After having spent many years as franchisees of other restaurants, Michael Ansley and Jeff Pizitz are drawing upon their experience to recruit the right operators and grow in the optimal markets as first-time franchisors of proprietary brands.
Both men continue to lead franchise organizations: Ansley’s Diversified Restaurant Holdings runs 22 Buffalo Wild Wings units, while Pizitz Management Group is the largest franchisee of Great American Cookies, with 38 locations. Both also branched out and created their own restaurant concepts a few years ago, with Ansley developing Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern and Pizitz founding frozen-yogurt brand 32 Degrees. Read on.