How &pizza’s Michael Lastoria is Democratizing Pizza and his Workplace

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Michael Lastoria is a self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur and employee advocate whose success is attributed to four core principles. Those guiding pillars helped to build &pizza, a growing fast-casual dining choice in the northeast that is challenging industry norms and customs. Since opening in 2012, &pizza has stuck to their moral compass, innovative marketing efforts and design aesthetics. The result? A thriving community of both employees and consumers pledged to inclusivity, fairness and damn good pizza.

Tell us about your background and why you chose to start &pizza?

I’m a serial entrepreneur; I’ve always been in the business of starting businesses.

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