The Pizza Survey conducted by BML has concluded and the preliminary results are shown below.  All surveys received by 2-23-07 were counted.

In all, 89 surveys were returned – about 10% of the number of homes in the community. And the results are…

1                   How many pizzas do you purchase during a one-month time period?

           # of pies           responses          Percent

                    2                  23                25.8%

                    4                  22                24.7%

                    1                  15                16.9%

                    3                  15                16.9%

The average number of pies per order was  2.97.

2                   Do you use takeout or delivery most often?         

Takeout          52                51.0%

Delivery          24                23.5%

Eat In             26                25.5%

     3                   What type of pizza do you prefer?       

                    Thin              67                56.3%

                    Sicilian            26                21.8%

                    Deep Dish    18                15.1%

     4                   What toppings do you order most frequently?           

                    Pepperoni      52                22.4%

                    Sausage        37                15.9%

                    Mushrooms    35                15.1%

                    Extra Cheese  32                13.8%

(the remaining toppings - Onions, Green Peppers, Veggies, Olives, Anchovies, Chicken, None (Plain),

Meatballs and Ham – received less than 7.5% each)

      5                   What other items do you usually purchase with the pizza?         

                      Drinks            35                31.0%

                    Wings            33                29.2%

                    None             27                23.9%

(the remaining toppings - Salad, Garlic Knots, Mozzarella sticks, Bread sticks and Jalapeno Poppers - 

received less than 6% each)

      6                   Which pizzeria do you use most often?         

                    Famosa's      21                18.6%

                    Amici            14                12.4%

                    Vesuvio's    13                11.5%

(10.6% of the respondents didn’t name a pizzeria; the remaining 47% was spread across 20 different stores)

     Why do you prefer this pizza?                        

Taste                      65                47.4%

Location          37                27.0%

Price               22                16.1%

Delivery to BML          13                  9.5%

7                   What do your normally spend for one pizza?         

          $9 - $11          65                72.2%

          $5 - $8                    18                20.0%

     8                   What day you be most likely to eat pizza?         

                    Fri                 59                39.1%

                    Sat               28                18.5%

                    Sun               15                  9.9%

                    Mon              13                  8.6%

                    Wed              10                  6.6%

                    Varies            10                  6.6%

                    Tue              8                    5.3%

                    Thu              8                    5.3%

     9                   Assuming that price and quality are the about the same,

do you think you would be more inclined to buy your pizza here at

Beech Mountain rather than where you usually buy it?      

                    Yes               76                80.9%

                    Depends       15                16.0%

     10              If pizza were always on the menu, would you be inclined to visit

the restaurant more frequently than you currently do?         

                    Yes               73                79.3%

     11              Is delivery important?           

                    Yes               59                54.1%

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