Pie in the SkyThis website owner is making authentic New York pizza available anywhere, anytime.
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What:Authentic New York pizza shipped nationwide via UPS
Who:Ed Powers ofIWantNYPizza.com
Where:Smithtown, New York
When:Started in 2005
Startup costs:$40,000
When some friends told native New Yorker Ed Powers that the first stop on their visit to New York City would be a pizzeria, his idea for IWantNYPizza.com was born. Powers, 46, knew he had many friends and family who had recently left New York and missed authentic New York-style pizza. Teaming up with his two brothers-in-law who run Italian restaurants, Powers developed a website where people could order fresh New York pizza--shipped on ice by UPS nationwide.
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