{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-26/caseys-first-pan-pizza-launch","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-26/caseys-first-pan-pizza-launch.md","title":"Casey's launches first pan pizza at nearly 3,000 stores","headline":"Casey's brings first-ever pan pizza to nearly 3,000 stores across 19 states","description":"Casey's launches its first pan pizza at nearly 3,000 stores on October 28, 2026, with a free large single-topping pizza for Rewards members on launch day.","section":"Product Launches","published_at":"2026-10-26T10:59:14+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T10:59:14+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Casey's will add its first-ever pan pizza to the permanent menu at nearly 3,000 stores in 19 states starting October 28, 2026.","The pan pizza uses a square crust made with olive oil, honey, sea salt and finely milled double-zero flour, topped edge to edge with mozzarella.","Casey's Rewards members who buy a pan pizza on launch day receive a free large single-topping pizza redeemable from October 29 through November 18."],"companies":[{"name":"Casey's General Stores","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00066ie/casey-s-general-stores","website":"https://www.caseys.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"Business Wire","title":"Casey's to launch first pan pizza at nearly 3,000 stores","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261026782744/en/"},"other_sources":[{"publisher":"Yahoo","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/inside-2-development-caseys-pan-103039969.html"}],"tags":["Product Launches","Casey's General Stores"],"body_markdown":"[Casey's](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00066ie/casey-s-general-stores) will launch its first-ever pan pizza as a permanent menu item at nearly 3,000 stores across 19 states on October 28, 2026, the company said in a Business Wire [announcement](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261026782744/en/). The Ankeny, Iowa-based chain, which operates nearly 3,000 convenience stores, said the launch makes the crust style available closer to home for millions of customers.\n\n## Casey's Pan Pizza Details and Rewards Offer\n\nThe pan pizza features a thick, fluffy golden-brown square crust made with olive oil, honey, sea salt and finely milled double-zero flour, topped edge to edge with real mozzarella cheese that caramelizes around the edges. Guests can order any Casey's pizza build on the pan crust, including breakfast, single-topping and specialty options such as Ultimate Meat and Sweet Heat Sausage & Pepperoni.\n\n\"Casey's has become a destination for pizza in the communities we serve, and our all-new pan pizza gives our guests another reason to choose us,\" said Tom Brennan, chief merchandising officer at Casey's. \"We spent nearly two years developing a pan pizza with an amazingly thick, fluffy crust and crispy edges, and it absolutely delivers what guests love about Casey's.\"\n\nAndrew Kintigh, executive chef and culinary director at Casey's, said the pan crust rounds out a lineup that also includes original and thin crusts. [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/inside-2-development-caseys-pan-103039969.html) reported the pan pizza was developed over two years by a seven-person team and is the chain's first new variety since 2023, made to order in large sizes.\n\nOn launch day, Casey's Rewards members who buy a pan pizza will receive a \"Crust Credit\" for a free large, single-topping pizza redeemable from October 29 through November 18. Rewards members also earn double points on all whole pie pizza purchases.\n\n## Casey's Store Count and Expansion Plans\n\nCasey's operates more than 2,900 convenience stores across 19 states, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records show Casey's announced a three-year strategic plan in June 2026 to add at least 400 stores through acquisitions and new development, and in August 2026 agreed to acquire Pak-A-Sak, a 24-store family-owned chain in the Texas Panhandle.\n\n## Earlier Pizza and Store News\n\nIn October 2026, Yahoo reported that Casey's taco pizza topped a taste test of 10 specialty pizzas, beating cheese and pepperoni. That same month, Yahoo published a ranking of Casey's specialty pizzas that placed the Taco pizza first and the Chicken Bacon Ranch last. In October 2026, The Des Moines Register reported Casey's is opening 31 new stores across 31 cities in the next four months, including Ankeny and Waukee in the Des Moines metro.\n\n## Casey's Pan Pizza Availability\n\nThe pan pizza will be available at Casey's nearly 3,000 locations across 19 states starting October 28, 2026. The Crust Credit can be redeemed from October 29 through November 18.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}