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<div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style="">Dea Sims is showing Florida what great fast casual pizza is all about with <a href="http://franchise.yourpie.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=why-i-chose-your-pie-2500" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Your Pie</a>.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style="">With two Your Pie franchise locations under her belt, Dea Sims is passionate about great&nbsp;</span><span style="">pizza and spreading the Your Pie mission to her team members and customers.&nbsp;</span><span style="">Sims became a franchisee in May 2014 and owns Your Pie locations&nbsp;</span><span style="">in Fleming Island and Jacksonville. 1</span>851 Franchise talked with Sims to find out how she knew Your Pie was the&nbsp;right fit for her, why she would recommend the brand to other franchisees, and learn&nbsp;what her favorite Your Pie pizza is.</div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><strong>1851: </strong>Why did you choose to open your own Your Pie?</span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><strong>Sims: </strong>My husband did the discovery, research and initial launch of the brand in&nbsp;</span><span style=" ">North Florida based on his firsthand experience of Your Pie on a crazy, busy SEC game&nbsp;</span><span style=" ">day in downtown Athens.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style="">When my husband Mike said, "I think we should buy this franchise," I wasn&#8217;t so sure&nbsp;</span><span style="">about it. My reaction was something along the lines of "Are you sure? We're really&nbsp;</span><span style="">not restaurateurs. How about we just buy a lot of pizza and see if this feeling passes?"</span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style="">We proceeded to try Your Pie in stores from Tampa to Charleston and just about&nbsp;</span><span style="">everywhere in between and the feeling did not pass!</span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><strong>1851: </strong>What is your favorite thing about the Your Pie brand?</span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><strong>Sims:</strong> The Your Pie brand is authentic. I tell the Your Pie story of a young couple on their&nbsp;</span><span style=" ">honeymoon that were inspired to carry on the family tradition of great food in the U.S. a&nbsp;</span><span style=" ">dozen times a day. The fact that the story and mission rings trues and resonates with&nbsp;</span><span style=" ">our team members, management and guests is critical.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style="">The Your Pie mantra of "Food First" also runs a close second with me. All the marketing&nbsp;</span><span style="">polish in the world is not going to make up for poor food quality.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><strong>1851: </strong>What is the best part about being a Your Pie franchisee?</span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><strong>Sims:</strong> It's a pleasure working and interacting with like-minded franchisees who are actively&nbsp;</span><span style=" ">growing the brand in their respective markets. I also like the fact that Your Pie as a&nbsp;</span><span style=" ">franchisor is young, dynamic and open to ideas from their franchisees.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style="">&nbsp;</div><div><strong>1851:</strong> What advice would you offer other people looking at <a href="https://yourpie.1851franchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=why-i-chose-your-pie-2500" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Your Pie for their next&nbsp;opportunity</a>?</div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><strong>Sims</strong>: Run the numbers and take a close look at your immediate marketplace. Fast casual&nbsp;</span><span style=" ">pizza is here to stay versus so many other concepts. Your Pie was the right fit for us and&nbsp;</span><span style=" ">it may be right for you, too.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><strong>1851:</strong> What is your favorite Your Pie pizza?</span></div><div id="pastingspan1" style=""><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><strong>Sims:</strong> I'm all about the Southern Heat pizza with fresh jalape&#241;os and ranch dressing. I also&nbsp;</span><span style=" ">love an icy cold Dogfish Head IPA to go with it, please and thank you!</span></div>

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