Inspired by traditional Criniti family recipes , the menus at Criniti ’ s combine traditional southern Italian and contemporary Australian cuisine to bring customers a unique range of flavours . Approaching the 15th anniversary of its first restaurant opening , the chain is stronger than ever

By 2021 / 2022 , revenues of the Australian pizza restaurant industry are forecasted to reach approximately A $ 4.12bn , according to Statista . Pizza has been a mainstay Italian cuisine for over a millennium . Written usage of the word ‘ pizza ’ first appeared in a Latin text from the southern Italy town of Gaeta , then still part of the Byzantine Empire , in 997 AD . Similar dishes existed throughout the Mediterranean for centuries beforehand , although