[1] Investors from California led by Bob Adamowski bought the chain from Campbell's in 1988 and continued expansion to close to 80 outlets by the early 1990s before a steep decline.

[1] The headquarters were moved to Bothell, Washington, where Pietro's Corp. filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1995 when the number of locations had dropped to 45.

[2] Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc. then bought 26 of the remaining restaurants in March 1996 in a $2.8 million deal in cash and assumed debt, but then sold off seven of the locations with plans to convert the remaining Pietro's to what was then BJ's Pizza.

[2] Conversions began on some stores in 1997, with the Eugene, Oregon, restaurant being the first location converted to BJ's.

[1][5] In February 2004, employees Ken Bay and Ray David bought the remaining three stores for $2.2 million.