Your Pie Celebrates 7th Anniversary

We couldn’t have made it seven years without such a great Your Pie family! Our guests, team members, vendors, and communities drive us to help you craft the best pizza in the world. 

-Sincerely, Drew French (Your Pie Founder)

Happy 7th Anniversary from all of us at Your Pie!

Your Pie in Pizza Marketplace

We were featured in Pizza Marketplace. The fast casual pizza industry is booming, and Your Pie was there from the start as the originator of the segment. But while some down-the-line pizza brands are putting growth first, Your Pie is growing smart with the right operators and without sacrificing their product or the experience.  Your Pie Founder Drew French and Your Pie VP of Development Ken Caldwell discuss about the origins of the concept and how they are leading the brand forward with plans to expand across the nation.

Read the full article here. 

Your Pie in the Phoenix Business Journal

We were featured in the Phoenix Business Journal. Your Pie is coming to Arizona. The brand signed to open a new restaurant in the Scottsdale area and has plans to continue growing throughout the greater Phoenix area. Your Pie Founder Drew French talks about the unique experience that sets Your Pie apart from their competition in the down-the-line, fast casual pizza space. The brand has experienced growth over the last few years, and the plans for accelerated growth moving forward, as well as the incredible growth the entire fast casual pizza industry has seen according to data from Technomic. Your Pie Franchisees Andrew and Thang Vo discussed their goal of becoming entrepreneurs and how after looking at various concepts in the fast casual pizza space, Your Pie made the most sense to them.

Read the full article here. 

Your Pie in Nation’s Restaurant News

We were featured in Nation’s Restaurant News. Drew French, founder of Your Pie mentioned, “Ingredients need to be fresh and high quality as customers can see what is being put on their pizza, chopped salad or panini.”

The quick-serve, down-the-line pizza concept started in Athens, Georgia, and now has 20 units in four states. “If you look at how Italians started making pizza, they used very few high quality ingredients,” French said. “This allows you to taste high quality cheese, sauces and ingredients. The yield is better and the flavor is better.”

Find out more about the quality of ingredients at Your Pie and read the full article here. 

Your Pie in Franchise Times

We were featured in Franchise Times. On the heels of slumping sales across the globe, McDonald’s is looking for ways to enhance their image with the coveted Millennial segment. Franchise Times Assistant Editor Tom Kaiser polled some Millennial members of the franchise community, including Your Pie Founder Drew French, who says he’s interested to see what McDonald’s rolls out and how it fares with customers. Drew also describes his dream burger as part of a companion piece.

Read the full article here. 

Your Pie in Pizza Marketplace

We were featured in Pizza Marketplace. Drew French, Your Pie founder, is featured throughout the piece discussing his predictions for 2015. Here are the portions where Drew is referenced:

Under the “Biggest culinary trend from 2014” heading: Drew French, founder of Your Pie, has experienced an increase in craft beer demand. His company has even started adding craft beer and pizza pairings. 

Under the “Culinary trend predictions for 2015” heading: Just as the National Restaurant Association's Culinary Forecast predicted, French believes we will see more restaurants working with local businesses and food providers in '15. 

Under the “Biggest non-menu trend predictions for 2015” heading: Nancy's pizza expects mobile payment to be big, as does French. "There will be growing interest in electronic payment methods. The restaurants that have held off on having payment apps will begin jumping on the bandwagon," he said.

Read the full article here.

Your Pie in the Atlanta Journal Constitution

We were featured in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The story focused on the FDA regulations mandating restaurants post calorie counts on menu boards by December 2015. For the story, Leon Stafford from the Atlanta Journal Constitution spoke with Your Pie founder Drew French. Drew said that the company has created several pizzas that are under 600 calories and that researchers have been able to reduce calories from bread and cheese but still maintain the flavor.

Your Pie in Inside Business

We were featured in Inside Business. This was an in-depth article, giving great coverage to Your Pie coming to the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. For the story, the reporter talked to Your Pie founder Drew French and Jeff Rhoades, a Your Pie franchisee. The story also discussed Jeff’s background: from working in sports, to hotel sales, to medical sales, and now opening his own Your Pie pizzerias.

Read the full article here.

Your Pie on Food Management

We were featured on Food Management.  The article was a trend piece on holiday desserts that contribute to revenue.  Your Pie was mentioned as a fast-casual pizza concept with more than 20 units in Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and Florida, this year has created an “Apple Pie Pie.” Your Pie Founder, Drew French was quoted saying, “It’s pizza à la mode,” says founder Drew French. “We’ve always had gelato on our menu, but last year we started messing around with the idea of pizza desserts. We want to use seasonal ingredients for desserts like we do for our regular pizzas.”

Read the full article here.  

Your Pie in the Special Franchise Focus Section of the Wall Street Journal

Your Pie in the Special Franchise Focus Section ofthe Wall Street Journal

We were featured in the Special Franchise Focus Section of the Wall Street Journal.  In an article focused on brands targeting millennials, Drew French, founder of Your Pie, talks about the Your Pie concept, its differentiators, the brand’s growth and success, and explained how Your Pie markets millennials by promoting menu customization.

Franchisee Andrew Williams talks about how the Your Pie ordering process lets customers have a new experience every visit. 

Your Pie in Grayson Local

Your Pie in Grayson Local 

We were featured in the Grayson Local. The article talks about Andrew Williams and Ross Bradley’s partnership with The Path Project to not only give back to the community, but to train their staff before their opening. Readers are also introduced to customer-friendly Your Pie concept, and Your Pie founder Drew French’s vision behind the down-the-line pizza brand.

Read the full article here. 

Your Pie in Nation's Restaurant News

Your Pie in Nation's Restaurant News

Your Pie was featured in Nation’s Restaurant News. The article looks at the trend of mobile apps and how Your Pie is putting customer loyalty programs into the hands of customers. Drew French, the founder of Your Pie, talks about how  the Your Pie app allows customers to pay for purchases and earn customer loyalty points.

The app allows customers to earn virtual points for purchases, and a virtual pizza is built one slice at a time. After spending $100, the guest receives a $10 credit. Drew mentions that loyal customers are a lifeline for the company. 

Read the article here.

Your Pie in Global Atlanta

Your Pie in Global Atlanta

Drew French, the founder of Your Pie, was inspired by the Italian island of Ischia during his honeymoon in 2006 to start Your Pie. The article in Global Atlanta continues to say with despite the competitive environment of Neapolitan pizza in Atlanta, Mr. French believe Your Pie will resonate with Atlantans.  Mr. French also talks about the next two years and the future, Your Pie is planning to open four locations in the greater Atlanta area, creating 100 jobs throughout the region.

Read the full article here.

Your Pie on CBS 46 Atlanta

Your Pie on CBS 46 Atlanta

Drew French, founder of Your Pie, was recently featured on CBS 46 Atlanta. The segment starts off by going through the history of the down the line pizza concept and all of the different cheeses, sauces, and different toppings that you can get at Your Pie. Drew French talks about the new Buckhead location that will be opening up and Natalie French talks about how people love the concept of getting exactly what you want on your personal pizza. Furthermore, Drew shows the anchor how to toss the dough and they talked about the best days over the next week to go and enjoy a pizza at Your Pie.

CBS46 News You can view the whole segment here.

Your Pie in the Northside Neighbor

Your Pie in the Northside Neighbor

Your Pie was recently featured in an article in the Northside Neighbor. Your Pie, an Athens-based pizza restaurant company with 11 other locations in Georgia and others in Southeastern states, will open its Buckhead location in early May. The originator of the down-the-line pizza category will be located in what was previously a Johnny Rockets and a Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, at 5 W. Paces Ferry Road. “The Buckhead mentality is the perfect match for the spirit of Your Pie,” said Drew French, founder. The Buckhead location is the first of three new Atlanta restaurants that will open before the end of summer and will feature the company’s new prototype. The company plans to continue growing in metro Atlanta, with plans to open up to 40 additional restaurants in the area over the next three to five years. 

Your Pie in Nation's Restaurant News

Your Pie in Nation's Restaurant News

Your Pie was recently in an article titled, "Next Steps for Growth: Your Pie Fuels Growth in Expanding Niche." This article begins by saying Your Pie was one of the first brands to create the fast-casual pizza segment. It talks about Drew French who was 24 years old when he Your Pie in April 2008. The article mentioned that the brand has 18 locations and the goal is to have 100 by the end of 2015. The writer discusses Your Pie’s growth plan, focusing on the Southeast US, and the company’s intention to open locations in other areas of the country, as well as evolving its menu with regional toppings. The article talked about Drew scraping together money to open the first restaurant and how word-of-mouth helped Your Pie increase business. As the business grew, Your Pie looked into franchising, hired Bucky Cook as chief executive and Ken Caldwell as VP of development. The company then attracted interest from Georgia Oaks. Georgia Oaks’ David Barr told the reporter that they have helped fund corporate store development and bolster franchise development. Drew spoke highly of David helping growth the brand and lay out the growth strategy. This article also included a great info graphic displaying the timeline, a picture of a Your Pie restaurant and a picture of Drew tossing dough!

You can view the full article here. 

Your Pie in The Tennessean

Your Pie in The Tennessean

Your Pie was recently featured in an article titled, "Your Pie Restaurant Chain Eyes Nashville as Expansion Site" in The Tennessean. The article begins with information about Your Pie and how their Murfreesboro location has been a success, leading to their plans to add up to 12 more locations over the next 3 years. The article then explains the fast casual pizza restaurant style and what can be expected at a Your Pie location. The article then touches on the specialty pizzas and on how Drew came up with the idea for Your Pie as well as the gelato. Chambers then provides info on what it takes to open a Your Pie franchise, shares Sheri Townsend’s validation of the brand’s success in the area, and then closes out with quotes and info from Drew about the real estate available and the interest from prospective franchisees.

You can view the full article here.

Your Pie in the Athens Banner-Herald

Your Pie in the Athens Banner-Herald

Your Pie was recently featured in the Athens Banner-Herald. Your Pie Operations Consultant Courtney Brown and Your Pie employee Andrew Warlick were both featured in the article. The article begins with details about the testing of the new Your Pie mobile app in Athens with a projected system-wide launch on June 1^st. Drew is quoted about the new app and how it allows Your Pie to interact with their customers and stay on the cutting edge of innovation. The article also provides some details about the rewards and specifics about the app. Andrew is quoted about the functionality of the app and Courtney is quoted about the rewards points. The article closes out with a quote from Drew about the improvement with this app over the old one.

You can view the full article here. 

Craft Series: Spring Edition, Shrimp Arugula

Craft Series: Spring Edition, Shrimp Arugula

A wise man once called shrimp the “fruit of the sea” and rattled off a list of ways to prepare it, but never mentioned putting shrimp on a pizza. Too bad he never got the chance to eat at Your Pie. 

Your Pie is proud to announce the latest creation in their seasonal Craft Pie Series, “Shrimp Arugula”. The spring-inspired pizza features Alfredo sauce, white cheddar cheese, arugula, and (of course) gulf shrimp.

“When we started our Craft Pie Series, we promised to give our customers what they want and Your Pie fans asked us to go shrimping,” said Drew French, Founder of Your Pie. “A promise is a promise.”

The “Shrimp Arugula” pizza will be available in all 18 Your Pie locations on April 15^th and run through June 30^th. Visit www.yourpie.com to find the nearest Your Pie location. 

The Craft Pie Series has been a seasonal feature of the Your Pie menu since French launched the first customizable, down-the-line, fast-casual pizza concept in 2008. The company is celebrating 6 years of delicious hand-tossed, oven-baked pizza done in the traditional Italian style this spring. With locations throughout the southeastern United States, Your Pie has plans to expand and increase their presence in the year ahead and is currently establishing relationships with energetic and driven investors interested in opening their own Your Pie restaurants.

Your Pie will be opening their first Atlanta location in May, and up to three more Your Pie locations will open in Atlanta before the end of summer 2014. Your Pie aims to reach 100 locations in the U.S. by the end of 2015.

Your Pie in Pizza Marketplace

Your Pie in Pizza Marketplace

Your Pie was recently featured in Pizza Marketplace. The article entitled “How small pizza chains are competing through high cheese prices”, focuses on the increase in cheese prices through the beginning of 2014 and how the large pizza chains are able to withstand the increase, and what smaller chains do to remain competitive. Drew French is quoted about how they don’t compete with the “big boys” on price, but rather focus on a quality product and experience.

You can view the full article here.