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American restaurant chain September 2018 &pizza &pizza logo.svg skin-invert Private 2012 Michael Lastoria (CEO) Steve Salis Washington, D.C. USA 55 East Coast of the United States Mike Burns (CEO)6 Questions with &pizza CEO Mike Burns https://www.qsrmagazine.com/story/6-questions-with-pizza-ceo-mike-burns/ QSR Magazine 2026-01-05 2026-06-01 Restaurants Italian cuisine andpizza.com thumb|&pizza franchise in Silver Spring, Maryland, in 2021 thumb|Typical oblong pizza from &pizza in Washington, D.C., in April 2024 &pizza (pronounced "And Pizza") is an American fast casual pizza restaurant chain, with 55 locations in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The restaurant sells personal and customizable oblong-shaped pizzas.https://www.fastcompany.com/video/how-andpizza-is-reinventing-your-traditional-pizza-parlor/4oR7kfMf How &pizza Is Reinventing Your Traditional Pizza Parlor February 27, 2018 Fast Companyhttp://www.businessinsider.com/andpizza-nyc-menu-review-photos-2017-11 We tried a new fast-pizza chain that's expanding across America – here's what it's like Johnson Hollis November 20, 2017 Business Insider They tailor each location to its neighborhood, with local artists designing the interiors.https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170707/flatiron/pizza-opens-nomad-plans-astor-place-fall/ D.C.-Based Pizza Joint That Offers Free Tattoos Opening Second NYC Site Weaver Shaye July 7, 2017 DNAinfo November 26, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20171112162642/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170707/flatiron/pizza-opens-nomad-plans-astor-place-fall November 12, 2017 dead Some locations serve beer, wine, and cocktails.https://dcist.com/story/16/10/05/pizza-chinatown/ New &pizza In Chinatown Comes With Cocktails and Table Service Novikoff Josh October 5, 2016 DCist November 26, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181129100352/https://dcist.com/story/16/10/05/pizza-chinatown/ November 29, 2018 live In 2025, the company launched a franchise program and began expanding through multi-unit franchise agreements. History &pizza (originally called H&pizza) was founded by Michael Lastoria and Steve Salis, with the first shop opening in July 2012 on H Street in Northeast, Washington, D.C.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/12/03/free-tattoos-elixirs-and-hopped-cola-is-this-the-pizza-shop-for-the-21st-century/ Free tattoos, elixirs and hopped cola: Is this the pizza shop for the 21st century? McFarland Matt December 3, 2015 The Washington Post Salis was CEO from inception until 2015. Currently, Lastoria is CEO and creative director.https://www.fastcompany.com/40483246/we-want-to-be-the-best-neighbors-pizza-reinvents-the-pizza-parlor 'We Want To Be The Best Neighbors': &pizza Reinvents The Pizza Parlor Anzilotti Eillie October 31, 2017 Fast Company In 2016, the restaurant received a $25 million investment from AVALT, to expand into New York City,https://www.forbes.com/sites/debraborchardt/2016/11/15/pizza-heads-to-nyc-with-a-slice-of-social-consciousness/#72d5a102f966 &pizza Heads To NYC With A Slice Of Social Consciousness Borchardt Debra November 15, 2016 Forbes opening its first location there in June 2017.https://www.buzzfeed.com/venessawong/fast-casual-pizza-new-york The Next Generation Of Pizza Is Descending Upon New York Wong Venessa June 15, 2017 BuzzFeed News In July 2017, &pizza and the bakery Milk Bar announced a joint venture, to open in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.https://www.boston.com/food/restaurants/2017/07/06/a-legendary-nyc-bakery-is-teaming-up-with-a-washington-d-c-pizza-chain-for-a-local-venture/ A legendary NYC bakery is teaming up with a Washington, D.C. pizza chain for a local venture Fleming Nicole July 6, 2017 The Boston Globe In October 2017, &pizza announced funding from RSE Ventures.https://ny.eater.com/2017/10/30/16570842/and-pizza-nyc-expansion Popular D.C. Chain &pizza Plots Up to Six More NYC Locations Dai Serena October 30, 2017 Eater New Yorkhttp://www.nrn.com/finance/pizza-scores-investment-firm-nfl-ties &pizza scores investment from firm with NFL ties Maze Jonathan October 25, 2017 Nation's Restaurant News The restaurant had advocated in Congress for a $15 minimum wage by 2023.http://www.businessinsider.com/pizza-ceo-advocates-for-15-minimum-wage-2017-4 Meet the CEO of an up-and-coming pizza chain who is actually fighting to raise the minimum wage Taylor Kate April 20, 2017 Business Insider In 2025, &pizza launched a franchise program as part of a strategy to expand beyond its traditional Mid-Atlantic footprint.Liedke Matthew International Expansion in Motion for &pizza With India Deal https://www.franchisetimes.com/franchise_news/international-expansion-in-motion-for-pizza-with-india-deal/article_c388d42b-6798-4f47-b785-592a747e1a59.html Franchise Times 2026-05-26 2026-06-01 The company later became part of Latitude Food Group, a restaurant holding company that also owns Tijuana Flats. By 2026, franchise agreements had been signed for development in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, while a company-owned restaurant was being developed in Las Vegas. In May 2026, &pizza announced its first international franchise agreement. The company signed a multi-unit development deal with The 90s Venture to open 10 restaurants in India by 2032, with the first location planned for Mumbai in 2027.Ben Amara Nadia &pizza Signs First International Franchise Deal, Targeting 10 Locations in Northern India by 2032 https://lexpress-franchise.com/en-us/news/pizza-signs-first-international-franchise-deal-targeting-10-locations-in-northern-india-by-2032/ L'Express Franchise 2026-05-29 2026-06-01Wolf Detwiler Mandy &pizza goes global: The Mumbai blueprint https://www.pizzamarketplace.com/articles/pizza-goes-global-the-mumbai-blueprint/ Pizza Marketplace 2026-05-28 2026-06-01 Company executives said that India had generated more international franchise interest than any other market and that the initial expansion would focus on a single region before broader expansion across the country. Reception The Washington Post called the restaurant "the pizza shop for the 21st century", describing it as "Chipotle for pizza". It was named best pizza in the Washington City Paper Best of D.C. in 2017;http://legacy.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestofdc/poll/foodanddrink/2017/best-pizza Best Pizza 2017 2017 Washington City Paper April 18, 2018 April 8, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180408022302/http://legacy.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestofdc/poll/foodanddrink/2017/best-pizza dead was #12 on the Restaurant Business 2017 Future 50 list of fastest-growing small concept restaurants;http://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/future-50-2017/pizza Future 50: &pizza 2017 Restaurant Business and was on the Fast Company World's Most Innovative Companies 2018 list.https://www.fastcompany.com/company/pizza Most Innovative Companies: &pizza 2018 Fast Company Marketing Since 2015, the restaurant has held an annual Pi Day tradition, where they hold weddings in their pizza shops, offering free pizza, cake, alcohol, officiants and photography.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/fashion/weddings/weddings-at-the-pizza-parlor-thats-amore.html Weddings at the Pizza Parlor? That's Amore Rogers Katie April 14, 2017 The New York Timeshttps://www.baltimoresun.com/2018/03/06/pizza-will-transform-to-a-wedding-chapel-on-pi-day/ &pizza will transform to a wedding chapel on Pi Day Meehan Sarah March 6, 2018 The Baltimore Sun April 18, 2018 April 16, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180416173932/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/dining/baltimore-diner-blog/bs-fo-pizza-wedding-20180305-story.html live In 2018, &pizza hosted over a dozen weddings at locations in DC, Baltimore, New York, and Philadelphia. For employees who want it, the restaurant pays for them to get a tattoo of its ampersand logo.https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/this-local-pizza-chain-pays-for-employee-tattoos--as-long-as-its-the-company-logo/2016/07/08/61a896d0-3e04-11e6-80bc-d06711fd2125_story.html This local pizza chain pays for employee tattoos – of the company's logo Bhattarai Abha July 9, 2016 The Washington Posthttps://dc.eater.com/2017/6/6/15749524/andpizza-michael-lastoria-mcon &pizza CEO Dissects Expansion Plans, Winning Strategies at MCON Plumb Tierney June 6, 2017 DC Eater The advocacy group Our Harvard Square has criticized &pizza for encouraging tattoos of its logo on employees and for referring to employees as "tribe members".http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/10/4/pizza-shop-plans-approved/ &pizza Set to Move Forward in Harvard Square Steinbach Alison W. October 4, 2017 Harvard Crimson The restaurant chain filed a trademark dispute against @pizza, a UK-based chain. In 2020, the claim for trespassing and copyright infringement was dismissed after a three year court battle involving the District Court and the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.Maake Katishi July 21, 2020 &pizza loses trademark lawsuit against U.K. pizza company The Washington Business Journal https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2020/07/21/pizza-loses-trademark-lawsuit-against-uk-pizza.html live March 8, 2023 https://archive.today/20210920205302/https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2020/07/21/pizza-loses-trademark-lawsuit-against-uk-pizza.html September 20, 2021 See also List of pizza chains of the United States Companies References External links https://www.andpizza.com Category:2012 establishments in Washington, D.C. 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