Peppadews & The World Cup

We’ve been a fan of Peppadew Piquante Peppers for years and often talked about topping our pies with them. When we combined them with Salumi’s rosmarino salami on our Salame Picante, we knew we had something pretty special. The sweet heat of the pepper paired perfectly with the rosemary-seasoned salami. So what’s the World Cup got to do with Peppadews? Since World Cup is hosted in South Africa, it felt natural to offer up the sweet yet spicy South African pepper as a free topping. That’s right, these culinary treasures are proud to be South African and rooting for a victory from their team! We’d like to see a strong showing from them too. And while our loyalty is to USA, we’re also rooting for Italy… and Mexico… and Spain… and Brazil… Fortunately, the World Cup games are not interfering with our nighttime business. With so many soccer fans within the Pagliacci ranks, we would face major challenges filling our shifts due to World Cup conflicts. The story of Peppadew International is interesting. Just as we aim to support our local community whenever possible, Peppadew International works in South African communities that are disadvantaged. They’ve created more than 4,800 agricultural jobs in their country and work with farmers to develop their land. To learn more about them, visit peppadew.com.