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Cicis Pizza

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A minority owner of Cici’s pushed out of the brand wins legal battle

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 18, 2025

Gala Capital Partners won a lawsuit against SSCP Management claiming it was ousted from the pizza-buffet chain shortly after the two companies bought it in 2021. The two companies are run by cousins.

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Podcast transcript: Cici's President Jeff Hetsel

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 01, 2024

The executive of the pizza buffet chain discusses video games, technology, labor costs and my favorite pizza in this transcript of the most recent episode of the podcast A Deeper Dive.

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How Cici's Pizza is becoming more like Chuck E. Cheese

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 31, 2024

A Deeper Dive: Jeff Hetsel, president and COO of the pizza buffet chain, joins the podcast to talk about the brand’s focus on games and what that does to its business.

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Cicis reinvents itself with a focus on video games

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 28, 2022

The pizza buffet chain has taken ownership of its in-restaurant arcades and expanded them. The result has been a game-changer for a company that was in bankruptcy just two years ago.

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How video games proved to be a winner for Cicis

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 26, 2022

A Deeper Dive: Jeff Hetsel, president of the pizza buffet chain, joins the podcast to talk about the impact of its growing business of amusements.

Operations

How Cicis is re-thinking the pizza buffet for a post-pandemic world

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 26, 2021

Cicis Pizza, which is newly emerged from bankruptcy protection, sees a big future in off-premise sales while retaining its buffet roots.

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Cicis Pizza quickly emerges from bankruptcy with new owners

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 16, 2021

The pizza buffet chain, now owned by a group of operators turned brand owners, closed a quarter of its locations.

Food

The 10 most craveable chain pizzas

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 29, 2021

Pizza sales boomed during the pandemic. Technomic reveals consumers’ top picks.

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Cici’s buyers are betting on the chain’s future

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 27, 2021

The owners of Roy's and Mooyah Burgers are teaming up on an effort to buy the pizza buffet chain out of bankruptcy.

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Cici’s, hammered by the pandemic and third-party delivery, declares bankruptcy

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 26, 2021

The pizza chain filed for Chapter 11 and has a deal to be sold to one of its lenders.

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