Meet Carl Comeaux (linkedin.com/in/carl-comeaux-2ab87a3b), CEO of Crust Pizza Co.
What is Crust Pizza Co.?
Our pizza franchise chain was founded by Clint Price and Mark Rasberry. Friends since the 5th grade, the pair even roomed together their first year of college.
Following college, Mark landed in the mortgage business and eventually established a mortgage company which he ran for over a decade until 2009. Clint worked in the restaurant industry for several years and then pursued a career in software sales for over 10 years before relocating to New Jersey for a job opportunity in 2006, which was short-lived due to the financial crisis of 2008.
After the economy cratered, Clint fell back into the restaurant business while still in New Jersey and regained contact with Mark shortly thereafter whom he soon discovered was also looking for another career path due to the financial crisis. The pair started brainstorming and sharing interests to see if they could strike a partnership. With Clint's restaurant background, Mark's business background, and of course their shared love of great pizza, they started exploring the idea of opening a pizza restaurant.
Clint had been in the epicenter for pizza while living in the New Jersey/New York area, and it only made sense to spend some time working in pizzerias to get a feel of the industry. For almost 2 years, he worked in multiple pizzerias to understand everything that goes into a pizza business. Throughout that time, Mark and Clint drafted a business plan, slowly developed the Crust Pizza Co. concept, and scoured the country tasting pizza while also looking for the best location to start their new concept. After visiting everywhere from North Carolina to Georgia and full circle back to Austin, Texas, they resolved to start the business in The Woodlands, Texas.
Our first location was officially opened in January 2011, and upon realizing success, we decided to expand by sharing our business model with entrepreneurs looking to maximize their revenue-earning potential by partnering with an established and proven brand.
By 2019, Mark and Clint had partnered with Carl Comeaux and Nicholas Fontenot to expand Crust Pizza Co. into Louisiana and to help grow the franchise. Carl and Nick's extensive franchise background consists of multiple successful franchise concepts around the U.S. and made a perfect fit to help with the aggressive growth Crust plans to see over the next few years.
Learn more about Crust Pizza Co.: https://www.crustfranchise.com/
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