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title: "MOD Pizza Signs “Delivering Jobs” Pledge to Expand Inclusive Workforce"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b2cbdf4f-a220-489e-a7c6-fd77d7c18700
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20201022_mod_pizza_signs_delivering_jobs_pledge_to_expand_inclusive_workforce.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2020-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:26.500Z
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# MOD Pizza Signs “Delivering Jobs” Pledge to Expand Inclusive Workforce

**TL;DR:** MOD Pizza has signed the Delivering Jobs pledge to expand its inclusive workforce by 2025, aiming to create employment opportunities for people with autism and intellectual and developmental differences. The company currently has over 300 employees with intellectual and developmental differences and has been recognized for its purpose-led culture and commitment to providing opportunities to individuals with barriers to employment.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-10-22. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20201022_mod_pizza_signs_delivering_jobs_pledge_to_expand_inclusive_workforce.html).*

## Story

Eighty-one percent of adults with intellectual and developmental differences do not have a paid job in their community. MOD has found success through building its workforce to include people with IDD, opportunity youth, and those who have been previously incarcerated. Signing the Delivering Jobs pledge reaffirms the Company’s commitment to provide opportunities and development for those with autism, intellectual and/or developmental differences, and to provide comprehensive training resources to create an inclusive support system across its 490+ restaurants system-wide.

MOD currently has more than 300 Squad members with IDD and, last year, a few of them helped to create this inspiring video Our World.

“MOD exists to serve people in order to contribute to a world that works for and includes everyone. This pledge not only aligns with our mission to build an inclusive workplace and a culture of opportunity, but hopefully will also encourage other companies across the retail and restaurant industry to do the same,” said Ally Svenson, co-founder and chief purpose officer of MOD Pizza.

Delivering Jobs is challenging all businesses to identify ways they can incorporate this untapped workforce into their diversity and inclusion plans; ensure that they have access to a minimum of 1% of employment and leadership opportunities; and empower HR personnel to invest in the long-term success of all employees. Learn more at the delivering jobs webpage.

MOD Pizza’s individual artisan-style pizzas are made on demand, allowing customers to create their own pizzas and salads with any combination of over 30 toppings, all for one incredible price. With 490+ locations system-wide*, MOD is committed to creating not only a cool place to eat, but an inspired place to work. MOD recently earned a spot on the Fortune 2019 “Change the World” list, for its purpose-led culture and commitment to provide opportunities to individuals with barriers to employment.

The Company has also been named America’s fastest growing chain restaurant by Technomic for four years running and named the most loved pizza brand by Foodable Network. MOD has earned a spot on the Inc.5000 list and has been recognized by Fortune as one of the “20 Best Workplaces in Retail,” a “Best Workplace for Women,” a “Best Workplace for Millennials,” and a “Best Workplace for Diversity.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Inc. (company)
- Fortune (company)
- Technomic (company)
- diversity and inclusion (topic)
- MOD Pizza (company)
- autism employment (topic)
- inclusive workforce (topic)
- intellectual and developmental differences (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20201022_mod_pizza_signs_delivering_jobs_pledge_to_expand_inclusive_workforce.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b2cbdf4f-a220-489e-a7c6-fd77d7c18700).