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title: "QSR Magazine: How to Turn Pizza Experience Into Sandwich Franchising Success"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/646047c3-9eb7-4eb3-bf97-82c06b24e612
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-how-to-turn-pizza-experience-into-sandwich-franchising-success-2708208
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2018-10-19T13:08:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:47:34.040Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/f0a12b10c724217fc43358e66b0826377438.jpg
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# QSR Magazine: How to Turn Pizza Experience Into Sandwich Franchising Success

**TL;DR:** QSR Magazine shares an article on how to turn pizza experience into sandwich franchising success, with President Craig Dunaway commenting on the complementary nature of pizza and sandwich concepts. Many pizza restaurant owners turn to sandwich concepts to diversify their portfolios.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-10-19. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-how-to-turn-pizza-experience-into-sandwich-franchising-success-2708208).*

## Story

It’s not uncommon in the restaurant segment of the franchising industry for multi-unit operators to grow their portfolios across different concepts. For example, many pizza restaurant owners will turn to sandwich concepts when they’re looking to diversify.

Pizza and sandwich concepts tend to complement one another because it allows franchisees to tap into the restaurant knowledge that they’ve already built up while also being able to focus on a different product. Sandwich franchises also often offer simpler operations, enabling multi-unit owners to balance out the complexity of their businesses.

In an article written by Penn Station President Craig Dunaway for QSR Magazine, he states, “While there are many similarities between sandwich and pizza concepts, sandwich franchises offer franchisees a chance to simplify operations. For example, sandwich concepts don’t require operators to manage in-house delivery, which can be a time consuming and difficult process.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- multi-unit operators (topic)
- Penn Station (company)
- Craig Dunaway (person)
- portfolio diversification (topic)
- sandwich franchising (topic)
- pizza concepts (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-how-to-turn-pizza-experience-into-sandwich-franchising-success-2708208). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/646047c3-9eb7-4eb3-bf97-82c06b24e612).