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| Business World Magazine |
November 2012
H
appy’s Pizza is aMichigan-based
regional chain of restaurants
that serves pizza, ribs, chicken,
seafood, sandwiches, pasta and salad. They
use only the finest ingredients – at affordable
prices. They deliver thousands of meals every
day from their beautifully designed iconic
stores, encouraging each of their customers
to “Eat Happy’s, and be Happy.”
The brand first opened in 1996 on the
east side of Detroit, Michigan.The idea came
from founder Happy Asker, who sought to
fill a void in the urban markets for quality
food at reasonable prices.
Curis has a background in real estate de-
velopment, but grew up in the restaurant
business. His family was a part of the Big Boy
Restaurants. Prior to becoming a co-CEO
with Asker, he bought a number of stores
and partnered with him to help grow the