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BBX Capital to open 50 Mod Pizza units

September 9, 2016

BBX Capital has joined Mod Pizza as a franchisee with the goal of developing 50 or more locations throughout central and southern Florida over the next seven years, according to a company press release.

With this agreement, MOD now has eight franchisees across the U.S., and commitments to open about 200 franchise locations in 12 states (California, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida).

"For MOD, the single most critical factor is ensuring that our franchisees echo our belief in the value of a strong and vibrant culture in our stores. We continue to have a simple goal in our franchising strategy — to build deep relationships with a select and limited set of distinguished franchisees," said Scott Svenson, co-founder and CEO of MOD Pizza. "We are humbled the team at BBX Capital has joined the MOD family and share our desire to build something new and very special. We know they have the local market expertise and experience to help us spread the MOD culture across their home state of Florida."

The chain has established itself as a leader in the fast casual pizza category, said Jarett Levan, president of BBX Capital. 

"MOD's strong brand, people-first culture, and best-in-class customer service has positioned MOD very well for continued growth, and we are very excited to be teaming with the entire MOD family to bring the concept to Florida."

MOD has 152 locations across 18 states and the U.K.