Our Story

Introducing Otto’s Pizza Stix:

Otto's Pizza Stix was created in 1988, as a delicious, handheld “walkaround version of our Original New York Style Pizza Pies! Today, we continue that proud tradition, combining the freshest ingredients like authentic NY pizza dough, Wisconsin mozzarella cheese, and spirited NY pizza sauce, brushed with extra virgin olive oil and baked to mouthwatering perfection. Each Pizza Stix is a COLOSSAL 1/2 lb. of 100% handmade deliciousness!!

Every purchase supports impoverished children through our nonprofit foundation, ColombiaDeMiCorazon.org. Thank you!

Enjoy!! 

Otto Rafael

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His Purpose" Romans 8:28

History:

Developed in 1988 by company founder Otto Rafael after his beloved father Otto Sr. ( R.I.P.) saw him making the product and tasted them in his 1st restaurant, he told him " son you need to market this wonderful product and call them " Pizza Stix". Hence the reason why the 2nd life of the product is now personalized and called "Otto's Pizza Stix", in memory of his Father.   

In 1990, Otto’s Pizza Stix was successfully introduced to the marketplace through several restaurants, and by 1993 it had opened its own Commercial facility in Long Beach, California. The company would open two more production facilities selling 5,000 Otto’s Pizza Stix per day to wholesale Retailer Distribution, schools, military bases and popular amusement parks including Disneyland and the San Diego Zoo. 

By 1997, Otto’s Pizza Stix expanded to its first company retail location and over the next 3 years opened several more with many franchises!

Otto’s Pizza Stix did exceptionally well in all its venues and gained the attention of capital investors eager to take the brand nationally.   

In 2000, Otto Rafael signed a non-compete agreement and sold a controlling interest of the company to an outside management team in the hopes of rapidly scaling the concept. The management team did not fulfill their obligation to launch nationally and the Otto’s Pizza Stix concept was not introduced to the market at-large.   

In 2010, the non-compete clause had run its course, and Otto again regained uncontested rights and controls to Otto’s Pizza Stix. 

In 2016 Otto’s Pizza Stix Inc. a California based S Corporation was formed for the express purpose of re-launching the Otto’s Pizza Stix to fund its non-profit/foundation, Colombia De Mi Corazón.

The company currently owns all rights to Otto’s Pizza Stix including the name, proprietary recipes, manufacturing process, logos and trademarked graphics associated with the products.  

Otto Rafael is now resolved to revive Otto’s Pizza Stix and allow its wings to fly higher than ever before!