# Quarantine Pizza Parties The Great American Pizza Party Event Helps to Support Pizza Restaurants By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2020-04-17 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizza-party-event References: [prnewswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/support-your-local-pizza-place-during-thegreatamericanpizzaparty-301042820.html) & [thegreatamericantakeout](http://www.thegreatamericantakeout.com) Following The Great American Takeout, an event to support local restaurant businesses during the pandemic, The Great American Pizza Party is a nationwide pizza party event that's encouraging people to extend support to their favorite local pizza restaurant. The April 17th event falls on a Friday, a day when many families, couples, friends and singles might ordinarily order themselves a pizza for a cozy night in. The event is supported by restaurants like [Marco's Pizza](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marcos-pizzas) and [Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/papa-johns-dining-experience), and [Rich Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/farm-rich-snacks) is giving away a full-size arcade machine that's loaded with 60 games to one lucky pizza lover who participates in The Great American Pizza Party. After ordering pizza, people are encouraged to virtually share a slice of their pizza on social media with the event hashtags. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 31% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Pizza Party Trend:** The Great American Pizza Party encourages customers to extend support to their favorite local pizza restaurant, creating a potential trend for similar events in different food industries. - **Virtual Food Sharing Trend:** With people being encouraged to share their pizzas virtually on social media, a trend of virtual food-sharing events with its own hashtags could emerge. - **Restaurant Support Trend:** The Great American Takeout and Pizza Party have catalyzed a larger trend of events aimed at supporting local restaurants during the pandemic that could expand into other areas. ### Where This Applies - **Food and Beverage Industry:** The event is focused on supporting local pizza restaurants, creating an opportunity for other food and beverage industries to join in and create similar events. - **Gaming Industry:** Rich Products' arcade machine giveaway presents an opportunity for other gaming industries to expand their customer base through similar collaborations with food events. - **Social Media Industry:** The Great American Pizza Party's social media hashtag sharing could spark a rise in social media campaigns centered around supporting local businesses during the pandemic. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Celebratory Free Pizza Promotions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/national-pizza-party-day.md) - [Wildfire Relief Pizzeria Events](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizza-4-a-purpose.md) - [Frozen Convenience Store Pizzas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/national-pizza-party-days.md) - [Uninterrupted Pizza Celebrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pepperoni-pizza-day.md) - [24-Hour Pizzeria Takeovers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizzeria-takeover.md) - [Free Large Pizza Promotions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/large-margherita-pizzas.md) - [Cheeky Emergency Pizza Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emergency-pizzas.md) - [Joint Holiday Pizza Promotions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stoners-pizza-joint.md) - [Charitable Heart-Shaped Pizzas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-heartshaped-pizza.md)