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THERE ARE MANY ways for a business to grow , and a strategic investment from an ally that believes in your mission can be a powerful catalyst for further development . In January , Pieology Pizzeria announced that it would be receiving such an investment from Andrew and Peggy Cherng , founders of Panda Restaurant Group ( PRG ). So we sat down with Pieology founder Carl Chang to discuss how this will change the trajectory and future of his franchise .
FDF : What does this mean for Pieology ’ s future ?
Carl Chang : The most important thing from my perspective is that the partnership is a very strategic one . They are nearly 1900 + units across the nation , and they have tremendous infrastructure to support all of those units and their continued aggressive growth — this year alone they have another 150 restaurants they ’ re planning on opening , and that ’ s 150
8 March 2016