Janet Zapata is the owner, founder and operator of 550 Pizzeria, a Laredo, Texas pizza shop honored as one of 50 Top Pizza’s Excellent Pizzerias for 2024. Zapata was also featured on PMQ’s August 2022 cover. Prior to launching 550 Pizzeria in 2020, she rose to become co-owner of Laredo Pizza Factory after starting out as a cashier. Readers of the Laredo Times have repeatedly chosen Zapata as the city’s best chef and 550 Pizzeria as its best pizza restaurant.