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Mattenga's Pizzeria, an independent pizza brand, has scaled to seven locations and is soon to open two more, competing with national chains by leveraging technology and partnering with Owner.com. The partnership has helped the brand master SEO and implement 8-second reordering, resulting in a 10% to 15% growth rate.
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June 9, 2026 Podcast Episode Audio Player 00:00 00:00 | 23:14 More Info Restaurant Operator Inside the tech stack: How Mattenga’s Pizzeria mastered SEO, 8-second reordering Jun 09, 2026 Networld Media Group How does an independent pizza brand with zero initial restaurant experience scale to seven — and soon nine — locations while going head-to-head with venture-backed national chains? In this episode of the Restaurant Operator Podcast, host Mandy Detwiler, editor of Pizza Marketplace and QSRweb, sits down with Enga Stanfield, co-owner of Texas-based Mattenga's Pizzeria, to uncover the tech stack driving their massive success.
Stanfield shared how shifting from a grueling, hands-on survival mode to a tech-forward strategy completely changed the game, specifically highlighting their tech partnership with Owner.com. Discover how automated SEO, frictionless custom-branded apps featuring 8-second reordering and rapid text-based customer feedback loops helped Mattenga's capture passive local sales and maintain a steady 10% to 15% growth rate — proving that independent operators don't just have to survive against the big chains, they can out-innovate them.
Stanfield said her favorite part of Owner.com is the reviews segment of the software. "Those reviews and those rankings, those are forever," she said.
Her team responds to negative reviews quickly, but all of her restaurants have a 4.5 ranking or better. To learn more about how Owner.
com/) How does an independent pizza brand with zero initial restaurant experience scale to seven — and soon nine — locations while going head-to-head with venture-backed national chains? In this episode of the Restaurant Operator Podcast, host Mandy Detwiler, editor of Pizza Marketplace and QSRweb, sits down with Enga Stanfield, co-owner of Texas-based Mattenga's Pizzeria, to uncover the tech stack driving their massive success. Stanfield shared how shifting from a grueling, hands-on survival mode to a tech-forward strategy completely changed the game, specifically highlighting their tech partnership with Owner.
com. Discover how automated SEO, frictionless custom-branded apps featuring 8-second reordering and rapid text-based customer feedback loops helped Mattenga's capture passive local sales and maintain a steady 10% to 15% growth rate — proving that independent operators don't just have to survive against the big chains, they can out-innovate them. Stanfield said her favorite part of Owner.
com is the reviews segment of the software. "Those reviews and those rankings, those are forever," she said. Her team responds to negative reviews quickly, but all of her restaurants have a 4.
5 ranking or better. To learn more about how Owner.com is aiding restaurants compete in today's market listen to the podcast in its entirety.
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This story was originally published by Mandy Wolf Detwiler in Pizza Marketplace on June 9, 2026. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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