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Last updated on December 14, 2022
Over 70 restaurant locations across 16 states and counting.
Several new locations currently in development.
Rated one of the best values in Franchising by QSR Magazine.
Authentic, Italian-inspired, brick-oven pizza and craft beer.
There are all kinds of restaurant franchise opportunities in the great state of Arizona, and many pizza franchises for sale, but only one opportunity with the oldest and most successful fast-casual pizza restaurant in the United States: Your Pie.
Since our founding in 2008, Your Pie has already experienced rapid growth, with more than 70 restaurants in 16 different states. Today, we’re looking for pizza-passionate entrepreneurs to open up new locations in Arizona to help us expand beyond our existing Flagstaff location.
As a Your Pie franchisee, you instantly become part of our success story and gain the built-in brand recognition of an established business with a track record of quality and pre-existing customer base.
Being part of a strong existing brand is a great way to ensure you thrive in the restaurant industry, and with our proven franchise model, proven pillars of success, and robust support system for new franchisees, you’ll have an instant leg up on your competition.
Take a look at our restaurant business franchise model to learn about how franchising works!
We want to offer the best pizza restaurant franchise opportunity in the industry. To get started, you will sign a franchise agreement and pay the initial franchise fee which gives you the rights to develop your own new Your Pie location.
Next, you’ll work with our development team on site selection, build-out, permitting, staffing, and more. You’ll have a guide to help you walk through all the most difficult aspects of getting a new restaurant properly set up and off the ground.
Once that’s done, you’ll travel to Your Pie headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia. In Alpharetta, we’ll complete training on the day-to-day operations of the best pizza restaurant franchise in the industry. Training includes food preparation, quality standards, financials, and more.
Then, the new Your Pie location will host a three-day soft opening ‘Dine & Donate’ event. This helps employees practice their training and get used to the POS system while also raising funds for a local charity and connecting with the community.
Finally, your franchise location is ready for its grand opening. Now, you’ll take over operations while still having access to corporate teams for operational and marketing support. The franchise development team will assist in grand opening preparations.
We're committed to quality and the Your Pie Family.
A franchise with Your Pie allows you to join in on an established brand rather than trying to establish your own. This makes franchising safer and easier for entrepreneurs. Your new business comes with a business model that has already been proven successful. In addition, many customers will already be familiar with the product that you offer.
A franchise with Your Pie also gives you access to a support team to help you out with every aspect of running your Your Pie franchise. Your Pie corporate is made up of experienced industry professionals who are ready to use that experience to help you. Whether it’s training, operations, marketing, PR, technology, or something else, our franchise leadership has your back.
Your Pie corporate is here to help you expand as well. Many of our franchise owners have multiple stores and you can too. You can start with a single location, then grow naturally from there, or you may be able to get a multi-unit agreement at the beginning. Either way, there’s plenty of room for growth with Your Pie franchises.
At Your Pie, we take great pride in our core values. Food comes first, whether it’s our classic pizzas or anything else that comes out of the kitchen, while also prioritizing the experience of both our team members and our customers. At the same time, we also embrace innovation and marketing to help Your Pie grow and improve. Finally, we firmly believe in supporting the communities surrounding our restaurants.
We provide our franchisees with a full plan and layout for their restaurant. However, there’s plenty of flexibility built into that plan so that you can customize your restaurant to fit your community roots and local aesthetic. After all, you’re the local expert!
And, of course, you get access to all of the recipes, ingredients, and special equipment for making exceptional brick oven pizza, the backbone of the Your Pie brand. We believe that a quality product outweighs everything, Our brick oven recipe is designed to be economical as well as delicious!
At Your Pie, we love to help entrepreneurs succeed, and our team is here to support new franchise owners every step of the way, from signing to opening. We know that navigating the complexities of owning a business isn’t easy, so once you’ve gotten your franchise off the ground, we’re still around to help with ongoing operations & marketing support. But while anyone has the potential to find success with a Your Pie location, there are some attributes that we think make people stand out from the crowd as franchise candidates. For example, we are first and foremost seeking individuals with a passion for pizza. And, of course, they should have a passion for serving others in a restaurant environment.
We decided to start franchising only after we’d established our successful business model, which allowed us to succeed with over 70 new franchises so far. At Your Pie, we strive to be not just the best pizza franchise, but the best restaurant franchise for sale overall. Unfortunately, not every pizza franchise for sale will offer that kind of commitment and backing to franchisees. That’s why it’s absolutely essential that you do your research to understand just how viable a restaurant franchising opportunity is before trying to start a franchise of your own. We invite you to ask as many questions as you like during your franchisee discovery day and we’ll be as open and honest with you as we possibly can.
When my partner, Doug, and I found Your Pie, we immediately liked the team. They really care and want to grow the people that work for them, so it’s really rewarding to share those successes as a team. We’ve been in the restaurant industry for more than 40 years now and found the key to a successful franchise is providing customer satisfaction with great service and quality products. If you’re thinking of starting a franchise, Your Pie makes it easy with the family-friendly concept, great service, simple menus, and quality ingredients.
- Dan Sacco
Opening a new Arizona restaurant with the best-tasting pizza franchise is an incredible opportunity for an entrepreneur. And with only one location in Arizona currently, the time’s never been better to get started. We’re looking for new and experienced business partners who are passionate about pizza.
With Your Pie, you can start a great new pizza restaurant with a built-in business plan, allowing you to avoid many of the challenges that you would face starting a new business from scratch. You can take advantage of the established, trusted Your Pie brand and work with our experienced leadership team.
We even handle all the organic digital marketing costs and offer our proven SEO strategy to ensure your brand’s local growth. We also encourage you to develop additional digital marketing strategies through our partners to help with sales from the moment you get started.
Many Your Pie franchises also adopt hands-on, in-person marketing events too. For example, franchises integrate themselves into their surrounding communities by participating in programs to support good causes like charities, schools, sports, and more. Franchisees also like to offer fun events in their stores, including live music, karaoke, happy hours, and trivia nights.
This allows a franchisee to customize their business plan to their local market, and Arizona is ripe for this kind of local flavor. As one of the best pizza franchise opportunities on the market today, you have a lot of room to develop a restaurant with your own flair and events, but with the backing of an established brand and model.
Once you’re ready to get started with your pizza franchise opportunity, reach out to us for next steps. You can request more info, file an application, and schedule an interview, a discovery day, and store visits. Then you can sign your franchise agreement, start operations and business model training, and, finally, open your new franchise.
FRANCHISE: Licenses offered by a company, called a franchisor, to a third party, called a franchisee, which allows them to use the company’s business procedures and trademarks to conduct business.
FRANCHISOR: A company or person that allows a third party the right to use their licenses in order to conduct business under the franchisor’s trademarks.
FRANCHISEE: An individual or company that operates a franchise under a trademark by selling goods or services.
FRANCHISE FEE: An initial payment a franchisee must pay to a franchisor in order to have the right to use their company trademarks. Does not includes additional fees associated with developing a franchise such as insurance, construction, and equipment.
ROYALTY FEE: Typically a percentage of gross sales, this is an ongoing fee paid by the franchisee to the franchisor usually monthly or quarterly.
FRANCHISE AGREEMENT: The official agreement between the franchisor and the franchisee that outlines the expectations and responsibilities of both parties.
