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Drew French, founder of Your Pie, has achieved success by combining Italian pizza tradition with regionally-sourced ingredients. French won the 2015 Pizzaiolo Ultissimo with his unique pizza creation.
A Georgia peach and prosciutto pie—this concoction earned Drew French, the founder and owner of five Your Pie pizzerias in the 24-store pioneer fast-casual chain, a spot on the U.S. Pizza Team. And on Oct. 4 at The Sofo Foods Expo in Atlanta, Ga., French stole the show, winning the 2015 Pizzaiolo Ultissimo (Ultimate Pizza Makers Challenge) with his sweet-meets-savory pizza creation.
Maintaining a respect for Italian pizza tradition while embracing regionally-sourced ingredients has fueled Your Pie’s success since the beginning.
“We make our 10-inch personal pizzas in front of our customers in a brick oven using their choice of eight sauces, 40 toppings and eight cheeses,” French told PMQ Pizza Magazine’s newest blog, Pizza Perspective. “We take pride in working hard to make the best pizza in the world—Italian in inspiration, blended with fresh, home-grown American ingredients.”
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on October 23, 2015. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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