Bartolome Tapia
Executive Chef
Niv Carmi
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Tapia started his career in the restaurant industry back in 1991. He has a passion for Italian food and has worked at restaurants in New York, Miami and San Diego with increasing responsibility covering all kitchen operations. Mr. Tapia’s experience includes restaurants such as Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza, Executive Chef at La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla as well as The Oak Room at Pala Casino. Most recently, Mr. Tapia was a chef at the Vida Restaurant at Miami’s Fontainebleau Hotel and Executive Chef at La Gazetta–Modern Italian Food in Miami.
Mr. Carmi is an experienced executive with a solid business background. He was an international
management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton in Latin America for 9 years with experience in finance and marketing in consumer oriented companies. Mr. Carmi has been involved with the group before the
acquisition of Flippin’ Pizza and in addition to his role as Chief Financial Officer, he has been closely involved in the development of the marketing initiatives of the brand. Mr. Carmi holds a BS in Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering from ITESM (Mexico City) where he graduated first in class and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University).
Herminio Llevat
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Llevat began his career as Chairman and President of Harvard Student Agencies, the oldest and largest student run corporation in the United States, while still a student at Harvard College. He deferred his
admission to Harvard Business School to join the Brand Management Program at Procter & Gamble. Mr. Llevat entered the restaurant and real estate development business in 1998 with the purchase of 5
underperforming Taco Bell restaurants. Between 1998 and 2007, Mr. Llevat and his partners acquired and developed over 75 locations across the country for various restaurant concepts, including Taco Bell, Arby’s, Baja Fresh and Starbucks. Mr. Llevat holds a BA in Economics from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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A franchise brand and restaurant management company developed
by franchisees with over 60 years of industry experience
Andres DeLeon
Director of Operations and
Training
Mr. DeLeon has been with Flippin’ Pizza for almost 10 years. He has been in every position at the restaurant, starting from delivery and earning his way up by consistently exceeding expectations, achieving general manager, district manager and most recently the role of Director of Operations and Training. Mr. DeLeon was an integral part store openings such as Dubai in the Middle East, San Marcos and Irvine in CA and Miami FL, amongst others.
There is no questioning the popularity of pizza
• #1 dinner choice across the USA
• 93% of Americans eat pizza at least once per month
• Kids ages 3 to 11 prefer pizza over all other food groups for lunch and dinner
• Each person in America eats about 46 pizza slices a year; that results in 350 slices of pizza consumed per second
• 41% of consumers now eat pizza at least once a week, compared to just 26% who reported doing so in 2010!
• Fast casual, better pizza is right now considered to be among the top 10 trends in the fast casual segment overall, across all food categories
• An article published in Forbes on April 2013, points out specific evidence that this new segment is booming
• Investors are buying in - 900-unit chain Buffalo Wild Wings bought a stake in a fast casual pizza concept in March 2013
• Savvy ‘Shark Tank’ investor Mark Cuban bought into one of these emerging concepts as well
• Seasoned restaurant executives are involved in many of these startups • The whole industry is noticing too - the National Restaurant Association
formed a Pizza Industry Council to help better serve the growing numbers of pizza operators
One of the most popular food choices
So why Flippin’ Pizza?
It starts with the dough. Made fresh daily, with no oil, no sugar, no
high-fructose corn syrup. Then one of our old-school pie makers hand stretches
and hand tosses the dough to create a crust that’s authentic, thin and airy.
Add our signature sauce, whole milk mozzarella and fresh, all-natural
toppings and you’re in pie heaven. Well, not quite…we still need to bake
the pie to perfection. Unlike the big pizza chains that mass produce their
pies through conveyor belt, assembly line ovens, our pies are baked in
brick ovens to create a crispy, slightly darker crust that you’re going to
love…now you’re in pie heaven!
Total Calories
Total Fat (g)
2 slices (cheese + pepp) Turkey Sandwich Chicken Burrito 2 slices (cheese + pepp) Turkey Sandwich Chicken BurritoVERSUS OTHER PIZZA
VERSUS OTHER FAST CASUAL CONCEPTS
Calories by slice*
* We standardized the different products to a cheese slice of the same size for comparison purposes only (2010)
…healthier pizza
Other brands have up to 47% more
calories per slice!
Other brands have up to 43% more grams of carbohydrates per slice!
Carbs by slice*
… and recognition as the official Pizza of the Washington Nationals
All served in a fast casual, family friendly environment with an open
kitchen to showcase the preparation of our hand-tossed pies
We seek deep involvement in our communities with 50% fundraiser
programs and truck events
“
In the past twelve
months
I have given back over
$90,000 to local
community
organizations”
Brett Silver Flippin’ Pizza FranchiseeA FRANCHISOR RUN BY
FORMER FRANCHISEES
(Taco Bell, Arby’s
Baja Fresh)
ATTRACTIVE
UNIT LEVEL ECONOMICS
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First-hand understanding of franchise
partners’ needs and concerns
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Systems and support for profitable and
successful growth
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Strong lunch and dinner day parts
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Low build-out costs
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Low breakeven
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High sales / investment ratio
We offer a solid value proposition to our franchise
partners…
MULTIPLE SOURCES
OF REVENUE
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Additional revenue and profit stream through
the use of Flippin’
Pizza trucks
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No cooking on the truck. The pies are
prepared commissary style at the store
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…and as a result we
currently have 19 stores open and 130
committed, while gaining more momentum both domestically and
internationally
Washington DC Metropolitan area 8 stores open + 3 more committed California 100 stores committed San Diego 5 stores open; recently signed 5 storedevelopment deal
Orange County
Opened first store in August 2013 in Mission
Viejo and Irvine in August 2014
LA County
5 store development deal
Mexico City 1st store open; currently in conversations for Master Franchise agreement Middle East 25 stores committed in the region. First 4 opening in 2013 in
Dubai and Saudi Arabia
South America
In conversations with potential franchisees for the
Brazilian market
Miami, FL
Opened first store in September 2014