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Podcast: A Deeper Dive
Episode: Why Peter Piper Pizza is developing a fast-casual concept
Description: Can Peter Piper go fast casual?
This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast A Deeper Dive features David McKillips, CEO of CEC Entertainment, the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza.
CEC has had an almost literal roller coaster ride in the three years since David became CEO. The pandemic pushed it into bankruptcy and then the reopening helped it come back remarkably strong as fun-and-games chains proved popular among consumers who wanted to get out of the house.
We talk about those issues and we also talk ab...