Pizza Market Place Movers & Shakers 2026 Award

Minsky’s Pizza, the “Home of Kansas City Style Pizza,” ranks among Pizza Marketplace’s most innovative pizza brands nationwide – for the third straight year!

Minsky’s Pizza is honored to be recognized for the third year in a row by Pizza Marketplace (a national pizza trade publication sharing news, trends, and insights within the pizza restaurant industry), as one of the industry’s top 75 “Movers and Shakers.” This year, Minsky’s appeared at #38 on the list with this highlighted comment from the publication:

“Celebrating 50 years in 2026, Minsky’s Pizza remains the ‘Home of Kansas City Style.’ In 2025, the innovator raised $75,000 for Operation Breakthrough through its ‘Tranquilo’ pizza collaboration with Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill.”

Brian and Tim from Minsky's at Pizza Marketplace Awards in Las Vegas

Minsky’s Brian Clyne and Tim Lamasters at the 2026 Pizza Marketplace awards show in Las Vegas.

In addition to being recognized on the Top Movers and Shakers list, Minsky’s Pizza founder and CEO Gregg Johnson was recognized on the publication’s list of Top 25 Pizza Executives for the second year in a row.

Pizza Marketplace noted, “Gregg Johnson, founder of Minsky’s Pizza, has spent 50 years defining ‘Kansas City Style’ pizza through a relentless commitment to gourmet quality.”

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