Z Pizza

Zpizza is a fast‑casual pizza concept that serves craft pizzas, salads, and sides with a focus on higher‑quality ingredients and a mix of traditional and alternative crusts. Guests typically find a small neighborhood pizzeria feel, with both signature and build‑your‑own options available for dine‑in, takeout, and delivery through online ordering and third‑party delivery platforms. The public footprint is modest as of December 2025, with only a limited number of operating locations visible in U.S. local business listings, but the brand name and website remain active.

The brand began in California under the zpizza name, positioning itself as a more health‑forward alternative to traditional pizza chains. From its early years, it leaned into fresh dough, non‑traditional toppings, and choices such as whole‑wheat and gluten‑free crusts that set it apart from legacy competitors. Through the 2000s and early 2010s, that positioning supported a franchised system that spread to several states and built recognition as an early entrant in the modern fast‑casual pizza segment.

A notable milestone for the brand was its multi‑state franchise build‑out during that period, when locations operated in markets including California, Arizona, Texas, and Virginia. Over roughly the last decade, that footprint has shifted. Many earlier franchised units have closed, converted, or rebranded, and public franchise materials that once supported active recruitment are no longer prominent. As of December 2025, independent research finds only scattered active units, including at least one trading as zpizza Kailua in Hawaii and a small cluster of legacy California locations that still use the zpizza name and menu approach.

The current scale of the chain cannot be precisely measured from public sources as of December 2025. The company does not publish an official store count, corporate contact details, or a development map, and there are no recent franchise disclosure documents or press releases in major franchise news outlets. That absence of current corporate signals, paired with the small visible unit base, indicates a brand that is significantly smaller than during its peak franchising years and not pursuing broad national expansion at this time.

Historically and today, zpizza units tend to occupy compact restaurant spaces that fit the fast‑casual model. Locations typically appear in neighborhood and community shopping centers or urban street retail, often as inline or small end‑cap suites with an open kitchen, a modest dine‑in area, and a strong emphasis on takeout and delivery. That format allows the brand to function as a daytime and evening food option without requiring the square footage of a full‑service restaurant, which can make it a practical fit in mixed‑use projects and grocery‑anchored or convenience‑oriented centers.

Over the last five years, the most visible evolution has been contraction and consolidation rather than outward growth. Former franchise markets show closed or re‑tenanted spaces, while a small group of surviving locations continues to trade on the zpizza name at the local level. For landlords, brokers, and developers, this means zpizza is more likely to appear as a legacy tenant in centers leased during its earlier growth cycle or as a branded occupant of second‑generation restaurant space, rather than as an active new‑to‑market prospect. Where it does remain, its compact, service‑oriented footprint and established local recognition can still complement neighborhood retail and mixed‑use environments.