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Advice Line with Scott and Ally Svenson of MOD Pizza

2024/9/5
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Scott Svenson：MOD Pizza被收购是16年发展历程的结果，期间经历了快速扩张、疫情冲击以及消费者行为改变等多重因素的影响。最初的快速扩张战略在疫情期间被迫暂停，之后试图恢复增长，但面临诸多挑战，最终导致公司需要融资或出售。 收购并非完全是坏事，MOD Pizza仍将继续运营，并期待在未来取得成功。 Ally Svenson: 对MOD Pizza的收购以及公司面临的挑战进行了补充说明，强调了疫情对公司发展战略的影响，以及公司在疫情后试图恢复增长但最终未能成功的原因。 Guy Raz: 引导讨论，并对MOD Pizza的收购原因、公司发展战略以及未来发展方向提出了疑问。

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Scott and Ally Svenson, founders of MOD Pizza, discuss the challenges their business faced during the pandemic. They explain how the shift in consumer behavior and the subsequent need for capital led to the acquisition of MOD Pizza by Elite Restaurant Group. Despite the acquisition, the future of MOD Pizza remains positive.
  • MOD Pizza pivoted from rapid expansion to market infill in 2018.
  • The pandemic significantly impacted their growth strategy, forcing them to prioritize survival.
  • Changing consumer habits and the need for capital ultimately led to the acquisition.

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MOD Pizza founders Scott and Ally Svenson join Guy on the Advice Line, where they answer questions from three founders about strategic expansion, plus discuss MOD’s recent acquisition.

Today we meet Evan, who recently turned his Richmond-based pizza restaurant into a vegan frozen pizza company. Then Zebbie, a restaurateur in Birmingham who's looking to take his hot chicken concept on the road. And Christiane, a Los Angeles area tequila-maker on a mission to improve her industry’s labor conditions. 

Thanks to the founders of Udderless Plant-based Pizza, Eugene’s Hot Chicken and Valor Bebidas for being a part of our show.

If you’d like to be featured on a future Advice Line episode, leave us a one-minute message that tells us about your business and a specific question you’d like answered. Send a voice memo to [email protected] or call 1-800-433-1298.

And be sure to listen to MOD Pizza’s founding story) as told by Scott and Ally on the show in 2023.

This episode was produced by Katherine Sypher with music by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by John Isabella. Our audio engineer was Cena Loffredo.

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