Local Owners Give From the Heart to Help the Hungry -- HOUSTON, Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Papa Murphy's, the country's largest and fastest growing take-and-bake pizza chain, has opened another store in Houston at 9811 Broadway, on Broadway at Walnut in Pearland. This location celebrates the 12th Papa Murphy's location in the Houston area, and will celebrate with in-store specials for the store's official grand opening this Thursday, September 12th through Sunday, September 15th. To celebrate the opening of the 12th store, Papa Murphy's locations all across Houston will be donating $1 from each pizza sold to the Houston Food Bank, Thursday, September 12th through Sunday, September 15th. Multi-store owner, Vik Agrawal, along with the rest of the local Papa Murphy's owners have a passion for helping those less fortunate, so come on in and feed your family and help those in need!! With more than 1,350 locations, Papa Murphy's is widely acknowledged by consumers for excellence in value, quality, variety, service and convenience. The company was just ranked "#1 Rated Pizza Chain" in the U.S. for a third straight year by consumers on Zagat's Annual Fast Food Survey. A key driver of Papa Murphy's success is the connection the consumer has with the product. Not only do they decide which fresh, high-quality ingredients top their pizza, but customers have the pleasure of baking it right in their own ovens for a piping hot, delicious meal whenever they want. About the Houston Food Bank Now operating from a new, 308,000 square-foot facility, the Houston Food Bank is the nation's largest size Feeding America food bank and source of food for hunger relief charities in 18 southeast Texas counties. They have been named one of 10 Top-Notch Charities across the nation by Charity Navigator. A network of 500 food pantries, soup kitchens, senior centers and other agencies, feeding a total of 137,000 people each week, provides 50 million nutritious meals annually. Fresh produce, meat and nonperishables are distributed from the new warehouse at 535 Portwall, and hot meals are prepared and distributed from Keegan Center, a 15,000 square-foot industrial kitchen. Additional community services range from nutrition education to assistance with food stamp applications and hands-on job training. Red Barrels offer a convenient way for grocery shoppers to donate nonperishables for their neighbors in need. The Houston Food Bank, founded in 1982, is a certified member of Feeding America, the nation's food bank network. The organization plans to grow to an annual distribution of 100 million nutritious meals by 2018. Visit HoustonFoodBank.org or more information. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/theHoustonFoodBank or follow our news on Twitter at twitter.com/HoustonFoodBank. About Papa Murphy's Papa Murphy's is the fifth-largest pizza chain in the country and the pioneer and leader of the take 'n' bake pizza segment. Papa Murphy's operates over 1,250 franchised and corporate-owned locations in 37 states and Canada. The Vancouver, Wash.-based company offers custom-made pizzas featuring high-quality, fresh toppings generously layered on pizza dough that is made fresh each morning in each store. By baking Papa Murphy's pizzas at home, customers get to experience the home-baked aroma of a convenient, delicious meal that the brand is known for. In addition to handmade pizzas, the company offers a growing menu of take 'n' bake items, including Cheesy Bread, Cinnamon Wheels, and chocolate chip cookie dough. Papa Murphy's was recently voted "#1 Rated Pizza Chain" by surveyors in Zagat Survey's 2010 and 2011 Fast Food Surveys and is a four-time recipient of Pizza Today's Chain of the Year award. For more information, visit www.papamurphys.com. Find Papa Murphy's on Facebook at www.facebook.com/papamurphyshoustontx SOURCE Papa Murphy's RELATED LINKS http://www.papamurphys.com