If you are looking for information on the Cici's Pizza franchise business opportunity, Cici's Pizzeria franchises or Cici's Pizza franchising, then you have come to the right place.
Founder and President, Joe Croce, opened the first CiCi's Pizza in Plano, Texas in 1985. Joe's vision for CiCi's was unique: create a family-oriented restaurant that serves hot, fresh pizza at affordable buffet prices. Joe's mission, both then and now, is to exceed each guest's expectation in food, service and cleanliness, all within CiCi's low all-you-can-eat price point.
Today, Joe's vision has become a reality. There are over 410 CiCi's all-you-can-eat pizza buffet restaurants in 20 states and growing! Our belief in quality and value has earned us the respect not only of consumers but also industry experts.
Restaurants and Institutions magazine named CiCi's Pizza its national 2002 Choice in Chains Platinum Award winner for being the Highest Rated Pizza Chain overall in its annual nationwide consumer survey for both 2001 and 2002, two years in a row! According to the survey, CiCi's ranks highest among pizza restaurant chains specifically for value, menu variety, service, and cleanliness.
The explosive growth of the red-hot CiCi's Pizza Buffet concept has been fueled by its commitment to serving high quality food at phenomenally low prices. CiCi's offers 16 kinds of fresh, hot, delicious pizza, pasta, salad and desserts in a $3.99* all-you-can-eat buffet format. Kids three and under eat for FREE! CiCi's is a safe, clean, family environment offering fresh tastes at a great price.
Over 90% of CiCi's Pizza restaurants are franchised. We welcome both single franchise and multi-unit owners who have a passion for quality and service.
Bright, colorful and contemporary, this is CiCi's proud new restaurant design. Our family-friendly design made its debut in Dallas, Texas and will appear in over 75 new locations across the country by the end of 2002.
CiCi's existing restaurants have begun a reimage program that incorporates the brand new CiCi's design with lighter, brighter interior paint colors and cleaner, simpler window graphics signage.
It's a sign of the changing times at CiCi's. 2001 brought the introduction of a brand new logo to emphasis our commitment to freshness, quality and value. Not only is it eye-catching and fun, our new mark is also a constant reminder that "Fresh Taste at a Great Price" is what we're all about.
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