Hospitality & Tourism  December 10, 2018

New pizza chain coming to Boulder

BOULDER — Smokin’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza, a Florida-based fast-casual pizza franchise, is expanding into Colorado and plans to open a Boulder location.
Arvada residents Andy and Jamie Gunther are the Colorado franchise owners. They are also planning restaurants in Golden and Arvada, according to a Smokin’ Oak news release.
“I have been in the IT industry for 20 years,” Andy Gunther said. “When I began the process of deciding the next phase of my career, Jamie and I discussed setting up a franchise. When we became involved with the Smokin’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza team, we knew right away we had a match — the pre-franchising preparation is very impressive.”
The Colorado restaurants are expected to open in 2019.

BOULDER — Smokin’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza, a Florida-based fast-casual pizza franchise, is expanding into Colorado and plans to open a Boulder location.
Arvada residents Andy and Jamie Gunther are the Colorado franchise owners. They are also planning restaurants in Golden and Arvada, according to a Smokin’ Oak news release.
“I have been in the IT industry for 20 years,” Andy Gunther said. “When I began the process of deciding the next phase of my career, Jamie and I discussed setting up a franchise. When we became involved with the Smokin’ Oak Wood-Fired Pizza team, we knew right away we had…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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