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Ciao! Wood-fired Pizza & Pasta is one of America’s top-grossing pizzerias for the third year in a row.  The locally owned, independent pizza shop is among the nation's best-performing pizzerias, according to Pizza Today magazine, the leading publication of the $42 billion pizza industry.

The magazine, which annually ranks the largest independent operations in the U.S. based on sales, this month named Ciao! Wood-fired Pizza & Pasta to its prestigious Hot 100 list. Based in Ithaca, Ciao! has 1 store and reports annual sales in excess of $3 million. Ciao! is ranked No. 76 on the magazine's Hot 100 list.

"Making our list is quite an accomplishment," said Pizza Today Editor-in-Chief Jeremy White. "Each year our readers await the release of the Hot 100 list anxiously. Making it here isn't easy — it's a testament to many factors such as great food and service, solid marketing and old-fashioned hard work. The pizzerias on our Hot 100 list have managed to really set themselves apart from the competition."

Founded in the Village of Lansing, Ciao! is operated by Mark Campagnolo.

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