Uncle Maddio's is in Growth Mode

From Matt Andrew's perspective, there's two main ingredients that go into a successful restaurant: Make it fresh and to the customer's order.

Andrew honed that philosophy as an executive with the Moe's Southwestern Grill chain, one of the giants in the fast-casual concept.

Fast casual chains, which include Chipotle and Five Guys Burgers, operate under the concept of creating a meal fresh and made to the customer's specifications.

Andrew, founder of Buckhead-based Uncle Maddio's is looking to fill niche by bringing the concept to the $41 billion-a-year U.S. pizza business.

The company, which awards franchises to owner-operators and focused mainly on the Southeast, has its sights set on growth.

Andrew's plan is to have 12 franchises open in Atlanta by the end of the summer, which includes the Edgewood Retail District store that opened this past weekend, and the Ansley Mall outlet slated to go under construction soon.

Another 28 are slated to open across the Southeast.

Uncle Maddio's long-term plan is to have 200 outlets within five years and 1,000 locations in 10 years.

Andrew sat down with Buckhead Patch to discuss the vision behind the concept and how he intends to capture that niche.

Please click on the video to hear portions of our interview.