Pizza Inn
Pizza Inn is an American restaurant chain and international food franchise, specializing in American-style pan pizza, pasta and side dishes. The company is based in the Dallas suburb of The Colony, Texas.
An exterior of a typical Pizza Inn. | |
Public | |
Traded as | NASDAQ: RAVE |
Industry | Restaurants |
Founded | Dallas, Texas (1958 ) |
Founders | Joe Spillman R. L. Spillman |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Brandon Solano (CEO) |
Products | Pizza, pasta, chicken wings, salads, sandwiches, desserts and soft drinks |
Website | www |
History
In 1958, two Texas brothers, F.J. (Joe) and R. L. Spillman,[1] opened the first Pizza Inn in Dallas.
In the mid-'80s, the restaurant chain had a commercial deal with the Von Erich family, icons in Texas at the time, with Kerry Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, and Mike Von Erich appearing in a series of televised commercials.
On June 3, 2011 Pizza Inn launched a new sister restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas, known as Pie Five Pizza, that specializes in handcrafted pizzas ready in five minutes. .
As of January 2015, the parent company Pizza Inn Holdings was renamed RAVE Restaurant Group.[2]
In the summer of 2016, Rave Restaurant Group announced [3] a CEO transition plan, appointing interim CEO Clinton Coleman to succeed outgoing CEO Randy Gier.
As of November 2016, 158 locations are in operation in the United States. [4]
International operations
Today, Pizza Inn operates 310 franchised stores and five corporate-owned stores in 12 countries, with several new stores scheduled to open in the next year.
References
- "Little Pizza Venture Becomes Big Business" by Ledgerwood Sloan. Dallas Morning News, 19 Jun 1966. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- Swanson, Jim. "Fast Casual Pizza? Introducing Rave Restaurant Group". benzinga. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- Zimmerman, Jami. "RAVE Restaurant Group, Inc. Announces CEO Transition". PRNewswire. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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