Pizza Fusion

Pizza Fusion is a Deerfield Beach, Florida-basedpizza restaurant chain. Using mostly organic ingredients and emphasizing green building methods, the restaurants operate under the tagline Saving the Earth, One Pizza at a Time.

History

Pizza Fusion was founded in 2006 by Michael Gordon and Vaughan Lazar. Lazar and Gordon had targeted Newman's Own, Patagonia and Starbucks as role models, before opening their first store. In April 2009 signed a franchise agreement for Saudi Arabia with the Samir Group, a Saudi Arabia-based conglomerate.

The Pizza Fusion website won a national Webby Award for best restaurant website in 2010.

Description

It specializes in oval-shaped gourmet pizzas, salads, sandwiches and beverages made from natural ingredients — along with gluten-free, vegan and lactose-free menu items.

At its peak, in 2008, the restaurant chain had 63 locations including those in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, Ohio, as well as in Jeddah and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Although it had projected growing to 300 stores by 2010, as of 2011 the chain was down to 13 locations.