HOUSTON -- Four Star Foods, a subsidiary of King Fuels Inc., has signed a multi-unit franchise development agreement with Pizza Inn Inc. to open six new operations in the Houston market beginning late summer 2008. The development plan calls for the opening of two Pizza Inn delivery/carryout concepts (DELCOS) and four Pizza Inn express units in the Houston market beginning in August of this year. The first unit will be part of a cobranded foodservice concept.
"This is an important step in our domestic development plan," said Ward Olgreen, senior vice president of worldwide franchising for [image-nocss] Pizza Inn. "Our reputation for serving a quality product coupled with King Fuels experience in the areas of cobranding and foodservice makes this the perfect operational and brand fit."
Houston-based King Fuels operates more than 40 locations and provides supplies to more than 250 locations, representing six major petroleum brands.
Zaki Niazi, president of King Fuels, said, "Our goal is to complement our convenience store operations while expanding Pizza Inn's market share within the Houston area. We feel that partnering with a brand of Pizza Inn's quality will better satisfy our convenience store consumers while creating the opportunity for new trial."
Pizza Inn is actively seeking new franchisees for its domestic express and delivery c-store programs, it said. The company is headquartered in The Colony, Texas, along with its distribution division, Norco Restaurant Services Co. It is a franchisor and food and supply distributor to a system of franchised and company owned restaurants operating both domestically and internationally under the trade name Pizza Inn.
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