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zpizza
Industry Restaurants
Founded 1986; 39 years ago (1986)
Headquarters Newport Beach, California
Key people
 Sid Fanarof (Founder),
Ron Osmena (CEO)
Products Pizza

zpizza is a pizza restaurant company. It started in Newport Beach, California. People sometimes call it just z.

zpizza has restaurants in different places. You can find them in California and Arizona. They also have locations in Vietnam. Soon, they plan to open in the Philippines. The company wants to open even more restaurants in 2024 and 2025.

Their menu has special "artisan" pizzas. These pizzas use fresh, high-quality ingredients. They try to get ingredients from local farms. You can also find salads and sandwiches there. Customers can even create their own pizza. They pick their favorite crusts, sauces, cheeses, and toppings. zpizza also offers gluten-free and vegan choices.

The Story of zpizza

How zpizza Started

zpizza began in 1986. It was founded by Sid Fanarof. The very first restaurant was in Laguna Beach, California. At first, Sid Fanarof owned it with Chris Bright and Dan Rowe. These two also started a company called Fransmart.

In 2022, a company called zpizza USA bought zpizza. Ron Osmena is now the CEO. Since then, many new zpizza stores have opened. Most of these new stores are in California. You can find them in Orange County, Riverside County, and the Bay Area. There are also new stores in Los Angeles and the Phoenix area. Some new locations have opened in Southeast Asia too. zpizza started letting other people open their own zpizza restaurants (called franchising) in the year 2000.

Where the Name Came From

When the first restaurant opened, Sid Fanarof and his business partner, Suzi Megroz, called it "the pizza place." Suzi grew up in France. She said the name with a French accent, like "zee pizza place." They hadn't picked an official name yet. Suzi's way of saying "zee" gave them the idea. They decided to call it "z pizza." Later, the company removed the space. It officially became "zpizza." Sometimes, people just call it "z."

See also

  • List of pizza franchises