Food & Beverage

Pie Five 'reinvents' its pan crust

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March 16, 2021

The crust is the star of Pie Five Pizza's latest menu innovation, which the brand said is a "reinvention of its pan crust option," according to a news release.

The dough is made from scratch every morning in each store and paired with the brand's Tuscan marinara sauce, mozzarella and the customer's choice of toppings. Once out of the oven the crust is finished with a garlic buttery blend that includes Parmesan, Romano and Italian seasoning, resulting in a crispy outside, soft inside thick crusted pie.

"Not many fast-casual pizza brands have the ovens to offer something like this," Pie Five Director Adam Schmidt said in the release. "Our competitors may try to emulate this, but they won't achieve such a crispy exterior and fluffy center."

While guests can enjoy Panzano crust with any custom-built pizza, all of the restaurant's pizza recipes have been updated to enhance the flavor including Pie Five's most popular menu item, the High Five-Meat, which is updated to include more bacon, beef and sausage to complement the new crust variation.

"We are offering a completely unique, craft product that simply can't be found anywhere else. …" Patty Scheibmeir, lead of research and development and culinary Innovation for Pie Five parent company, Rave Restaurant Group, said in the release. "We are confident those who have loved pan pizza for years will enjoy the Panzano and consider it the new standard of pan crusts."

The Panzano crust joins several other made-from-scratch crusts, including artisan thin and traditional Italian, as well as cauliflower and gluten-free options. Customers can purchase a personal pizza made with the new Panzano crust or enjoy with the whole family with a large pizza.

Dallas-based Pie Five Pizza is a subsidiary of Rave Restaurant Group Inc. has more than 200 Pie Five and Pizza Inn restaurants operating worldwide.