&pizza News & Media
&pizza launches franchising
March 20, 2025
&pizza has begun franchising, according to a press release.
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&pizza to donate to LGBTQ+ youth organization
June 10, 2024
&pizza is celebrating pride month with a fundraising campaign in partnership with SMYAL (Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders), a…
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Mike Burns joins &pizza as CEO
March 14, 2024
&pizza has a new CEO. The brand has tapped industry veteran Mike Burns as its new chief executive officer, according to a press release.
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Oath Pizza, &pizza execs will talk hiring issues during virtual event
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
April 21, 2022
Michael Lastoria, co-founder and CEO of &pizza, and Dave Jamieson, director of operations for Oath Pizza, will discuss “Labor Issues and Nouveau Ways to Hire…
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Lunchbox raises $50M in funding
February 2, 2022
DoorDash, Sweetgreen and &pizza have invested in the company.
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&pizza to continue New Jersey expansion
January 13, 2022
Fast-casual pizza chain &pizza will continue its New Jersey expansion with three proposed locations, according to a NJ.com report.
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&pizza, Daring Foods create plant-based chicken pizza menu
November 18, 2021
&Pizza has collaborated with plant-based chicken brand Daring Foods to create a line of pizzas for the company's permanent menu.
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Fast casual leaders share hiring, recruitment tips amidst labor shortage
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
A panel of fast casual leaders discussed labor issues in today's restaurant industry at the recent Fast Casual Executive Summit held in Charlotte, North…
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Pizza brands big winners in 2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers
May 24, 2021
Lest you ever doubted that pizza brands aren't shaking up the restaurant industry, you need only to take a gander at the list of the just-announced Fast Casual…
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Why no workers? Answering a prickly QSR question
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
At least one organization is reporting 76% of the many current and former restaurant workers leaving the industry said they are doing so because they're not…
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&Pizza CEO: 'Now is the right time for hourly wage increase'
&Pizza CEO Michael Lastoria, who disagrees with the National Restaurant Association's stance against raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, said…
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&pizza president after DC melee: 'There's a lot to process'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The melee in the U.S. Capital Wednesday touched everyone, particularly businesses like &pizza that are based in Washington, D.C.
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&pizza on track to pay $15 per hour by 2022
November 19, 2020
By 2022, Washington, D.C.-based &pizza's 40-plus locations will have a $15 minimum wage in place, stepping up the brand's progress toward the goal, which…
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Blaze, Cousins, Torchy's, &Pizza, Slim Chickens CEOs: 'Chaos is the new normal'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In this recent Fast Casual Executive Summit roundtable, &pizza Co-founder and CEO Michael Lastoria, Blaze Pizza CEO Mandy Shaw, Cousins Subs CEO Christine…
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From Fired Pie's Pizza-O'-Lantern pies to &pizza's voting push, pizza brands in a seasonal mood
Whether it's voting, collecting candy or just taking in some seasonal comfort food, pizza brands are rolling out the campaigns to meet customers'' wishes.
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Mod, &pizza push the vote
September 24, 2020
At least two pizza brands are helping to raise awareness about voter registration. At Washington, D.C.-based &pizza, all 27 locations of the chain will…
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&Pizza urging employees to vote, offering PTO on Nov 3
June 12, 2020
In an effort to encourage its employees and communities to vote in this year's presidential election, &pizza won't open locations on Nov. 3. CEO Michael…
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&pizza CEO calls for action re: black deaths in police custody
June 2, 2020
The highly socially active pizza brand, &pizza, is taking a firm stance with regards to its leader's views concerning the recent deaths of black…
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Winner, winner, PIZZA dinner: 5 pizza brands land in Top 100 list
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Five astute and innovative pizza brands took home top honors in this year's Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers awards. Their accomplishments over the last…
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&pizza: Employee engagement key to tripling off-premise 'overnight'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Should a pizza chain give its employees help with everything from down-time fun and fitness, to purpose in their work and mental health support? &pizza thinks…
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