". September 24, 2021.