THE COLONY, Texas, Feb. 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pizza Inn, Inc. (Nasdaq:PZZI) today announced the appointment of Madison Jobe as Vice President of Development, responsible for leading the chain's franchise development program. Mr. Jobe brings a wealth of experience to Pizza Inn including franchise development leadership positions with Stockade Companies, Red Robin, Ruby's Restaurants, Shakey's Inc., and Fuddrucker's.
The appointment cements the chain's effort to build the right management team needed to further their turnaround efforts and support future growth objectives.
Charlie Morrison, President and CEO, commented, "With over 30 years of industry experience, Madison brings a broad set of skills and relationships to the table that fit the needs of our concept well. His strong industry reputation and proven results were key drivers of our decision to bring him on board. I am confident in his ability to attract quality individual and multi-unit development partners to our system."
The news follows the Company's announcement of a new incentive program offering 0% royalty payments for the first year of operation aimed at reducing start-up costs for new franchisees. For more information on the incentive package please visit http://www.pizzainn.com/ownastore/.
Pizza Inn was recently acknowledged for its success as 2008's Pizza Chain of the Year by Pizza Marketplace. For more detailed information on this recognition please visit the following link provided. http://www.pizzamarketplace.com/article.php?id=12838.
Pizza Inn, Inc. (http://www.pizzainn.com) is headquartered in The Colony, Texas, along with its distribution division, Norco Restaurant Services Company. The Company is a franchisor and food and supply distributor to a system of franchised and company owned restaurants operating both domestically and internationally under the trade name "Pizza Inn."
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