Which fast-casual pizza chain's name stands for Made on Demand?

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Which fast-casual pizza chain's name stands for Made on Demand? MOD Pizza is the answer.

MOD is an acronym for “Made on Demand,” reflecting the chain’s build-your-own pizza format. Customers choose toppings at the counter, and the pizza is assembled and cooked for them rather than selected from a fixed menu of prebuilt pies.

MOD Pizza was founded in Seattle in 2008 by Scott and Ally Svenson. The company’s fast-casual model combined quick service with highly customizable pizzas, helping distinguish it from traditional pizzerias and from delivery-focused chains.

A common mix-up is Pieology, another build-your-own pizza chain. Pieology was associated with James Markham, a member of MOD’s early founding team who later left and started that competing brand. MOD’s name, however, specifically expands to “Made on Demand.”

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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