Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza® Opens New Franchise In Lakewood

LAKEWOOD, WA (Monday, February 12, 2007) - In the 33 billion dollar-a-year, highly competitive U.S. pizza industry, Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza® is proud to pioneer a new standard in pizza, "Gourmet, Right Away!" On February 13, 2007, at 12:00 pm, franchisee Rick Stevens will proudly open the doors of Garlic Jim's newest store in Lakewood, Washington in the Lakewood Town Center. With members of the Chamber of Commerce in attendance and specials all day, this is sure to be an event not to miss.

The Lakewood location is the 23rd Garlic Jim's location to open in Washington, and it will not be the last. Stevens is already planning on opening a location in Bonney Lake, where he currently lives. "I was looking to add another element to my life, something to keep things exciting," says Stevens. "When a friend introduced me to Garlic Jim's pizza I knew I had to bring it to Lakewood. The quality of the pizza and their views on franchising made the decision to open a store a no-brainer. It has definitely given me the excitement I was looking for!"

"Our Washington locations have been very successful," stated Dwayne Northrop, CEO, Garlic Jim's. "We are so excited about Rick's expansion to Lakewood. His business plan is very inspired and we can't wait to add him and his team to our growing group of profitable franchisees both locally here in Washington and nationally."

Once open, the Lakewood store, located at 6030 Main Street SW in the Lakewood Town Center will be open from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm seven days a week. For more information on this location please call 253/588-JIMS (5467) or e-mail at GarliJimsLakewood@comcast.net.

ABOUT GARLIC JIMS
Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza is proud to be the first pizza franchise to focus on quick delivery pizza made fresh with gourmet toppings. Garlic Jim's in-store system and team member training allows them to make pizza in 20 minutes or less "from order to out the door," thus pioneering the concept "Gourmet, Right Away."

At Garlic Jim's the term ‘gourmet' signifies more than just the finished pizza – it refers to the finest ingredients: fresh packed sauces, fresh 100% whole milk mozzarella and fresh dough made daily, where the customer can certainly taste the difference. Garlic Jim's offers customers two crust choices; hand thrown thick crust, made with parmesan cheese and buttermilk, or garlic thin & crispy, four cheese options; mozzarella, cheddar, feta and parmesan, five sauces; classic red, basil pesto, zesty chipotle pesto, Smoky BBQ sauce or olive oil, and a variety of meats, vegetables and gourmet toppings such as roasted garlic, marinated artichoke hearts, corn salsa and sun dried tomatoes.

With gourmet pizzas such as Nutty Chipotle™, zesty chipotle pesto topped with spicy sausage, pepperoni, red onions, tomatoes and cashews, Jim's Gourmet Garlic™, basil pesto sauce, marinated artichoke hearts, roasted garlic, sun dried tomatoes and feta cheese, and Chicken Bacon Ranch, premium chicken, bacon, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, red onions and creamy ranch sauce, Garlic Jim's is putting a new spin on pizza. "We've gone out of our way to source the best ingredients available to create our specialty pizzas and as a result we also have the best tasting pepperoni pizza you will ever find", says Smith.

Garlic Jim's has grown from two open units in 2004 to 36 open units and 93 franchises sold in 2006. In addition to current locations in Oregon, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Washington, and now California, Garlic Jim's has units under development in New Jersey, Florida, Denver and Dallas. With projections of doubling in size in 2007, Garlic Jim's is sure to become the fastest growing pizza franchise in the country. For more information on Garlic Jim's pizza and franchising, visit their Web site at www.garlicjims.com, or call 866-455-5467.

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