PizzaRev

PizzaRev
Franchise
Industry Fast casual pizza restaurants
Founded 2012 in Los Angeles, California
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, United States [1]
Number of locations
 46
Products Pizza
Website pizzarev.com

PizzaRev is a small fast casual chain of franchise pizza restaurants based in Los Angeles, California.[2] The company also has non-franchise, corporate-owned stores.[3] As of September 2016, the company has 46 stores[4] in eleven U.S. states and Mexico.[5] The company was founded in 2012 in Los Angeles by Rodney Eckerman and Irv Zuckerman, and their sons Nicholas Eckerman and Jeff Zuckerman.[6][7] The company's slogan is "Craft your own!"[1] The company's name, standing for Pizza Revolution, stems from the idea of empowering customers to build their own pizzas.[8]

Fare and operations

Fare includes personal-sized pizzas and customized personal-size pizzas that customers can have prepared with their choice of two crusts, various sauces, cheeses and toppings.[2][7] Customers queue in a cafeteria-style line when ordering, whereby company employees assemble fresh pizzas to order, after which they are cooked.[2][7][9] PizzaRev restaurants include the option of selecting a gluten-free crust.[10] All pizzas are priced at $8.25 each, regardless of how many toppings and ingredients are chosen.[10] Pizzas are cooked in a fire-heated, 900 °F (482 °C) stone hearth pizza oven, which cooks the pizzas in under three minutes.[10] Restaurant operations have been compared and described as similar to that of Chipotle Mexican Grill.[2][7][11][12] PizzaRev restaurants are open during lunch and dinner hours.[12]

Franchising

PizzaRev named Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., which is also a minority stakeholder in PizzaRev, as its first franchisee in August 2013.[1][6] As such, Buffalo Wild Wings planned to open several PizzaRev stores in Minneapolis, where Buffalo Wild Wings is headquartered.[6] The company has plans to increase its expansion with increased franchising and by opening more corporate-owned locations.[3]

PizzaRev's menu offers five dining options: craft your own pizzas, salads, kids meals, our way pizzas, and desserts.[13] Its menu offers gluten and vegan free options, with the vegan cheese and gluten free dough being an extra charge.[13] Customers first pick either homemade dough or a gluten free crust and as they continue down the line and build their pizza, with 30+ options of sauces, cheeses, meats, and other fresh ingredients.[8] In 2016 the company began selling a new double dough crust at many of its locations.[14] However the menu prices and items will vary depending on the location of the store.[13] Nutrition facts or allergy facts about what any of the toppings contain are listed under the Nutrition Portal on the company's website.[15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tice, Carol (April 25, 2013). "PizzaRev - In Photos: Better Pizza: 13 Tasty New Chains to Try". Forbes. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kulikowski, Laurie (May 20, 2014). "How PizzaRev Plans To Be the 'Chipotle of Pizza'". The Street. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "PizzaRev to Begin Strategic Nationwide Franchising". Reuters (Press release). August 14, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Locations". PizzaRev. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "PizzaRev Announces Two New Franchise Groups - Restaurant News". QSR magazine. February 24, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Jennings, Lisa (August 16, 2013). "PizzaRev names Buffalo Wild Wings first franchisee". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Malone, JD (November 12, 2014). "California's PizzaRev wants slice of Columbus". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  8. 1 2 "About - PizzaRev - Craft Your Own Pizza". PizzaRev. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  9. ↑ Nguyen, Tien (September 25, 2012). "Assembly-Line Pizza Fight: Clusi Batusi vs. PizzaRev". LA Weekly. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 "PizzaRev opening in Scripps Ranch, Carmel Valley". Pomerado News. February 26, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ Halter, Nick (April 30, 2014). "Buffalo Wild Wings' first Minnesota PizzaRev opens soon in Hopkins". Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  12. 1 2 Tuttle, Brad (October 1, 2012). "Can the Chipotle 'Fast Casual' Approach Work for Pizza?". Time. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 "Menu - PizzaRev - Pizzas, Salads, Drinks & Desserts". PizzaRev. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  14. ↑ "Double Dough Dare - PizzaRev". PizzaRev. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  15. ↑ "PizzaRev - Nutrition Portal". Nutritionix. Retrieved 2016-03-15.

Further reading

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