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Pie Five to open 30 NC locations

Pie Five has signed a multi-year agreement in the Southeast.

September 29, 2015

Pie Five Pizza announced that franchisors Jeff and Christine Steiner plan to open up to 30 locations in North Carolina. The first markets to open will be Metro Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham and Greensboro-Winston Salem, according to a company press release.

"The fast casual restaurant segment is growing rapidly and we wanted to bring something exciting and new to consumers in North Carolina," said Christine Steiner, Pie Five's North Carolina franchise partner. "Who doesn’t love awesome hand crafted personalized pizza? Between fresh, high-quality ingredients and personal pizzas baked-to-order in less than five minutes, we feel that Pie Five Pizza will be very well received in the Tar Heel State."

The Steiners own and operate Five Guys Burgers and Fries and Moe’s Southwest Grill locations in Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina, the release stated.

"Christine and Jeff will be valuable members of the Pie Five family in North Carolina, especially with their extensive operations experience," said Randy Gier, CEO of Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. "The Charlotte and Raleigh Durham communities are experiencing explosive growth and are a perfect targets for our brand. We feel confident the local community will embrace our personalized hand-crafted pies."

Dallas-based Pie Five Pizza Co is a subsidiary of RAVE Restaurant Group, which owns, franchises and supplies more than 300 Pie Five and Pizza Inn restaurants operating domestically and internationally.