Pizza Factory Brings its Franchise Family Together for Convention to Honor Franchisees

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October 25, 2022 // Franchising.com // OAKHURST, Cali. - Pizza Factory recently held its first franchise convention since 2019, bringing together its franchisees, vendors and corporate team to discuss the brand’s skyrocketing growth numbers, impressive system-wide sales and to honor stand-out franchisees.

The convention, held in San Diego, brought together franchisees from across California and the country to celebrate Pizza Factory’s success over the last two years, with a special focus on the brand’s growth into new states. Entering two new states over the last year, Pizza Factory recently opened its first location in Athens, Georgia this summer. Prior to that, the brand welcomed its first Texas location in Fate last year, and now has two other locations in development in the Lone Star state.

Pizza Factory’s incredible expansion is credited to the corporate team’s dedication to continuously innovating from a tech, operations and menu standpoint. In fact, another highlight from convention was the introduction of Pepsi as a new vendor. The notable partnership recently led to the launch of a brand-new menu item, Hot Cheeto Pizza which debuted in all stores earlier this month.

“Pizza Factory truly is a family, and the time spent with our franchisees, vendors and corporate team is invaluable to us as a brand and for our Awesome culture,” said MJ Riva, CEO of Pizza Factory. “We’ve had a stellar year of wins both as a brand and on the franchisee level, and this convention was a time for us to celebrate these successes together as a team. We’re even more optimistic about 2023 post-convention and look forward to our continued growth.”

The brand’s growth is not just limited to location count. Some additional notable figures include the number of restaurants that reached one million dollars in sales, which almost doubled to 25 locations over the last two years. Moreover, Pizza Factory drove a 30 percent increase in online ordering this year and grew its online sales to $5.5 million, up from $1.5 million in 2019. The concept also celebrated its impressive app sales, which reached more than $17 million since its launch in 2019.

During the gathering Pizza Factory also celebrated a number of restaurant anniversaries, including 11 locations who recently reached 25+ years in business. Specific locations were honored for remarkable achievements including a call-out for Jake and Marcy Sheire, whose restaurant in Payson, AZ earned the top sales systemwide.

Fresh off the convention, Pizza Factory is looking forward to opening five more restaurants before the end of 2022 and will enter 2023 in the strongest position it has seen in years. A testament to the brand’s development efforts this past year, Pizza Factory also celebrated its ranking on the Franchise Times Top 500 list.

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About Pizza Factory

A community staple in 100-plus hometowns, Pizza Factory has stayed true to its roots with hardworking operators, family-friendly dining and high-quality products, offering fresh, never frozen hand-tossed pizza, pasta, wings, sandwiches, salads, beer, wine and more. With multiple fast-casual restaurant designs, an Express model, and robust off-premise dining options including delivery and mobile ordering through a proprietary app, Pizza Factory is built for the future of the restaurant industry.

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