THE COLONY, Texas, June 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pizza Inn, Inc. (Nasdaq:PZZI), an international pizza chain recognized for serving a variety of fresh, high quality products at affordable prices, recently recognized its Conway, SC restaurant as the chain's Restaurant of the Year. Tom Broome, President of Scottish Food Systems, was presented with the honor at the company's annual franchisee convention.
The Restaurant of the Year award recognizes Pizza Inn's outstanding restaurant and applauds the crew, management team and franchisee for their commitment to operational excellence.
According to Pizza Inn CEO Charlie Morrison, the Conway restaurant exemplifies what an extraordinary Pizza Inn restaurant should be. "Tom's team is an extremely hardworking, committed group that has set a high standard for Pizza Inn's more than 300 other restaurants to follow," he said.
A Laurinburg, NC resident with more than 30 years of experience in the franchise industry, Broome is President of Scottish Food Systems, Inc. and owns seven Pizza Inn locations and 27 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants throughout North and South Carolina. Scottish Foods eighth Pizza Inn franchise is slated to open in Lumberton in early August.
"We are thrilled and honored to receive this award," Broome said. "Our team works beyond expectations to ensure our customers have a positive experience and looks forward to maintaining our pursuit of excellence for years to come."
For more than 50 years, Pizza Inn has provided consumers with a variety of specialty and traditional handcrafted pizzas, pastas, salads and desserts in a dine-in buffet format with delivery and carryout. The company popularized a unique thin crackery crust that is made from scratch everyday and has since become the signature product offering. Over the years the menu has expanded, but the company's commitment to the highest quality ingredients, the friendliest service and affordable pricing have remained unchanged.
The Pizza Inn in Conway, SC is located at 1404 Church Street.
About Pizza Inn
Headquartered in The Colony, TX, Pizza Inn, Inc., is an international pizza chain featuring traditional and specialty pizzas, as well as freshly made pastas, sandwiches, and desserts. Founded in 1958, publicly traded Pizza Inn (Nasdaq:PZZI) franchises approximately 315 restaurants and directly owns and operates three restaurants. For more information, please visit www.pizzainn.com.
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