Bearno's Pizza is a pizza

Pizza

Pizza is an oven-baked, flat, disc-shaped bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese and various toppings.Originating in Italy, from the Neapolitan cuisine, the dish has become popular in many parts of the world. An establishment that makes and sells pizzas is called a "pizzeria"...

 franchise based in Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky

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 with about 14 locations in Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

 and Indiana

Indiana

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About

Bearno's Pizza was established in 1977 and is owned and operated by Bearno's Inc. A subsidiary, Bearno's International LLC, markets the chain to international franchisees. So far, Bearno's International has partnered with U.S. Hospitality International LLC to open two restaurants in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

. E. Joseph Steier, Bearno's chairman and CEO, hopes to expand to 40 more locations in China, and possibly Thailand and other Far East nations.

Bearno's Pizza serves a style of pizza known as Sicilian pizza

Sicilian pizza

Sicilian pizza refers to the different ways to prepare pizza in Sicily .In the USA, among the Italian American community, the locution sicilian pizza it refers to a particular way to cook the pizza originated from the city of Palermo.-Local pizza in Sicily:In Sicily there are many local ways to...

 with five specialty pizzas and an extensive list of toppings to "Build Your Own Pizza." In addition to pizza, Bearno's is well known for its stromboli

Stromboli

Stromboli is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing one of the three active volcanoes in Italy. It is one of the eight Aeolian Islands, a volcanic arc north of Sicily. This name is a corruption of the Ancient Greek name Strongulē which was given to it...

 steak sandwich. Other products include six other sandwiches and hoagies, pasta, chicken wings

Chicken Wings

Chicken Wings can refer to:*A type of food, a serving of the wing sections of a chicken, deep fried wings coated in sauce are also known as Buffalo wings*Chicken Wings , an aviation related comic by Michael and Stefan Strasser...

, breadsticks, and salads. Bearno's Pizza offers full-service, delivery, and carry-out options like most pizza establishments.

Bearno's Pizza was listed in Pizza Today magazine's Hot 100 Companies list, published in June 1999.