Our Story

It’s been over 50 years since the Chahine Family opened Pitaland, first traveling to Pittsburgh from Lebanon in 1969.

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Their first business in Pittsburgh’s food industry was Chahine’s Bakery, a small shop in the basement of a family member’s restaurant - eventually morphing into Pitaland in 1990.

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Today, Joe and Jocelyne’s four children (Danny, Joe, Donna and Aleen) run the bakery and store. Though it looks much different than it did at the beginning — one thing hasn’t changed: their food and attention to their customers.

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For the last 50 plus years, Pitaland’s recipes have stayed the same. They have added a few new items, Donna says, but the core, traditional recipes — all created by Joseph and Jocelyne — do not change.

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