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title: "CNBC: For Your Pie, Slow and Steady Growth Wins the Race"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/62d07a75-ad4a-4733-98ed-5105a48ffc68
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-for-your-pie-slow-and-steady-growth-wins-the-race-6938
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2016-10-25T22:17:24.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:12:46.904Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/1b7df447c2343ce335b74196a4d182157202.jpg
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# CNBC: For Your Pie, Slow and Steady Growth Wins the Race

**TL;DR:** Your Pie, a fast-casual pizza chain, prioritizes slow and steady growth over aggressive expansion to maintain its culture and operations. The brand has 35 restaurants open and plans to add 5 more in 2016 and 25 to 30 in 2017.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-10-25. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-for-your-pie-slow-and-steady-growth-wins-the-race-6938).*

## Story

Slow and steady wins the race - but in a business world where pressures can force companies to strive for overnight success, many companies race ahead like the hare of the famous fable. However, as a recent CNBC.com story pointed out, many companies are instead spending their time to hone operations, perfect their model, and lay a foundation for long-term success.

Your Pie , the originator of the down-the-line, fast casual pizza segment, has subscribed to this philosophy in order to create a franchise model that will garner greater success in the long run.

"We'd like to grow more aggressively, but we're not doing it at the expense of watering down our culture," Bucky Cook, CEO of Your Pie , told CNBC.com. An investment in R&D has helped the brand increase same-store sales at new locations roughly 35% over old stores. The brand has 35 restaurants open, and plans to add 5 more in 2016 before adding an additional 25 to 30 in 2017.

Brian Jaeger is a Vice President of Media Relations at No Limit Agency. Brian joined No Limit Agency after seven years working for local television news stations in Florida, four years at WCJB in Gainesville and three years at Bay News 9, the 24-hour local news station in the Tampa Bay area. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he studied journalism and telecommunications.

He brings a journalist’s viewpoint to the public relations field, and when he’s not busy telling the stories of No Limit Agency's brands, you can find him writing, on a karaoke stage, or cheering on the Gators.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- fast casual (topic)
- franchise model (topic)
- restaurant expansion (topic)
- Your Pie Pizza (company)
- slow growth (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-for-your-pie-slow-and-steady-growth-wins-the-race-6938). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/62d07a75-ad4a-4733-98ed-5105a48ffc68).