RAVE Restaurant Group Hires Two New Executives to Fuel Franchise Development
October 06, 2020 at 09:00 am EDT
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RAVE Restaurant Group, Inc. announced the hiring of two new leaders Darren Webb as director of development for RAVE, supporting both Pizza Inn and Pie Five, and Dion Firooznia as franchise business consultant for Pizza Inn. Before joining RAVE, Webb accrued nearly 15 years of experience in spurring development throughout the Southeast when he served as director of real estate for Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc., real estate manager for Sam's Xpress Car Wash, LLC and director of franchise real estate for Take 5 Oil. At RAVE, Webb will be responsible for the national expansion of both Pizza Inn and Pie Five. In addition to franchise sales, he will leverage his expertise to offer real estate and construction support. Webb will also focus on expanding franchise agreements with existing owners to grow their portfolio with RAVE. Firooznia, another seasoned executive, comes to RAVE with 26 years of industry experience. He worked with Webb at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc., where he served as regional vice president before becoming an operating partner for 14 Qdoba Mexican Eats Restaurants in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina. As franchise business consultant for Pizza Inn, Firooznia will work with franchise owners to execute and improve company initiatives at the local level, creating more consistency in the guest experience for the brand.
Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. franchises, licenses and supplies Pie Five and Pizza Inn restaurants operating domestically and internationally. The Company, through its subsidiaries, franchises pizza buffet (Buffet Units), delivery/carry-out (Delco Units) and express (Express Units) restaurants under the trademark Pizza Inn and franchises fast casual pizza restaurants (Pie Five Units) under the trademark Pie Five Pizza Company (Pie Five). It also licenses Pizza Inn Express (PIE), kiosks under the trademark Pizza Inn. Its segments include Pizza Inn Franchising, Pie Five Franchising and Company-Owned Restaurants. The Pizza Inn and Pie Five Franchising segments establish franchisees, licensees and territorial rights. The Company-Owned Restaurants segment includes sales and operating results for all Company-owned restaurants. It facilitates food, equipment, and supply distribution to its domestic and international system of restaurants through agreements with third party distributors.