A new way to run a business as seen by pizza places in the US
SAN JOSE, Calif. –
There is something different about A Slice of New York Pizza in San Jose. And it goes beyond their award-winning pies.
It’s about the people. In fact, everyone in the kitchen owns an equal slice of the business.
“We’re a worker co-op, which means all the members and owners of the business work in the business,” said the restaurant’s founder Kirk Vartan. He started the business 17 years ago.
Six years ago, he turned it into a co-op by selling the business to his staff as a leveraged buyout. The employee-owners are now paying back a…
