I’ve talked to people in the pizza business in NJ.
They are solicited all the time to expand elsewhere in the country, particularly in Florida.
He said the same thing, the water in Florida is incompatible with the style of pizza and expectations of customers.
That said, the Gino’s pizza chain in Denver was pretty close to NY-NJ pizza, but not quite there.
California is a wasteland of pineapple and ham on pizza lovers.
Thats why philly soft philly pretzels can’t be made here in fla. Need philly water