Your Pie Featured in Restaurant Hospitality Magazine

Your Pie was recently featured in Restaurant Hospitality Magazine in an article titled, "Fast-casual pizza segment heats up".

The article discusses the recent trend in the fast-casual pizza segment, mentioning that many claim the have been the first to create the build-your-own pizza concept. The article references the increasing competition in the market, citing it as a $31-billion segment. Your Pie is mentioned as the first fast-casual pizza concept to open in April of 2008.

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Fast-casual pizza segment heats up

By: Eric Stoessel

Several of the emerging fast-casual players claim to have created the build-your-own pizza concept, but the better question is who will be left standing. More than a dozen brands have debuted in the last five years and are now taking shape across the country, vying to become the dominant player in the growing gourmet pizza category.

It’s easy to see why. Fast casual has become a $31-billion segment since Chipotle began reinventing fast food 20 years ago. Consumers today want quality offerings made quickly. The limited-service pizza segment does $31 billion in sales and if you add casual Italian dining chains, pizza is part of a $50-billion marketplace.

Your Pie Featured in Jacksonville Business Journal

Your Pie was recently featured in the Jacksonville Business Journal in an article titled, "Will pizza be the next food fad to hit Jacksonville?"

The article touches upon the history of food fads in Jacksonville, including froyo, cupcakes, and gourmet burgers. Recently, they've seen an increase in the presence of a fast-casual pizza in the region. Your Pie is the first to be mentioned in the trend of the "better" pizzas.

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Will pizza be the next food fad to hit Jacksonville?

By: Ashley Gurbal Kritzer

Froyo. Cupcakes. Cronuts. Gourmet burgers.

What will be the next foodie fad to hit Jacksonville?

It’ll likely be an upscale take on pizza, served in a fast casual setting, an analyst said.

“We’re looking ahead and seeing better pizza concepts emerging,” said Mary Chapman, director of product innovation for Technomic Inc., a Chicago-based food industry analysis firm. “There are a handful of concepts around the country.”

Your Pie Featured in Tampa Bay Business Journal

Your Pie was recently featured in the Tampa Bay Business Journal in an article titled, "Restaurateurs on hold after reform mandate delayed".

The article discusses how some entrepreneurs are holding off on expansion plans due to the uncertainty of the Affordable Care Act. Your Pie CEO Bucky Cook discusses how Your Pie does not expect to be immediately impacted by the new laws. Bucky discusses Your Pie’s expansion plans in Tampa Bay and the surrounding area.

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Restaurateurs on hold after reform mandate delayed

By: Margaret Cashill

Some people in the restaurant industry are still waiting to find out the full implications of the Affordable Care Act, as well as the Obama administration’s decision to delay the employer mandate.

“I don’t know if any of us, including the people charged with enforcing it, fully understand it, even though the regulations have been written,” Bucky Cook, CEO of quick service build-your-own pizza chain Your Pie, said of the health care reform law.

Your Pie Featured on FastCasual.com

Your Pie was recently featured on FastCasual.com in an article titled, "Your Pie founder: Fast casuals will beat the $10-pizza chains".

The article, which includes great photos and a solid headline, talks about the inception of Your Pie and how founder Drew French built the concept with quality and innovation as paramount. The article also talks about how Your Pie supports franchisees and ensures their success. Overall, this was a really great brand piece that showcases the credibility of the concept.

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Your Pie founder: Fast casuals will beat the '$10-pizza chains'

By: Cherryh Butler

Pizza seems to be the new darling of the fast casual industry, but Drew French was one of the first to market the build-your-own pizza concept six years ago when he opened the first Your Pie in Georgia.

Upon arrival, customers tell pizza chefs whether they want white, wheat or gluten-free dough and then pick from eight sauces ranging from Ischia-inspired marinara, basil pesto or the chain's secret recipe BBQ sauce. Lastly, they choose among eight cheeses and more than 40 fresh vegetables and premium meats, such as Italian sausage and bacon.

"We then finish it in our brick oven so it gets kissed by the flame," French said. "They cook in a brick oven at very high temperatures, so it only takes 3 to 5 minutes to cook a pizza depending on how many toppings a customer chooses."