Your Pie
Your Pie is an American fast-casual pizza concept, that was started in Athens, Georgia in 2008 by Drew French, and operates as a restaurant franchise with 70 locations across 19 states. Your Pie provides customizable 10-inch pizzas, build-your-own panini sandwiches, and bread bowl salads. Your Pie uses brick ovens to cook pizzas at a high temperature for a short amount of time.[1] Gelato (Italian ice cream), craft beer and wine are also available. The interior décor differs from store to store, but all locations blend "old Italian" style with a modern, artistic approach.
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| Established | 2008 |
| Food type | Pizza |
| Country | United States |
| Website | yourpie |
History
Founder Drew French worked in the kitchens of many franchise brands throughout his college career. In May 2006, French vacationed with his wife to the island of Ischia for their honeymoon, an Italian island off the coast of Naples, where his wife's family is from. It was here where the concept for Your Pie began. Brick oven pizza was everywhere in Ischia. Noticing how quickly custom, artisan pies could be made through using a brick oven, French's idea for a build-it-yourself, quick-serve pizza place came to be.[2]
Customization
Customers begin by selecting which hand-tossed dough will be used for their customized pizza. Following the down-the-line concept, customers then select which homemade sauce to put on the dough, and then choose which all-natural cheese will go on the pizza.[3] Your Pie provides 35 ingredients to top pizzas with before the pizza is cooked.[4] An alternative option is to choose from Your Pie's signature pies. There are seven "Favorites" that remain on Your Pie's menu year round as well as a signature craft pizza.[5]
Awards and accolades
In March 2013, Entrepreneur Magazine listed Your Pie as #66 in a list of Top New Franchises.[6] In June 2013, 1851 Magazine also selected Your Pie as one of 64 Restaurants To Watch for the year.[7] In October 2015, Your Pie's Peach Prosciutto craft series pizza was selected as the East Coast Pizza Championship winner.[8]
References
- Brock, Todd. "Atlanta: Find Your Inner Pizza at Your Pie". Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- Byrd, Luanne. "Bright Star: Drew French". Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- "Your Pie Menu" (PDF). Yourpie.com. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- "Your Menu". Yourpie.com. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- "Our Favorites". Yourpie.com. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- "Your Pie pizza concept adds two more restaurants". Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- "Top 64 Restaurants To watch". Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- Butschek, Hilary (2015-10-20). "Your Pie wins best pizza in eastern U.S., moves on to compete in world championships". Retrieved 2017-07-11.
Further reading
- Taylor, Jessica (August 22, 2013). "Restaurant Review: Custom design your pizza at Your Pie". jacksonville.com. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- Malone, JD (June 17, 2016). "Fast-casual pizza shop Your Pie headed to central Ohio". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- "Your Pie experience tosses in eclectic atmosphere, local brew". Phoenix Business Journal. February 27, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- admin (June 22, 2016). "Chicagoland Welcomes a New Kind of Pizza: Your Pie Opens First Location in Glenview". RestaurantNews.com. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- "Your Pie now serving pizza, more in Clemson". Independent Mail. April 27, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- Giles, Photo by Blake (January 21, 2015). "Restaurant owner quits corporate America". The Oconee Enterprise. Retrieved June 22, 2016.