Zpizza Expands In Virgina

Posted on December 07, 2006 by Ginger Watford

Local to Open Five Stores in Virgina Beach/Norfolk

Newport Beach, CA, —zpizza, the Southern California based gourmet pizza chain, recently signed a multi-unit franchise agreement with Virgina entrepreneur Linda Tran. Ms. Tran, plans to open five zpizza stores in southeast Virginia—the first in Virginia Beach by Summer 2007.

“I was looking to franchise a concept that had an innovative niche,” says Tran. “zpizza caught my attention because of its gourmet, health conscious twist on traditional pizza.”

Often referred to as the Baja Fresh or Panera Bread of the pizza industry, zpizza takes a unique approach to the crowded pizza segment, offering a large selection of premium quality and creative pizzas. Zpizza’s menu offers 17 tasty and adventurous pizzas as well as sandwiches, salads, calzones and the opportunity to create your own pizza with a selection of crusts—including whole wheat, sauces, cheeses and toppings.

“zpizza’s popularity continues to broaden on the East Coast,” said Chris Bright, zpizza president. “We won ‘Best Pizza Restaurant’ and ‘Best Delivery Pizza’ in Washingtonian Magazine so we are very excited to be expanding beyond the metro area and into the rest of Virginia.”

zpizza will have over 60 locations open nationwide by the end of 2006 and another 200 in ongoing development in California, Arizona, Florida, Nevada, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, North Carolina, Colorado and Vermont.