please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message cicis type private company industry restaurants founded 1985 ; 31 years ago 1985 plano texas u.s. founders joe croce mike cole headquarters plano texas key people darin harris ceo products pizza salad pasta website www.cicis.com cicis formerly titled cici s pizza is an american buffet restaurant chain based in coppell texas 1 specializing in pizza . there are approximately 500 franchised and corporately owned restaurants in 35 states . in november 2015 the company began a new marketing campaign which included the renaming of the company to cicis along with the addition of a new logo and redesigned website . the campaign is aimed at proving that cicis has more to offer than just pizza . contents 1 history 1.1 recognition and awards 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit a cici s pizza restaurant in brooklyn ohio . joe croce and mike cole founded cicis in 1985 in plano texas . 2 3 in 2001 with 363 restaurants at the time the chain expanded its buffet offerings and began remodeling restaurants . 3 four years later cicis had more than 500 locations and was the fastest growing pizza chain in the united states . 4 in 2003 croce retired from the business and passed ownership of the company to the company s executive team . craig moore who was a general manager in dallas became vice president of the company a position he held for five years before he was named president after the sale . croce gave 20 % of his proceeds to gateway church where he was a member . 5 as president of the chain moore oversaw the company s operations and franchise growth eventually announcing his retirement in 2009 after 17 years with the company . michael shumsky took over after moore retired in late 2009 through july 2013 . michael shumsky took over after moore retired in late 2009 he had previously served as ceo of la madeleine restaurant inc. . darin harris is the current ceo of cicis pizza after joining the company in august 2013 . in addition to its current restaurants in 2010 cicis announced plans to add another 500 restaurants in the next 10 years with the possibility of expanding internationally into canada and mexico . cicis has won numerous awards and has also been named one of the top 25 performing brands by the wall street journal and a top 200 franchise concept by franchise today . the award for worst restaurant ideas has also been awarded to the pizza chain . citation needed in november 2015 the company began a new marketing campaign which included the simplified renaming of the company to just cicis with the modifier beyond pizza along with the addition of a new logo and redesigned website . the campaign is aimed at proving that cicis has more to offer than just pizza . 6 recognition and awards edit cici s macaroni and cheese pizza from 2004 to 2009 cici s pizza has held third place in the pizza category for restaurants & institutions consumers choice in chains contest which is judged based on consumer reviews of the competing restaurant chains . 7 in march 2009 men s health gave cici s pizza top marks in providing healthy food choices among its list of 66 major chain restaurants . 8 see also edit dallas fort worth portal companies portal food portal list of buffet restaurants list of pizza chains of the united states references edit contact us . cicis pizza . retrieved february 11 2016 . voorhis dan 2002 07 06 . fast growing dallas pizza chain to open store in wichita kan. . the wichita eagle . retrieved 2009 09 20 . a b quinn steve 2001 10 05 . locally based pizza chain is pursuing growth cici s launches a new look and expands its trademark buffet . dallas news . retrieved 2009 09 20 . shlachter barry 2005 07 05 . cici s budget buffets propel company to fastest growing pizza chain . . fort worth star telegram . retrieved 2009 09 20 . cici s pizza founder insisted sale be an inside deal http nrn.com marketing cicis debuts new branding consumers choice in chains winners 2004 2009 . restaurants & institutions . reed business information a division of reed elsevier inc. 2009 . archived from the original on december 8 2009 . cici s pizza scores top marks on men s health eat this not that report card press release . coppell texas . prnewswire . 26 march 2009 . archived from the original on may 3 2009 . retrieved 7 april 2015 . external links edit official website v t e pizza chains list international boston pizza california pizza kitchen chuck e. cheese s domino s pizza little caesars papa john s pizza pizza hut pizza inn pizzaexpress rossopomodoro sbarro shakey s pizza sarpino s pizzeria telepizza the pizza company uno pizzeria & grill vapiano yellow cab pizza co. regional asia origus cn aoki s pizza jp greenwich pizza ph mr. pizza kr smokin joe s in pizza corner in pizza la jp europe ask restaurant uk easypizza uk 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