Pizza Inn Opens New Restaurant in Durant, OK

New Operation Features Buffet, Delivery, Dine-In and Carryout Services

• Press Release
• Source: Pizza Inn, Inc.
• On 5:24 pm EST, Tuesday November 18, 2008

THE COLONY, Texas, Nov. 18, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pizza Inn Inc. (NasdaqCM:PZZI - News) today announced the opening of a new buffet/delivery/carry-out restaurant in Durant, Oklahoma. The new unit is the seventh restaurant owned and operated by Mr. Allen Odetallah. The 3,500 square foot restaurant is located at 415 Westside Drive in Durant. This is the first franchise location to utilize the new decor and layout of the recently opened company-owned Pizza Inn prototype in Denton, Texas.

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The new restaurant will offer dine-in, buffet, carryout and delivery services and will serve the chain's traditional thin and thick crust pizzas as well as wings, pasta, sandwiches and salads.

``We are excited to see our new prototype gain traction with our existing franchisees,'' said Charlie Morrison, President and CEO of Pizza Inn. ``We are confident Allen and his management team will bring Pizza Inn's legacy of freshness, quality and excellent guest service to the Durant area.''

``There is tremendous excitement throughout the community about Pizza Inn opening in Durant,'' said Allen Odetallah. ``I look forward to continuing the Pizza Inn tradition of serving great tasting, made-from-scratch pizza for years to come.''

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Pizza Inn, Inc. (http://www.pizzainn.com) is headquartered in The Colony, Texas, along with its distribution division, Norco Restaurant Services Company. The Company is a franchisor and food and supply distributor to a system of franchised and company-owned restaurants operating both domestically and internationally under the trade name ``Pizza Inn.''

          Pizza Inn, Inc.
          Scott Richter, Sr. Director of Marketing
          469-384-5000
          srichter@pihq.com