After several years of entrepreneurship in New Jersey, Brian Petruzzi founded the 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza franchise, where he currently serves as CEO. Brain Petruzzi brings a range of experience to his work at 1000 Degrees, including a BA in marketing and business administration with a focus on graphic design from Richard Stockton University in New Jersey. Recently, 1000 Degrees extended its reach with its first international franchise in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

1. 1000 DEGREES PIZZA FRANCHISE
EXPANDS TO KUALA LUMPUR
Brian Petruzzi

2. INTRODUCTION
 After several years of entrepreneurship in New Jersey,
Brian Petruzzi founded the 1000 Degrees Neapolitan
Pizza franchise, where he currently serves as CEO. Brain
Petruzzi brings a range of experience to his work at 1000
Degrees, including a BA in marketing and business
administration with a focus on graphic design from
Richard Stockton University in New Jersey. Recently,
1000 Degrees extended its reach with its first international
franchise in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The 1000 Degrees franchise has been rapidly growing in
the United States since it was founded in 2002, with more
than 60 franchises opening in 2015 in 16 states and many
more set to open this year.

3. 1000 DEGREES PIZZA
 The franchises offer fast, casual pizza made with
traditional “00” high-quality Italian flour and artisan meats
and cheeses fired for only two minutes in a special
Neapolitan oven heated to 1,000 degrees.
Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia with a population
of about 1.6 million, but the greater Klang Valley region it
is situated in is growing quickly with a population of about
6.9 million people. 1000 Degrees believes that Kuala
Lumpur represents an exciting urban center that will be
highly receptive to the fast casual pizza concept their
franchise represents. In addition, the company is
interested in continued international expansion in Dubai,
Qatar, and Panama City.