Description

Cheesy and Fondue celebrate National Cheese Pizza Day. We talk about the history of pizza cheese, the company behind 85% of America's pizza cheese, the "Wonka" of cheese manufacturing patents. We find out about a regional chain's invention of the Pep-O-Matic. And of course, we tell a very cheesy joke!

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 Why is cheddar the most dangerous of all the cheeses? Because it is very sharp!

 Show Notes 

https://nationaltoday.com/national-cheese-pizza-day/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_cheese

https://www.noahip.com/blog/leprino-foods-pizza-cheese/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/business/james-leprino-dead.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/death-jim-leprino-foods-company-mozzarella-cheese-colorado/#:~:text=Leprino%20Foods%20Company%20is%20the,its%20facilities%20around%20the%20world 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2022/12/13/billionaire-mozzarella-king-prevails-in-family-feud-trial-that-threatened-his-business/ .

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2017/05/23/james-leprino-exclusive-mozzarella-billionaire-cheese-pizza-hut-dominos-papa-johns/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprino_Foods

https://www.donatospizzafranchise.com/about/#:~:text=Now%20with%20over%20460%20locations,than%20280%20non%2Dtraditional%20locations.

https://bierycheese.com/products/shredded-cheese/ 

https://www.grotecompany.com/en-us/Equipment/Peppamatic

https://patents.justia.com/search?q=leprino