[5] Four years later, CiCi's had more than 500 locations, and was the fastest-growing pizza chain in the United States.

[10] Harris left the company in January 2018 and was replaced by Bill Mitchell as interim CEO.

It had recently reached an agreement to sell itself as well as its $82 million in liabilities to its primary lender, D&G Investors.

[17] From 2004 to 2009, CiCi's Pizza held third place in the pizza category for Restaurants & Institutions' "Consumers' Choice in Chains" contest, which is judged based on consumer reviews of the competing restaurant chains.

[18] In March 2009 Men's Health gave CiCi's Pizza "top marks" in providing healthy food choices among its list of "66 major chain restaurants".