Monday, December 29, 2014

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.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

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.




Friday, December 12, 2014

Your Pie on the WLTZ-The Dee Armstrong Show



We were featured on the WLTZ-The Dee Armstrong Show. Anthony Spezzano from Your Pie was on the show to talk about all of the different specialty pizzas that Your Pie offers to the community. Anthony goes through the house pizzas that are offered at Your Pie every day and how to pair beers with certain pizzas while dining in. Anthony also goes through the beer guide that they offer at the stores and how each visit can be a fun event for families and friends. Find out about the beers that they currently have on tap, the craft beer flights that they offer, and the gift cards they have for purchase during the holidays.


You can watch the segment here.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

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.

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

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.  

Friday, November 14, 2014

Your Pie in the Associated Press Big Story

We were featured in an article entitled “US Retail Sales Rise Ahead of Holiday Shopping”, which was the Associated Press’ Big Story. The story was focused on retail and auto sales heading into the holiday season. For the story, Associated Press reporter Chris Rugaber interviewed Your Pie Chairman of the Board David Barr. The story outlined that Your Pie has locations in four states. The story also mentioned that Your Pie’s sales have increased by 6 percent over the past two months. David noted that as gas prices have decreased, customers have been spending more. This was a great piece that included Your Pie as a key source for national spending.
  
Check out the article here. 

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Your Pie in the Special Franchise Focus Section of the 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.