Zpizza Comes to Texas

Zpizza, the Southern California based gourmet pizza chain, recently signed a Multi-unit franchise agreement with Texas native Regina Brooks. Ms. Brooks, with the help of her brother, Erik Miller plan to open five stores in the Austin area, the first by the end of 2006. "I was looking to Franchise a concept that had an innovative niche," says Brooks. "Zpizza caught my attention because of its gourmet, health conscious twist on traditional pizza."

Ms. Brooks' family owns the Crab-N Restaurant on the coast in which many of their regular customers are Austinites. Brooks added, "I wanted to be sure that whatever avenue I took in the food industry, I maintained the quality in which my family and our customers had become accustomed."

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 exceptional gourmet pizzas have been a hit on the East and West coasts," said Chris Bright, Zpizza president. "We are very excited to be in a brand new state and looking forward to sharing our pizza with Austinites."

Zpizza will have over 50 locations open nationwide by the end of 2006 and another 200 in ongoing development in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, North Carolina, Colorado and Vermont. .