Guinness World Records Verifies John Arena and Team Made World’s Longest Pizza
Guinness World Records has officially verified that John Arena, co-founder and co-owner of Metro Pizza, alongside fellow industry leaders Tony Gemignani and Giulio Adriani, set the Guinness World Record for the World’s Longest Pizza on June 10 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.
Guinness World Records Verifies John Arena and Team Made World’s Longest Pizza
Arena, Gemignani and Adriani led the effort over months of planning and preparation, culminating in 23 straight hours of work by more than a hundred volunteers to create the tomato and cheese pizza officially measuring 6,333 feet and 3.60 inches (1,930.39 meters).
Guinness Longest Pizza Team
“This achievement was all about collaboration,” said Arena. “It belongs to all of the dedicated pizza makers who showed unwavering commitment throughout the entire process, as well as Fash Asvadi of Italforni, Harrison Billig of Venice Bakery, Fred Mortati of Orlando Foods and all the other sponsors.”
Here is the official text of the award from Guinness World Records:
The longest pizza measures 1,930.39 m (6,333 ft 3.60 in) and was achieved by Pizzaovens.com, Venice Bakery, Orlando Foods, At-Pac, Sysco, TFX Non Stick, Capstone Scaffold Services, Scaffold Works, SoCal Gas, Tony Gemignani, Giulio Adriani, John Arena (all USA), and Italforni (Italy) in Fontana, California, USA, on 10 June 2017.