Varyag Pizza

Varyag Pizza (Варя́г Пицца) is a Russian restaurant chain serving Italian and Russian cuisine. The restaurant chain is one of the best selling in Russia and holds branches in Armenia, East Prussia, Finland, Georgia, Levant Arab Republic, Mongolia and Turkestan.

It is a subsidiary of the larger Varyag Holdings, a company with alleged connections to the Russian oligarchy and a foreign intelligence agency.

History
The company started as a start-up in Veliky Novgorod. Investing in efficient logistics system and taking advantage of low labour costs and need for Russian patriotism, they have seen success. The company quickly expanded to become one of Russia's best selling pizza restaurant chain.

Menu
Varyag Pizza offers both Italian and Russian cuisine in it's menu, mostly sourced from Russia.

Pizza

 * Cheese
 * Anchovies
 * Margherita
 * Mushroom
 * Pepperoni
 * Seafood
 * Vegetable

Side dishes

 * Boiled seafood
 * Borscht
 * Garlic bread
 * Pelmeni

Certification
A number of Varyag Pizza branches are certified Halal, and a result do not serve pork-based products or alcohol. Most of the Halal branches are located in Muslim-majority countries and regions. Non-Halal branches serve pork products and alcohol as normal.

The company's main policy is to source as much natural ingredients as possible. By 2025 it aims to ensure no GMOs are used in the food supply chain. Russia's strong anti-GMO stance has proven to be advantageous to the company in sourcing such ingredients.

Russia

 * Veliky Novgorod (Headquarters)
 * Grozhny
 * Izhevsk
 * Kazan
 * Moscow
 * Nizhny Novgorod
 * Orenburg
 * Samara
 * St. Petersburg

Armenia

 * Yerevan

East Prussia

 * Konigsburg

Finland

 * Helsinki

Georgia

 * Tblisi

Japan

 * Tokyo
 * Yokohama

Levant Arab Republic

 * Aleppo
 * Damascus
 * Daraa
 * Latakia
 * East Jerusalem

Mongolia

 * Ulanbaataar

Turkestan

 * Almaty

Overseas branches
Most Varyag Pizza branches are concentrated in the former Soviet Union.