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Chicago Town unveils £4.5m campaign 

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Chicago Town has announced the launch of its new Masterbrand campaign that aims to challenge perceptions that frozen pizza is for back-up and emergencies. The new campaign, premiering on 3rd October, encourages pizza lovers to ‘Feed Your Urge; Go To Town’, based on the brand’s…

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