PITTSBURGH, April 4, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Unique Pizza and Subs Corporation (Pink Sheets:UPZS) is pleased to announce that they have finalized a deal with a franchisee group in Boston, Massachusetts. The group has committed to opening five locations over the next twenty-four months in the area of Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts.
Unique Pizza and Subs is expecting to have their first store, in this region, open by mid-to-late summer 2006. The Company's strategy is to grow by converting existing independent restaurants to Unique Pizza and Subs franchise operations. Boston is currently the nation's fifth-largest DMA, with a population of 2.4 million and still growing.
"The opening of the Boston market will represent our largest market to date. Our new franchisees in this market are well-established, successful business people and they will bring a great many assets to the Unique Pizza and Subs family. This will also open the door to greater expansion in the New England region," stated James Vowler, CEO of Unique Pizza and Subs Corporation.
About Unique Pizza and Subs Corporation
Unique Pizza and Subs Corporation currently has ten franchises and over eleven years of profitable operations. The Company has built a solid foundation for development and growth, with four years of research completed before the first location was opened. Unique Pizza and Subs Corporation (formerly Unique Pizza Factory Corporation) was the official pizza of the Pittsburgh Penguins and has won numerous awards for taste and quality.
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