Cici's Pizza Family Funtacular Means Trip to Universal Studios for Two Families

    COPPELL, TX, June 29, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- This summer, CiCi's Pizza will send two lucky families of four on an all-expenses paid trip to Universal Orlando Resort Vacation with its Family Funtacular scratch-off contest and online Pizza Perks Sweepstakes. The contest will run July 11 through August 28 in all 600 CiCi's locations nationally.

As part of CiCi's Family Funtacular, millions of guests will get a free scratch-off card with every guest check and large beverage purchase. Families will have two chances to win the grand prize - first with scratch cards distributed in restaurant and then in a second-chance sweepstakes by signing up for CiCi's e-club, Pizza Perks, on its website. Additionally, families can also win movie tickets and family fun packs, as well as CiCi's gift cards, free buffets, carry out pizzas and beverages.

"With school out of session, families search high and low for fun and affordable activities to do with their kids," said Nancy Hampton, CiCi's Chief Marketing Officer. "In addition to CiCi's always being an incredible deal, we are also offering even more family fun this summer by giving parents a chance to take their kids to summer's biggest blockbusters."

For more information about CiCi's Family Funtacular, visit www.cicispizza.com.

About CiCi's Pizza
CiCi's first restaurant opened in Plano, Texas in 1985. The family-oriented restaurant is known for its popular pizza, pasta, salad and dessert buffet featuring up to 20 varieties of pizza and fresh ingredients for about $5. Today, the expanding company has about 600 restaurants in 35 states. CiCi's was named No. 1 in its category in Entrepreneur's 2011 Franchise 500, and Entrepreneur magazine ranked CiCi's Pizza first in the Italian restaurant industry category in 2009 and 2007. In 2010, CiCi's was named to Inc. Magazine's top 5,000 list, and to Parents' list of top family-friendly restaurants. Its commitment to value has been recognized by USA Today, Restaurants & Institutions and Nation's Restaurant News, which ranked CiCi's No. 1 in sales and unit growth among pizza chains for the past four years. CiCi's has also been named one of the top 25 performing brands by the Wall Street Journal and a top 200 franchise concept by Franchise Today.

For more information about CiCi's, visit www.cicispizza.com or www.facebook.com/cicis.

For franchising information, contact Bruce Evans at [email protected] or 972-745-4318.

Erin White or Pam Tate
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