Meet The Team: Hakki Akdeniz

For five years, Hakki Akdeniz has competed with the U.S. Pizza Team, coming in as a runner up each year. But this 29-year-old pizza entrepreneur broke through his barriers at the 2010 New York Pizza Showcase. Watch Hakki in action and read more in the April 2010 issue of PMQ Pizza Magazine.

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The U.S. Pizza Team is a group of expert pizziaolos and pizza acrobats who compete in national and international pizza competitions. The team was founded in 2000 in collaboration with PMQ Pizza Magazine, the leading national trade publication for the pizza restaurant industry. Drawing pizza talent from across the United States, the U.S. Pizza Team promotes camaraderie through sportsmanship and team work throughout the world.
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