In a time when many restaurant companies are struggling or going out of business completely, one particular pizza chain has managed to pull itself back from the brink of disaster: Pizza Inn.
Along the way, it endured enough boardroom intrigue to fuel a television miniseries and just two years ago ran a $6 million loss.
During the lean years, Pizza Inn existed primarily on the pride of its franchisees. The product survived intact and executives developed a renewed focus on the basics of good operations. The payoff came in a return to profitability accompanied by several consecutive quarters of comparable-store sales increases.
For those reasons and others, Pizza Marketplace has named Pizza Inn as its 2008 Chain of the Year.
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