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based in

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. zpizza has locations in

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. The menu includes artisan pizza with fresh high quality locally sourced ingredients, salads, and sandwiches. zpizza's customers have the option of creating their own pizza from the provided "crusts, sauces, cheeses and toppings" on their menu, including gluten free and vegan options.

History

zpizza was founded in

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, in 1986 by Sid Fanarof. It was owned by Fanarof, Chris Bright, and Dan Rowe, the founders of Fransmart. In 2022 zpizza was purchased by zpizza usa and since then many new stores have opened in the country with the majority of them in Orange County, the Bay Area, Los Angeles area, the Phoenix metro, and South East Asia. zpizza started to franchise in 2000. During the restaurant's inception in Laguna Beach, Fanarof and Suzi Megroz, his business partner, called it "the pizza place". Raised in France, Suzi pronounced the name with an accent, "zee pizza place". They had not yet chosen an official name for the restaurant, and Suzi's pronunciation inspired them to call it z pizza. As the business matured, the company omitted the space, officially naming it "zpizza" and occasionally calling it "z".

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