Started in Sacramento, Calif., in 1954, Shakey’s was the first franchised pizza parlor in the United States, started by two entrepreneurs, Ed Plummer and Sherwood ” Shakey” Johnson.

When Sherwood ”Shakey” Johnson founded Shakey`s Pizza in 1954, he could hardly have known how prophetic the Shakey appellation would become for the restaurant chain. In its 33 years of … ...

Shakey’s Pizza Parlor was founded by Sherwood “Shakey” Johnson and “Big” Ed Plummer. The two opened their first restaurant in a remodeled grocery store in Sacramento, Calif., on April 30 ...

A bartender at the Shakey’s Pizza on Riverside’s Van Buren Boulevard stands near the beverage menu in this 1970s photo by fellow employee Leslie Nagby. Barkeep, pour us a $3.25 pitcher of ...

Shakey’s logo. The country’s leading pizza parlor chain Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. (SPAVI) grew its net profit last year by 58 percent to P760 million on stronger sales, ...

Because being passionate in becoming having “pizza perfect” for families requires attention to detail even in the areas that the customer cannot see. And this is why for more than 40 years, Shakey’s ...

After my column on the long-lived Shakey’s Pizza in Montclair from 1961, a reader got in touch to share some ’70s memories from her days behind the counter at a Riverside Shakey’s. Leslie ...