Garlic Jims Franchise News

March 29, 2011 // Franchising.com // Everett, WA - Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza recently donated 150 pizzas to the sailors on three Navy ships which returned to Naval Station Everett after lengthy deployments.

The gourmet pizzas were delivered to the sailors who remained on duty during the first 24 hours that the ships were in port. These sailors were responsible for ensuring that everything ran smoothly on board as the rest of the crew deployed to meet family and friends. The pizzas were a small way of thanking the sailors for remaining on duty, welcoming them back to port and expressing gratitude for their service to our country.

"We were excited to be able to honor the men and women of the USS Momsen, the USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS Shoup as they returned to base...

Everett, WA - Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza, the first and only gourmet carry-out and delivery pizza chain, is proud to announce the nationwide debut of its new gluten-free pizzas.

Garlic Jim's first introduced gluten-free pizza to the Portland/Vancouver, WA metro area at the end of May and has received rave reviews from its customers:

Karen from Salem recently wrote to the Garlic Jim's corporate office, "I just want to let you know that ever since we found out that Garlic Jim's now has gluten-free pizza, we have ordered a large pizza every week, and no one in our family has gotten sick!! Our Gluten Intolerance Group (the Mid-Willamette Valley GIG) discussed Garlic Jim's in South Salem at our last meeting - no one has gotten sick, and everyone RAVED about it! Our 14-year-old son Ted LOVES it - we always get the pepperoni with black olives and green peppers and there are never any leftovers!...

May 28, 2008 // Franchising.com // Everett, WA - Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza, the first and only gourmet carry-out and delivery pizza chain, is proud to announce the debut of their new gluten-free pizzas in the Portland/Vancouver Metro area on Tuesday, May 27.

Gluten-free pizzas are being introduced by Garlic Jim's at the request of many customers who have family members and friends who suffer from gluten intolerance. As a result of these requests, the Garlic Jim's Operations Department conducted extensive research and testing culminating in a gluten-free pizza menu that recreates Garlic Jim's famous specialty pizzas with a special crust developed by a Vancouver, WA company.

"I was amazed by the public's enthusiasm for gluten-free pizzas" says Dwayne Northrop, CEO, Garlic Jim's...

May 16, 2008 // Franchising.com // EVERETT, WA - Pizza and parties go hand in hand.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2008 NATIONAL PIZZA PARTY DAY WINNERS:

The Pizza Party Grande was won by Jacki, a customer at the Redondo Beach, CA store.
The Pizza Party Extraordinaire was won by Daniel, a customer at the Carrollwood, FL store.
The Pizza Party Eccellente was won by Robin, a customer at the Lacey, WA store.

Whether marking birthday milestones, celebrating a sporting team or academic occasion, or simply to enjoy the company of friends, pizza is a top choice to bring people together for any occasion. It is because of Americans' love for pizza that rapidly growing national pizza franchise, Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza was chosen to sponsor May 16, 2008 as National Pizza Party Day through Chase's Calendar of Events, the most comprehensive and authoritative reference available on special events and worldwide holidays...

March 21, 2008 // Franchising.com // Everett, WA – Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza, the first and only gourmet carry-out and delivery pizza chain, is proud to announce the opening of their first Houston-area store in The Woodlands on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. The Woodlands store is located on Research Forest Drive in The Plazas of Alden Bridge Shopping Center next to Shipley's Doughnuts.

Franchisees David Howell and Michelle Cleary are excited about opening in The Woodlands. They are long-time residents and look forward to opening the first Houston-area store serving Garlic Jim's gourmet pizzas. "We are excited to bring Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza to The Woodlands," says Howell, "We know the area is ready for the gourmet flavors and high quality ingredients of Garlic Jim's...

March 04, 2008 // Franchising.com // Everett, WA - Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza, the first and only gourmet carry-out and delivery pizza chain, is proud to announce their first Tennessee store will open in Franklin on Tuesday, March 4, 2008. The Franklin store is located on Mallory Lane across from Centennial High School.

Franchisees Tom and Lisanne Jennings are looking forward to the opening of their first Tennessee store. "We are excited to bring Garlic Jim's to Franklin," says Jennings. "We know the area is ready for the gourmet flavors and highest quality ingredients that this concept brings to the table."

"We're thrilled to be expanding to Tennessee," says Dwayne Northrop, CEO, Garlic Jim's. "Our store in Franklin will be the first of many across Tennessee and adjoining states and we're delighted to be able to work with the Jennings' to make 'Gourmet, Right Away!' the new standard for pizza in Tennessee...

February 11, 2008 // Franchising.com // Pasadena, CA – Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza, the first and only "gourmet" carry-out and delivery pizza chain, is proud to announce their Pasadena store's official ribbon-cutting celebration It will take place on Tuesday, February 12 at 5:00 pm and the owners Issac and Ruby Shehadeh welcome the public to attend.

The Shehadehs have invited representatives from city government, local schools and city safety departments. "We will be having an official ribbon-cutting with members of Pasadena's Chamber of Commerce and other invited guests and we'll also be serving Garlic Jim's amazing gourmet pizzas," says Issac. "My wife and I are delighted to extend an invitation to anyone from the community who would like to visit our store and try a slice of Garlic Jim's pizza...

December 20, 2007 // Franchising.com // Citrus Park, FL – Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza, the first and only "gourmet" carry-out and delivery pizza chain, is proud to announce their first Florida store opening. On December 18, 2007, Citrus Park, FL franchisee Brett Larabee will open the doors to Florida's first Garlic Jim's store, in front of Wal Mart at the corner of Gunn Highway and Henderson Road.

"The first Florida opening is right in line with our national expansion plans," says Dwayne Northrop, CEO, Garlic Jim's. "Our philosophy of 'Gourmet, Right Away!' is infectious and as we continue growing throughout the United States, I envision a Garlic Jim's in every community.

The Citrus Park store is located at 6102 Gunn Highway in Tampa...

December 18, 2007 // Franchising.com // Pasadena,CA – Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza, the first and only "gourmet" carry-out and delivery pizza chain, is taking the industry by storm, with further expansion into California. On December 18, 2007, Pasadena, CA franchisee Issa Shehadeh will open the doors to California's third Garlic Jim's store, in the El Nido Plaza.

Shehadeh is a natural Garlic Jim's franchisee with a background in the pizza industry, having run seven family owned Domino's Pizza franchises for five years in several cities in California. Shehadeh was introduced to Garlic Jim's pizza by his sister, a Richland, WA resident. "Garlic Jim's offers a combination of quick delivery service with high quality pizza that no other franchisee in the pizza industry can compare to," says Shehadeh...

November 06, 2007 // Franchising.com // Everett, WA – Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza will make its Hollywood debut this holiday season as the "official pizza" in Twentieth Century Fox's live action/CGI motion picture event ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS, in theaters everywhere December 14. Watch for Garlic Jim's pizza boxes in a scene in which Alvin, Simon and Theodore dine on our gourmet pizza!

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS, a global phenomenon to generations of fans, comes to the big screen with a contemporary comic sensibility. Songwriter Dave Seville transforms singing chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore into pop sensations -- while the out-of-control trio lays waste to Dave's home, wreaks havoc with his career, and turns Dave's once-orderly life upside-down...

October 12, 2007 // Franchising.com // PORTLAND, OR –Previously a delivery/pick up location that opened in January 2007, the West Union Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza is now a full service restaurant, with the addition of a seating area for up to 45 people. Great success and customer demand for a sit-down area makes the West Union location the second full service restaurant within the Garlic Jim's franchise system.

In addition to their extensive pizza and salad menu, they will also be offering individual pizza slices and a full menu of pizzas, salads, soups and sandwiches, along with beer and local wines. The location doubles as the perfect spot for a quick dinner with the family in addition to being key for large groups, and special occasions...

October 08, 2007 // Franchising.com // VANCOUVER, WA - Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza®, the first and only "gourmet" carry-out and delivery pizza chain, is set to open their newest store in Vancouver, WA on October 8. The Orchards Neighborhood location will be the 28th Garlic Jim's to open in Washington State. !

Local franchisees, Lyn and LaVonn McPherson are excited about this new opportunity and will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 8 at 10 a.m. to celebrate the store's grand opening. The new store will officially open for business on October 8 at 11 a.m.

"We own two other businesses and as part of an incentive program we bring lunch in for the employees. I stumbled on Garlic Jim's when I was looking for something that would be fast, easy and delicious," said Lyn McPherson, owner of the Orchards Garlic Jim's...

Everett, WA (September, 2007) – Redecorating a room in a weekend is a project. Rebuilding and redecorating an entire house in a week… now that's a feat! Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza® is extremely honored to have been selected by the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) and Doyle Custom Home's Project 511 team as the pizza of choice to feed the crew of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition currently on secret location in Kirkland, Washington. The exact location is kept secret, as not to spoil the reveal, however, the episode will air in January.

Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza's motto, "gourmet, right away," goes hand in hand with the mission of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, offering amazing results in record time...

September 27, 2007 // Franchising.com // HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO- The first Colorado Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza®, located at The Shops at Highland Walk, 3982 Red Cedar Drive Suite A, opened September 17, 2007 with exceptional grand opening sales figures. On opening day, the store tallied over $3,000 in sales with an order "to the customer's door" average time of 22 minutes. On September 18, they registered over $3,600 in sales with an order "to the customer's door" average time of 20 minutes. The Highlands Ranch location is the first of 25 Garlic Jim's stores expected to open in Colorado. Local franchisees, Dave and Valerie Solomon are thrilled with their opening numbers, as is the entire company!

After working in the pizza industry for the past 25 years and having won numerous awards for her work in expanding pizza chains in the U...

SIMI VALLEY, CA (September, 2007) Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza®, the first and only "gourmet" carry-out and delivery pizza chain, is expanding further into California. On September 18, 2007, Simi Valley franchisee Tom Curiale and operating partner Eric Moreno will open the doors to California's second Garlic Jim's store, in the Simi at the Plaza shopping center located at 131 D-Cochran St., Simi Valley. In celebration of his opening, the new store will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 12:00 p.m. on September 17th.

Curiale has been interested in Garlic Jim's since its inception, when his college friend Craig Roberts, VP of Training for Garlic Jim's, helped to develop the concept for the franchise. "I bought a franchise based on their proven success and on-going corporate support," says Curiale...

SURPRISE, AZ (September, 2007) Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza®, the first and only "gourmet" carry-out and delivery pizza chain, is taking the industry by storm, with further expansion into Arizona. On September 10, 2007, Surprise, Arizona franchisee Jason Goudie will open the doors to Arizona's fourth Garlic Jim's store, in the Mountain Side Fitness Shopping Center. And in celebration of his opening, throughout the month of September, Goudie will be offering free pizza tastings to every resident who walks through the doors!

After relocating to Arizona, Goudie began researching business opportunities and was immediately drawn to Garlic Jim's. It was the business model and potential for growth that solidified his decision and the fact that Garlic Jim's makes "the world's best pizza crust" helped too...

EVERETT, WA (JULY 2007) –Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza®, the first and only "gourmet" carry out and delivery pizza chain, has been named as one of the Top Ten Fastest Growing Concepts for July, 2007 on RestaurantChains.net, in conjunction with the Food Service Report.. Candidate information is derived and calculated from a continual process of interviewing and verifying more than 7300 restaurant chain concepts, on a quarterly basis. Garlic Jim's was chosen based on ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬their growth percentage from April through July and sits as number six of ten of the fastest growing restaurant chains within North America.

Nominees are measured based on a set of parameters that each restaurant chain must exhibit to be considered for the top ten list...

Written on: Wednesday, July 18, 2007

VALENCIA, CA (JULY 2007) –In conjunction with the first annual "National Pizza Party Day" Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza of Valencia, California, was honored to award a free pizza party to Mrs. Klepfer's sixth grade class of North Park Elementary School in Valencia. Parents with students in the class nominated the classroom during recent visits to the Valencia location and they were awarded their free party on June 4.

Garlic Jim's invited their customers to go on-line at http://www.pizzaweek.com/during the week of May 7-14 and nominate their favorite teacher and classroom for a free pizza party. Parties were awarded within the trade areas of every store. With hundreds of nominations company-wide, over half of the parties were held on National Pizza Party Day, May 18 –but others, like Mrs...

In the $33 billion dollar-a-year, highly competitive U.S. pizza industry, Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza® proudly pioneers a new standard in pizza, "Gourmet, Right Away!" On July 17, 2007, franchisee Patrick Mead and son Cody will proudly open the doors of Garlic Jim's newest location in Beaverton, OR, on Hall and Nimbus, by Washington Square. To help promote the grand opening of their store, they will have a special offer of 30% off business orders in the first week, and 20% off for the rest of the first month.

Located at 8410 SW Nimbus Ave. Ste.500, this 11th Oregon State location makes it even easier for local residents to enjoy Garlic Jim's, which is becoming a state wide favorite pizza chain. "We found out about Garlic Jim's when my son Cody got a second job there," says Patrick Mead, local resident, and owner of the Hall and Nimbus Garlic Jim's...

EVERETT, WA (June, 2007) -- Despite reports of the rising cost of cheese, Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza® proudly informs its customers that pizza prices will remain the same.

"We have heard national news stories about several pizza chains that have had to raise the cost of their pizza and we want to let our customers know this will not affect Garlic Jim's," says Dwayne Northrop, chairman and CEO, Garlic Jims. "We make a habit of watching the costs of all our ingredients and reporting them in our weekly newsletter to all of our franchises. This allows us to stay on top of market changes and work within our cost margins so the price to our customers is not affected."

According to reports, block cheddar cheese is at an all time high of $2...