PITTSBURGH, June 15, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Unique Pizza and Subs Corporation (Pink Sheets:UPZS), a Delaware Corporation, has added a 12,000 square foot, approximately $1 million Corporate Headquarters building in Greensburg, Pennsylvania to its growing list of corporate assets. The new building, located at 302 West Otterman Street, will accommodate Unique Pizza and Subs Customer Response Center, management, marketing, commissary and administrative staff.
The property establishes a centralized Corporate Headquarters' for Unique Pizza and Subs' technology and training facility, with additional space available for further expansion. Unique Pizza and Subs selected this building for many reasons: the building is already equipped and wired with a back-up generator to ensure power is never lost to the Customer Response Center and the rest of the building; the entire building has been wired to service two separate internet providers, allowing for a considerably lower set up cost of the C.R.C. and corporate networking system; a partial first floor tenant will pay approximately $4,000 a month in rent to UPZS; two separate private parking lots, in an area where parking spaces are in short supply.
Jack Carroll, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Unique Pizza and Subs, stated, "Having our own building not only provides another tangible asset to increase our business' value. It gives us a solid base from which we can operate effectively as a comprehensive franchise organization. By bringing our franchising, commissary and marketing departments together with our call center staff, we will be able to interface all aspects of our operation, making it even easier to respond to our customers' needs. This is another strong indication to our shareholders how committed we are to build value in the Unique Pizza and Subs brand."
Unique Pizza and Subs announced on Tuesday the expansion of three more states for development exemplifying the tremendous demand of potential franchisees to purchase multiple Unique Pizza and Subs territories. Unique Pizza and Subs is one of only fourteen publicly traded pizza franchises. Since going public, UPZS' stock price has steadily progressed higher with dramatic increases in share volume and investor's awareness. This money flow into the stock is an indication of how positive the outlook for Unique Pizza and Subs really is. This activity enhances the position of UPZS in the marketplace, allowing them to fully capitalize on the fastest growing segment in the food service industry. Unique Pizza and Subs has also established a positive reputation with consumers as a company with a superior quality product, a Unique and extensive menu, and the only publicly traded pizza franchise that will have all of its locations using a Customer Response Center (C.R.C. receives incoming orders for all of their stores nationwide).
Unique Pizza and Subs will have locations in nine U.S. states before the end of 2006: Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. In addition, Unique Pizza and Subs is in various stages of negotiations with prospective franchisees in Canton, MI, Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Greensburg, PA, Houston, TX, Los Angles, CA, Ontario, CA., Phoenix, AZ, Royal Oak, MI, and Sacramento, CA, with the minimum commitment of five locations per franchisee.
About Unique Pizza and Subs Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
Unique Pizza and Subs Corporation currently is a startup/development stage company. Jim Vowler, President and CEO, completed four years of research before opening his first pizza restaurant in Millvale, PA and then spent the next eleven years refining every aspect of the pizza business and was responsible for opening more than 20 locations under the name Unique Pizza Factory Corporation. Mr. Vowler's pizzas were the official pizza of the Pittsburgh Penguins and won numerous awards for taste and quality. Calling on this experience, Mr. Vowler has assembled an experienced management team to further develop the company's unique, quality products and business model that is well positioned for rapid growth.
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