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title: "Franchise Times: Ex-Chipotle Execs Have Big Plans for Oath Pizza"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/9792d793-4146-48d6-ae4c-3b3d2bd58ff1
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-ex-chipotle-execs-have-big-plans-for-oath-pizza-2717234
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2021-11-17T18:13:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:12:49.268Z
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# Franchise Times: Ex-Chipotle Execs Have Big Plans for Oath Pizza

**TL;DR:** Ex-Chipotle executives Drew Kellogg and Stacie Colburn Hayes plan to expand Oath Pizza, a 29-unit better-for-you pizza franchise. They joined Oath Pizza three years ago after working at Chipotle Mexican Grill and are now focusing on franchise expansion.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-11-17. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-ex-chipotle-execs-have-big-plans-for-oath-pizza-2717234).*

## Story

In a recent article with Franchise Times, Drew Kellogg, Chief Executive Officer at Oath Pizza, and Stacie Colburn Hayes, Chief Marketing Officer at Oath Pizza, discussed how they plan to expand the Nantucket Island-founded brand. Kellogg and Hayes both joined Oath Pizza three years ago after working for the first fast-casual brand, Chipotle Mexican Grill. They discussed how their experience with the nationwide brand taught them what the future of foodservice would look like with high-quality food and people-culture, with an emphasis on customer experience and how that inspired them to go out and grow a brand themselves.

That’s when both joined Oath Pizza, the 29-unit better-for-you pizza franchise, and after three years of focus on operational efficiencies and buildout of digital infrastructure, they’re ready to push franchise expansion for the brand.

“We’re at the point of looking at our business and saying, ‘We have something really special,’” said Hayes. “Oath is pizza meets wellness because no one else is even trying to claim that.”

Oath has reimagined pizza with their one-of-a-kind avocado oil crust, high-quality ingredients, signature twists on traditional pizza flavors and build-your-own options. The brand plans to award at least a dozen new franchise agreements by the end of 2022.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Chipotle Mexican Grill (company)
- better-for-you pizza (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-ex-chipotle-execs-have-big-plans-for-oath-pizza-2717234). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/9792d793-4146-48d6-ae4c-3b3d2bd58ff1).