PIZZA INN INC /MO/
S-8, 1999-05-03
GROCERIES & RELATED PRODUCTS
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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 1999
                              Registration No. 333-

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM S-8
             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


                                 PIZZA INN, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
        Missouri                                       47-0654575
(State of incorporation)                 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
                                 Pizza Inn, Inc.
                                5050 Quorum Drive
                                    Suite 500
                               Dallas, Texas 75240
          (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

                              1993 Stock Award Plan
                              (Full title of plan)

                                 B. Keith Clark
                                 Pizza Inn, Inc.
                                5050 Quorum Drive
                                    Suite 500
                               Dallas, Texas 75240
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (972) 701-9955
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                    Copy to:
                              Patrick J. Respeliers
                            Morrison & Hecker L.L.P.
                                2600 Grand Avenue
                           Kansas City, Missouri 64108
                                 (816) 691-2600

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
======================= ================ ================== ================== ================
 Title of Securities     Amount to be    Proposed Maximum   Proposed Maximum      Amount of
   To be Registered     Registered<F1>    Offering Price        Aggregate       Registration
                                           Per Share <F2>    Offering Price          Fee
======================= ================ ================== ================== ================
<S>                     <C>              <C>                <C>                <C>

Shares of Common Stock          737,000            $3.4375      $2,533,437.50         $ 704.30
                                 15,000            $4.1250        $ 61,875.00          $ 17.20
                                  5,000            $4.2500        $ 21,250.00          $  5.91
Total                            60,000            $4.8750       $ 292,500.00          $ 81.32
                                 30,000            $5.2500       $ 157,500.00          $ 43.79
                                153,000            $5.0000       $ 765,000.00         $ 212.67
                        --      -------                          ------------         --------
                              1,000,000                         $3,831,562.50        $1,065.19
======================= ================ ================== ================== ================
<FN>
<F1>In the  event of a stock  split,  stock  dividend,  or  similar  transaction
    involving the common stock of the Corporation (the "Shares"),  the number of
    Shares  registered  hereby  shall  automatically  be increased to cover such
    additional Shares as may be issued, in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the
    Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
<F2>Computed pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

        3,200,000  shares  of Common  Stock of the  registrant  were  previously
registered under  Registration  Statement No. 33-71700 in connection with awards
to be made  pursuant the  registrant's  1992 Stock Award Plan,  1993 Stock Award
Plan and 1993 Outside Directors Stock Award Plan. An additional 1,000,000 shares
of the  Common  Stock  of the  registrant  are  being  registered  hereunder  in
connection with awards to be made under the registrant's  1993 Stock Award Plan.
Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act, the Reoffer  Prospectus  which is
filed as a part of this Registration  Statement updates each Prospectus included
in  Post-Effective  Amendment No. One to  Registration  Statement No.  33-71700,
filed on November 15, 1993, and Post-Effective Amendment No. Two to Registration
Statement No. 33-71700,  filed on January 26, 1996. The Reoffer Prospectus which
is filed  as a part of this  Registration  Statement  applies  to all  4,200,000
shares  registered in  connection  with awards to be made pursuant to the plans.
The Reoffer  Prospectus has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of
Part I of Form S-3 and may be used for  reoffers  or  resales  of the  shares of
Common Stock of the registrant acquired by "affiliates" (as such term is defined
in Rule 405 of the General Rules and  Regulations  under the  Securities  Act of
1933, as amended) pursuant to the exercise of options under the plans.



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                                 Pizza Inn, Inc.

                               REOFFER Prospectus

                        4,200,000 Shares of Common Stock
                           (par value $0.01 per share)


        This  prospectus  relates  to the offer and sale of shares of our common
stock that the selling  stockholders  described in this prospectus may offer for
their own benefit.  We will  receive  none of the proceeds  from the sale of the
shares.  We will pay all expenses of  registration  incurred in connection  with
this  offering,  but the  selling  stockholders  will pay all  selling and other
expenses they incur.

        The  selling  stockholders  will  acquire  the  common  stock  when they
exercise options granted to them under our 1992 Stock Award Plan, our 1993 Stock
Award Plan and our 1993 Outside  Directors Stock Award Plan. We cannot currently
determine  the  exact  number  of shares  of  common  stock  which  the  selling
stockholders  may acquire,  and the number of such shares which may be reoffered
and resold pursuant to this prospectus.

        We list our Common Stock on the NASDAQ  system under the symbol  "PZZI".
On April 28, 1999,  the last reported price of Common Stock on the NASDAQ system
was $3.50.

             See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 2 for a discussion
                 of the material risks involved in investing in our securities.

        This  prospectus  is not an offer to sell the  securities  and it is not
soliciting any offer to buy the securities in any state where the offer and sale
is not permitted.  Neither the Securities and Exchange  Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined
if this prospectus is truthful or complete.  Any  representation to the contrary
is a criminal offense.

             The date of this Reoffer Prospectus is May 3, 1999


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                    Page
                                                                    ----
        Risk Factors............................................       2

        The Corporation.........................................       3

        Selling Stockholders....................................       3

        Use of Proceeds.........................................       5

        Plan of Distribution....................................       5

        Where You Can Find More Information.....................       5



                                  RISK FACTORS

        Before you invest in our common stock, you should carefully consider the
risks  involved.  The following is a summary of several risk factors  associated
with an investment in our common stock.

We May Not Be Able To Obtain Additional Financing

      Because  substantially  all  of our  assets  are  pledged  to  secure  our
obligations  under  our bank loan  agreement,  additional  financing  may not be
available.  Additionally,  we will need portions of our cash flow to repay loans
and other  obligations.  Therefore,  cash generated from ongoing operations must
generally supply any additional cash needs.

        Our  debt is  secured  by all of our  assets.  Such  debt  may  leave us
vulnerable to certain risks, including:

     o    possible  unavailability  of  additional  financing  in the future for
          working capital, capital expenditures or other purposes; and

     o    possible  increases in interest  expense due to the variable  interest
          rates on the indebtedness.

Our Industry Is Highly Competitive

        The restaurant business is highly competitive and susceptible to changes
in the eating  preferences of the public.  There are many pizza  restaurants and
our  franchisees  have numerous  competitors  in the restaurant and food service
business. Some of those competitors have greater name recognition and are better
capitalized than us and offer alternative menu items at equivalent prices.

We Are Dependent On Our President

        We are dependent in part upon the services of Mr. C. Jeffrey Rogers, the
President and Chief Executive Officer. He is also a principal  shareholder.  Our
banks can  require us to repay our loan if Mr.  Rogers does not own at least 15%
of our common stock.

We Are Dependent On Franchisees To Select Qualified Managers

        Almost all of our restaurants  are operated by franchisees.  Although we
select  qualified and experienced  franchisees,  the franchisees are responsible
for hiring and training  qualified  managers for their  restaurants.  Restaurant
success depends on experienced and competent managers. If our franchisees do not
select qualified managers, our operating results could be adversely affected.

Net Operating Loss Carryforwards

        We have  developed a business plan that includes using the net operating
losses  currently  held by us for  tax  purposes.  We  believe  that we  benefit
substantially   from  the  current  and  future  use  of  net   operating   loss
carry-forwards  to reduce federal income tax  liability.  However,  we cannot be
certain  that we will be able to  fully  use the net  operating  losses  for tax
purposes.

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                                 THE CORPORATION

General

      Pizza Inn,  Inc.,  a Missouri  corporation  incorporated  in 1983,  is the
successor to a Texas company of the same name which was incorporated in 1961. We
are the  franchisor  and food and supply  distributor to a system of restaurants
operating under the trade name "Pizza Inn".

      On April 20, 1999, the Pizza Inn system consisted of 512 units,  including
three units  operated by us (for product  testing and franchisee  training,  and
serving  customers) and 509 franchised  units.  The domestic units are comprised
of:

           o   281 full service units;

           o   46 delivery/carry-out units; and

           o   128 Express units.

           The international units are comprised of:

           o   19 full service units;

           o   23 delivery/carry-out units; and

           o   15 Express units.

       Pizza  Inn units  are  currently  located  in 22  states  and 14  foreign
countries.  Domestic units are located predominantly in the southern half of the
United States.  Norco Manufacturing and Distributing  Company, a division of the
Company,  distributes food products,  equipment,  and other supplies to units in
the United States and, to the extent feasible, in other countries.

       Our  executive  offices  are  located at 5050  Quorum  Drive,  Suite 500,
Dallas,  Texas  75240 and our telephone number is (972) 701-9955.

                              SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

        The selling stockholders have or will acquire the shares of common stock
offered under this prospectus when they exercise  options granted by us pursuant
to the plans.

        The following table shows as of April 23, 1999:

           o   the name of each selling  stockholder  and  his  or  her position
               during the past three years;

           o   the number of shares he or she beneficially owned on April 23, 
               1999;

           o   the maximum  number of shares of common  stock that he or she may
               acquire  pursuant  to the plans and offer for  resale  under this
               prospectus as of the date of this prospectus; and

           o   the number of shares and  percentage  of common  stock that he or
               she will own assuming sale of the maximum  number of shares to be
               acquired  pursuant to the plans and offered for sale  pursuant to
               this prospectus.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                        Shares
                                    (Including All          Shares
                                    Shares Subject       Acquired or
                                      to Options)        Expected to           Shares        Percentage of
                                       Owned on          Be Acquired           to be          Shares to be
       Name and Position(s)            April 23        Pursuant to Plan     Owned after       Owned after
      with Pizza Inn, Inc.               1999<F1>          Options           Offering           Offering
   ----------------------------    ---------------        ---------        -------------        --------
<S>                                    <C>                <C>              <C>                    <C>  
C. Jeffrey Rogers                      4,234,819          1,460,000        2,774,819              21.5%
President, Vice Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer

Ronald W. Parker                       1,371,465          1,023,500          347,965               2.8%
Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer

B. Keith Clark                            33,594             61,500            6,091                *
General Counsel and Secretary

Dennis L. Essary                          19,137             29,500            9,386                *
Vice President of
Norco Operations

Bradford S. Lucky                         20,000             58,500                --               *
Vice President of Marketing

William R. Miniat                          8,895             29,500            2,145                *
Director of Sales--Norco Division

Ward T. Olgreen                           73,869             76,500           30,535                *
Vice President of Concept
Development

Shawn M. Preator                              17              3,500               17                *
Controller and Treasurer

Robert L. Soria                           25,892             42,000            4,892                *
Vice President Restaurant
Development

Karen A. Steinbach                        22,552             70,000            3,052                *
Vice President of Franchise
Operations and Training

<FN>
<F1>    The number of shares  shown  includes  the shares  actually  owned as of
        April 23,  1999 and the shares  that the listed  person had the right to
        acquire  within 60 days of April 23, 1999  pursuant  to the  exercise of
        stock options or conversion of securities.
</FN>
*       Less than 1%.
</TABLE>

        The preceding table reflects all selling  stockholders  who are eligible
to reoffer  and resell  shares,  whether or not they  intend to do so. We cannot
assure  you that any of the  selling  stockholders  will  sell any or all of the
shares offered by them  hereunder.  The inclusion in the foregoing  table of the
individuals  named therein shall not be deemed to be an admission  that any such
individuals are "affiliates" of the Company.


        We may amend this prospectus to add or delete selling stockholders.

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                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

        Any shares of common  stock sold under this  prospectus  will be sold by
the  selling  stockholders  for their own  accounts  and they will  receive  all
proceeds from any such sales. We will receive none of the proceeds from the sale
of shares which may be offered but will  receive  funds upon the exercise of the
options  pursuant  to which the  selling  stockholders  will  acquire the shares
covered  by this  prospectus.  These  funds  will be used  for  working  capital
purposes.

                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

        The selling  stockholders  have not advised us of any specific plans for
the distribution of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus,  but,
if and when  shares are sold,  we  anticipate  that the shares will be sold from
time to time  primarily in  transactions  on the NASDAQ  National  Market at the
prevailing  market  price.  However,  sales  may  also  be  made  in  negotiated
transactions at prices related to prevailing market price or at other prices. If
shares of common stock are sold through  brokers,  the selling  stockholders may
pay customary brokerage  commissions and charges.  The selling  stockholders may
effect such  transactions  by selling shares to or through  broker-dealers,  and
such  broker-dealers  may  receive   compensation  in  the  form  of  discounts,
concessions or commissions from the selling  stockholders  and/or the purchasers
of shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agent or to whom they may sell
as principal, or both (which compensation as to a particular broker-dealer might
be in  excess  of  customary  commission).  The  selling  stockholders  and  any
broker-dealers  that act in  connection  with the sale of the  shares  hereunder
might be deemed to be "underwriters"  within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the
Securities Act of 1933, and any  commissions  received by them and any profit on
the resale of shares as principal might be deemed to be  underwriting  discounts
and commissions under the Securities Act.


                       WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

        We file annual,  quarterly and special  reports,  proxy  statements  and
other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  You may read our
SEC filings over the Internet at the SEC's  website at  http:\\www.sec.gov.  You
may  also  read  and copy  documents  at the  SEC's  public  reference  rooms in
Washington,  D.C., New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois. Please call the SEC
at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms.

        We provide you with an annual  report  within 90 days after the close of
our fiscal year. The annual report contains audited  financial  statements and a
related report by our independent public accountants.

        Our common stock is listed and traded on the NASDAQ National Market. You
can read and copy  information  about us at the  NASD's  offices  at its  Market
Listing  Qualifications  Department,  1735 "K" Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C.
20006-1500.

        The SEC allows us to  "incorporate by reference" the information we file
with  them,  which  means  that we can  disclose  to you  important  information
contained  in  other  documents  filed  with the SEC by  referring  you to those
documents.  The  information  incorporated  by reference is an important part of
this  prospectus.  Information  we later  file  with the SEC will  automatically
update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents
listed below:

(1) Our  Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended,  for the fiscal year ended June
    28, 1998 (the "Form 10-K");

(2) Our Quarterly  Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended September 27, 1998
    and December 27, 1998.

(3) All other  reports  filed by us pursuant to Section  13(a) and  15(d) of the
    Exchange  Act since the end of our fiscal year ended June 28, 1998;

(4) The  description of our common stock has been  incorporated  by reference to
    our  Registration  Statement on Form S-1 (as filed with the  Securities  and
    Exchange Commission on January 23, 1991, File No. 33-38729).

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        We also  incorporate  by  reference  all  documents  we have filed under
Sections  13(a),  13(c),  14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
prospectus and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that
all securities  offered have been sold or  deregistering  all  securities  still
unsold.

        If information in incorporated  documents  conflicts with information in
this prospectus you should rely on the most recent  information.  If information
in an incorporated  document conflicts with information in another  incorporated
document, you should rely on the most recent incorporated document.

        You may  request  a copy of these  filings  at no cost,  by  writing  or
telephoning us at the following address:

                      Pizza Inn, Inc.
                      5050 Quorum Drive
                      Suite 500
                      Dallas, Texas  75240
                      Attention:  Corporate Secretary
                      (972) 701-9955

        You should only rely on the  information  incorporated  by  reference or
provided in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized
anyone else to provide you with different information.  The selling stockholders
are making offers of the securities only in states where the offer is permitted.
You should not assume that the  information in this prospectus or any prospectus
supplement  is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those
documents.


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                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

        The  following  documents  filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to
the Exchange Act are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference:

(1) Our Annual Report on Form 10-K,  as amended,  for the fiscal year ended June
28, 1998 (the "Form 10-K");

(2) Our Quarterly  Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended September 27, 1998
and December 27, 1998;

(3) All other reports  filed by the Company  pursuant to Section 13(a) and 15(d)
    of the  Exchange Act since the end of the  Company's  fiscal year ended June
    28, 1998;

(4) The  description of the common stock has been  incorporated  by reference to
    the  Company's  Registration  Statement  on Form  S-1  (as  filed  with  the
    Securities and Exchange Commission on January 23, 1991, File No.
    33-38729).

Item 4.  Description of Securities.

        Not  applicable,  the  shares  are  registered  under  Section 12 of the
Exchange Act.

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

        Not applicable.

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

        The  Revised  Statutes  of  Missouri,   Chapter  351,  General  Business
Corporations, Section 351.355, provides as follows:

        1. A  corporation  created  under laws of this state may  indemnify  any
person  who  was or is a  party  or is  threatened  to be  made a  party  to any
threatened,  pending or completed  action,  suit, or proceeding,  whether civil,
criminal,  administrative  or  investigative,  other than an action by or in the
right of the  corporation,  by reason of the fact that he is or was a  director,
officer,  employee  or agent of the  corporation,  or is or was  serving  at the
request of the corporation as a director,  officer, employee or agent of another
corporation,  partnership,  joint venture,  trust or other  enterprise,  against
expenses,  including  attorneys'  fees,  judgments,  fines and  amounts  paid in
settlement  actually  and  reasonably  incurred by him in  connection  with such
action,  suit,  or  proceeding  if he acted  in good  faith  and in a manner  he
reasonably  believed  to be in or not  opposed  to  the  best  interests  of the
corporation,  and,  with respect to any criminal  action or  proceeding,  had no
reasonable  cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.  The  termination  of any
action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,  conviction, or upon
a plea of nolo  contendere  or its  equivalent,  shall not, of itself,  create a
presumption  that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner  which he
reasonably  believed  to be in or not  opposed  to  the  best  interests  of the
corporation,  and,  with  respect  to any  criminal  action or  proceeding,  had
reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

        2. The  corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened,  pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director,  officer,  employee or agent of
the  corporation,  or is or was serving at the request of the  corporation  as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,  partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses,  including attorneys' fees,
and  amounts  paid in  settlement  actually  and  reasonably  incurred by him in
connection  with the defense or  settlement of the action or suit if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interest of the corporation;  except that no indemnification  shall be made
in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable for  negligence or misconduct  in the  performance  of his
duty to the  corporation  unless and only to the extent  that the court in which
the action or suit was brought determines upon application that, despite the

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adjudication of liability and in view of all the  circumstances of the case, the
person is fairly and  reasonably  entitled to indemnity for such expenses  which
the court shall deem proper.

        3. To the extent  that a  director,  officer,  employee  or agent of the
corporation  has been  successful  on the merits or  otherwise in defense of any
action,  suit, or proceeding referred to in subsections 1 and 2 of this section,
or in defense of any claim,  issue or matter  therein,  he shall be  indemnified
against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by
him in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding.

        4. Any indemnification under subsections 1 and 2 of this section, unless
ordered by a court,  shall be made by the corporation  only as authorized in the
specific  case  upon a  determination  that  indemnification  of  the  director,
officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the
applicable  standard of conduct  set forth in this  section.  The  determination
shall  be made  by the  board  of  directors  by a  majority  vote  of a  quorum
consisting of directors who were not parties to the action,  suit or proceeding,
or if such a  quorum  is not  obtainable,  or even if  obtainable  a  quorum  of
disinterested  directors so directs,  by independent  legal counsel in a written
opinion, or by the shareholders.

        5. Expenses  incurred in defending a civil or criminal  action,  suit or
proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of
the action,  suit,  or proceeding as authorized by the board of directors in the
specific  case upon receipt of an  undertaking  by or on behalf of the director,
officer,  employee or agent to repay such amount  unless it shall  ultimately be
determined  that  he is  entitled  to  be  indemnified  by  the  corporation  as
authorized in this section.

        6. The  indemnification  provided  by this  section  shall not be deemed
exclusive  of any other  rights to which those  seeking  indemnification  may be
entitled under the articles of incorporation or bylaws or any agreement, vote of
shareholders or disinterested  directors or otherwise,  both as to action in his
official  capacity  and as to action in  another  capacity  while  holding  such
office,  and shall  continue  as to a person  who has  ceased to be a  director,
officer,  employee  or agent  and  shall  inure  to the  benefit  of the  heirs,
executors and administrators of such a person.

        7. A  corporation  created  under the laws of this state  shall have the
power to give any further indemnity,  in addition to the indemnity authorized or
contemplated under other subsections of this section, including subsection 6, to
any person  who is or was a  director,  officer,  employee  or agent,  or to any
person who is or was  serving at the request of the  corporation  as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation,  partnership,  joint venture,
trust or other  enterprise,  provided  such  further  indemnity  is  either  (i)
authorized,  directed,  or provided for in the articles of  incorporation of the
corporation  or any  duly  adopted  amendment  thereof  or (ii)  is  authorized,
directed, or provided for in any bylaw or agreement of the corporation which has
been  adopted by a vote of the  shareholders  of the  corporation,  and provided
further that no such indemnity  shall indemnify any person from or on account of
such  person's  conduct  which  was  finally  adjudged  to have  been  knowingly
fraudulent,  deliberately  dishonest  or  willful  misconduct.  Nothing  in this
subsection  shall  be  deemed  to  limit  the  power  of the  corporation  under
subsection 6 of this section to enact bylaws or to enter into agreements without
shareholder adoption of the same.

        8. The corporation may purchase and maintain  insurance on behalf of any
person who is or was a director,  officer, employee or agent of the corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of the  corporation as a director,  officer,
employee or agent of another corporation,  partnership,  joint venture, trust or
other enterprise  against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him
in any such capacity,  or arising out of his status as such,  whether or not the
corporation  would have the power to indemnify him against such liability  under
the provisions of this section.

        9. Any  provision of this chapter to the contrary  notwithstanding,  the
provisions  of this  section  shall  apply  to all  existing  and  new  domestic
corporations,  including but not limited to banks,  trust  companies,  insurance
companies,  building  and loan  associations,  savings  bank  and  safe  deposit
companies,   mortgage  loan  companies,   corporations  formed  for  benevolent,
religious, scientific or educational purposes and nonprofit corporations.

        10. For the purpose of this  section,  references  to `the  corporation'
include all constituent  corporations  absorbed in a consolidation  or merger as
well as the resulting or surviving  corporation so that any person who is or was
a director,  officer,  employee or agent of such a constituent corporation or is
or was serving at the  request of such  constituent  corporation  as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation,  partnership,  joint venture,
trust

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or other  enterprise  shall stand in the same position  under the  provisions of
this section with respect to the resulting or surviving  corporation as he would
if he had served the resulting or surviving corporation in the same capacity.

        11. For  purposes of this  section,  the term `other  enterprise'  shall
include  employee benefit plans; the term `fines' shall include any excise taxes
assessed on a person  with  respect to an employee  benefit  plan;  and the term
`serving  at the  request of the  corporation'  shall  include  any service as a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on,
or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect
to an employee benefit plan, its participants,  or  beneficiaries;  and a person
who  acted in good  faith and in a manner he  reasonably  believed  to be in the
interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall
be deemed to have acted in a manner `not  opposed to the best  interests  of the
corporation' as referred to in this section.

        Article  XI of the  Corporation's  Restated  Articles  of  Incorporation
provides as follows:

        11.1 The  Corporation  may agree to the terms and conditions  upon which
any director or officer  accepts his office or position and in its By-laws or by
contract may agree to indemnify and protect each and all of such persons and any
person who, at the request of the Corporation served as a director or officer of
another  Corporation in which this Corporation owned stock against all costs and
expenses reasonably incurred by any or all of them, and all liability imposed or
threatened to be imposed upon any or all of them, by reason of or arising out of
their  or any of them  being  or  having  been a  director  or  officer  of this
Corporation  or of such other  corporation;  but any such By-law or  contractual
provision  shall  not be  exclusive  of any  other  right or  rights of any such
director  or officer to be  indemnified  and  protected  against  such costs and
liabilities which he may otherwise possess.

        11.2 The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or
is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceedings,  whether civil,  criminal,  administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of this  Corporation)  by reason of the
fact  that  he  is or  was a  director,  officer,  employee  or  agent  of  this
Corporation,  or is or was  serving  at the  request  of this  Corporation  as a
director,  officer, employee,  partner, trustee or agent of another corporation,
partnership,   joint  venture,   trust  or  other  enterprise  against  expenses
(including  attorneys'  fees),  judgments,  fines,  taxes  and  amounts  paid in
settlement  actually  and  reasonably  incurred by him in  connection  with such
action,  suit or  proceeding  if he  acted  in good  faith  and in a  manner  he
reasonably  believed  to be in or not  opposed  to the  best  interests  of this
Corporation,  and,  with respect to any criminal  action or  proceeding,  had no
reasonable  cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.  The  termination  of any
action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a
plea of nolo  contendere  or its  equivalent,  shall not,  of  itself,  create a
presumption  that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner  which he
reasonably  believed  to be in or not  opposed  to the  best  interests  of this
Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that he had
reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

        11.3 This  Corporation  shall indemnify any person who was or is a party
or is  threatened  to be made a party to any  threatened,  pending or  completed
action, suit by or in the right of this Corporation to procure a judgment in its
favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,  officer,  employee or
agent  of  this  Corporation,  or is or was  serving  at  the  request  of  this
Corporation  as a  director,  officer,  employee,  partner,  trustee or agent of
another  corporation,  partnership,  joint  venture,  trust or other  enterprise
against  expenses  (including  attorneys'  fees) and amounts paid in  settlement
actually  and  reasonably  incurred  by him in  connection  with the  defense or
settlement  of such  action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably  believed  to be in or not  opposed  to the  best  interests  of this
Corporation  except  that no  indemnification  shall be made in  respect  of any
claim,  issue or matter as to which such person  shall have been  adjudged to be
liable  for  negligence  or  misconduct  in the  performance  of his duty to the
Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court in which such action or
suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication
of liability but in view of all the  circumstances  of the case,  such person is
fairly and  reasonably  entitled to indemnity for such expenses  which the Court
shall deem proper. Any indemnification  under this Article XI (unless ordered by
a Court) shall be made by this  Corporation  only as  authorized in the specific
instance upon a determination  that  indemnification  of the director,  officer,
employee,  partner,  trustee or agent is proper in the circumstances  because he
has met the  applicable  standard of conduct set forth in this  Article XI. Such
determination  shall be made (1) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of
a quorum  consisting of Directors  who were not parties to such action,  suit or
proceeding,  or (2) if such quorum is not obtainable,  or, even if obtainable, a
quorum of disinterested  Directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a
written  opinion,  or (3) by the  shareholders.  To the extent  that a director,
officer,  employee or agent of the Corporation has been successful on the merits
or otherwise in defense of any action,  suit, or proceeding  referred to in this
Article XI, or in defense of any

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claim,  issue or  matter  therein,  he shall be  indemnified  against  expenses,
including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with the action, suit, or proceeding.

        11.4 Expenses  incurred in defending  any actual or threatened  civil or
criminal  action,  suit or proceeding may be paid by this Corporation in advance
of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the
Board of Directors in the specific instance upon receipt of an undertaking by or
on behalf of the director, officer, employee, partner, trustee or agent to repay
such amount unless it shall be ultimately  determined  that he is entitled to be
indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article XI.

        11.5 The indemnification provided by this Article XI shall not be deemed
exclusive  of any other  rights to which those  seeking  indemnification  may be
entitled under any By-law,  agreement,  vote of  shareholders  or  disinterested
Directors or  otherwise,  both as to action in his  official  capacity and as to
action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a
person who has ceased to be a director,  officer, employee,  partner, trustee or
agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,  executors and administrators
of such a person.

        11.6  For  the  purposes  of  this  Article  XI,   references   to  this
`Corporation'  include all constituent  corporations absorbed in a consolidation
or merger as well as the resulting or surviving  corporation  so that any person
who is or was a director, officer, employee, partner, trustee or agent of such a
constituent corporation as a director,  officer,  employee,  partner, trustee or
agent  of  another  enterprise  shall  stand  in the  same  position  under  the
provisions  of  this  Article  XI  with  respect  to  the  resulting   surviving
corporation in the same capacity.

        11.7 In the event any provision of this Article XI shall be held invalid
by any court of competent  jurisdiction,  such holding shall not  invalidate any
other  provisions of this Article XI and any other provisions of this Article XI
shall be construed as if such invalid  provisions had not been contained in this
Article XI.

        Article XI of the Corporation's By-laws provides as follows:

                    INDEMIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
                   AGAINST LIABILITIES AND EXPENSE IN ACTIONS

        1.  Indemnification with Respect to Third Party Actions. The Corporation
shall  indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a
party to any  threatened,  pending or  completed  action,  suit or  proceedings,
whether civil,  criminal,  administrative or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of this  Corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was
a director, officer, employee or agent of this Corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of this Corporation as a director,  officer,  employee,  partner,
trustee or agent of another corporation,  partnership,  joint venture,  trust or
other  enterprise,  against expenses  (including  attorneys'  fees),  judgments,
fines, taxes and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by
him in  connection  with such action,  suit or  proceeding,  if he acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of this  Corporation,  and,  with  respect to any  criminal  action or
proceeding,  had no reasonable  cause to believe his conduct was  unlawful.  The
termination of any action,  suit or proceeding by judgment,  order,  settlement,
conviction,  or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent,  shall not, of
itself,  create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a
manner  which  he  reasonably  believed  to be in or not  opposed  to  the  best
interests of this  Corporation,  and,  with  respect to any  criminal  action or
proceeding,  that he had  reasonable  cause  to  believe  that his  conduct  was
unlawful.

        2.  Indemnification  with  Respect  to Actions by or in the Right of the
Corporation.  This Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party,
or is  threatened  to be made a party to any  threatened,  pending or  completed
action, suit by or in the right of this Corporation to procure a judgment in its
favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,  officer,  employee or
agent  of  this  Corporation,  or is or was  serving  at  the  request  of  this
Corporation  as a  director,  officer,  employee,  partner,  trustee or agent of
another  corporation,  partnership,  joint  venture,  trust or other  enterprise
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by
him in  connection  with the defense or settlement of such action or suit, if he
acted in good  faith  and in a manner  he  reasonably  believed  to be in or not
opposed  to  the  best   interests   of  this   Corporation,   except   that  no
indemnification  shall be made in respect of any claim,  issue or matter if such
person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the
performance of his duty to the  Corporation,  unless and only to the extent that
the  court in which  such  action  or suit was  brought,  shall  determine  upon
application that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all

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the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably  entitled to
indemnity   for  such   expenses   which  the  court  shall  deem  proper.   Any
indemnification  under this Article XI (unless ordered by a court) shall be made
by  this  Corporation  only  as  authorized  in  the  specific  instance  upon a
determination that indemnification of the director,  officer, employee, partner,
trustee  or  agent  is  proper  in the  circumstances  because  he has  met  the
applicable  standard of conduct set forth in this Article XI. Such determination
shall  be made (1) by the  Board of  Directors  by a  majority  vote of a quorum
consisting of Directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding,
or (2) if such quorum is not  obtainable,  or, even if  obtainable,  a quorum of
disinterested  Directors so directs,  by independent  legal counsel in a written
opinion,  or (3) by the  shareholders.  To the extent that a director,  officer,
employee  or agent of the  Corporation  has been  successful  on the  merits  or
otherwise  in defense of any action,  suit,  or  proceeding  referred to in this
Article  XI, or in defense of any claim,  issue or matter  therein,  he shall be
indemnified   against  expenses  (including   attorneys'  fees),   actually  and
reasonably incurred by him, in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding.

        3.  Payment of Expenses in Advance of  Disposition  of Action.  Expenses
incurred in defending any actual or threatened civil or criminal  action,  suit,
or  proceeding  may be  paid  by  this  Corporation  in  advance  of  the  final
disposition of such action,  suit, or proceeding,  as authorized by the Board of
Directors in the specific  instance  upon  receipt of any  undertaking  by or on
behalf of the director,  officer,  employee,  partner, trustee or agent to repay
such amount,  unless it shall be ultimately determined that he is entitled to be
indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article XI.

        4.  Indemnification   Provided  in  this  Article   Non-Exclusive.   The
indemnification provided in this Article XI shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other rights to which those seeking  indemnification  may be entitled  under any
By-law, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise,
both as to action in his official capacity while holding such office,  and shall
continue  as to a person who has  ceased to be a  director,  officer,  employee,
partner, trustee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors
and administrator of such a person.

        5.  Definition  of  `Corporation'.  For the purposes of this Article XI,
references to this `Corporation'  include all constituent  corporations absorbed
in a consolidation or merger, as well as the resulting or surviving  corporation
so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, partner, trustee
or agent of such a constituent  corporation  as a director,  officer,  employee,
partner, trustee or agent of another enterprise shall stand in the same position
under the provision of this Article XI with respect to the  resulting  surviving
corporation in the same capacity.

        6. Saving Clause. In the event any provision of this Article XI shall be
held invalid by any court of  competent  jurisdiction,  such  holding  shall not
invalidate any other  provisions of this Article XI and any other  provisions of
this Article XI shall be construed  as if such invalid  provisions  had not been
contained in this Article XI.

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.

        Not Applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits.

        The following exhibits are filed herewith or are incorporated  herein by
reference to the indicated documents filed by the Company with the SEC.

        4.1*   Provisions  regarding  Common Stock in Article IV of the Restated
               Articles of Incorporation, as amended

        4.2    Provisions  regarding  Redeemable Preferred Stock in Article V of
               the  Restated  Articles of  Incorporation,  as amended  (filed as
               Exhibit 3.1 to the  registrant's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for
               the fiscal  year ended June 27, 1993 and  incorporated  herein by
               reference)

        5.1*   Opinion of Morrison & Hecker  L.L.P.  as to  legality  (including
               consent of such firm)

        23.1*  Consent of Morrison & Hecker L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)


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        23.2*  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

        24.1*  Power of Attorney (included in signature page)


*  Filed herewith.

Item 9.  Undertakings.

        A.     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

               (i) To  file,  during  any  period  in which  offers  or sales of
               securities  are being made,  a  post-effective  amendment to this
               registration statement to:

                             (a)    include any prospectus  required by Section 
                      10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

                             (b) reflect in the  prospectus  any facts or events
                      arising  after  the  effective  date  of the  registration
                      statement  (or the most  recent  post-effective  amendment
                      thereof)   which,   individually   or  in  the  aggregate,
                      represent  a  fundamental  change in the  information  set
                      forth in the registration  statement.  Notwithstanding the
                      foregoing,   any   increase   or  decrease  in  volume  of
                      securities   offered  (if  the  total   dollar   value  of
                      securities   offered  would  not  exceed  that  which  was
                      registered)  and any deviation from the low or high end of
                      the estimated  maximum  offering range may be reflected in
                      the form of prospectus filed with the Commission  pursuant
                      to Rule 424(b)  promulgated  under the  Securities  Act of
                      1933 if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
                      represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate
                      offering   price   set  forth  in  the   "Calculation   of
                      Registration  Fee"  table  in the  effective  registration
                      statement; and

                             (c) include any material  information  with respect
                      to the plan of  distribution  not previously  disclosed in
                      the registration  statement or any material change to such
                      information in the registration statement;

                             provided,  however,  that paragraphs (a) and (b) do
               not  apply  if  the  information  required  to be  included  in a
               post-effective  amendment  by those  paragraphs  is  contained in
               periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
               registrant  pursuant  to  Section  13 or  Section  15(d)  of  the
               Securities   Exchange  Act  of  1934  that  are  incorporated  by
               reference in the registration statement.

               (ii) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
               Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective  amendment shall
               be  deemed to be a new  registration  statement  relating  to the
               securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at
               that time shall be deemed to be the  initial  bona fide  offering
               thereof.

               (iii) To remove from  registration  by means of a  post-effective
               amendment  any of the  securities  being  registered  that remain
               unsold at the termination of the offering.

        B. The undersigned  registrant  hereby undertakes that, for the purposes
of determining  any liability  under the Securities Act of 1933,  each filing of
the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  that is  incorporated  by  reference  in this
registration  statement  shall  be  deemed  to be a new  registration  statement
relating to the securities  offered herein,  and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

        C.     Insofar as  indemnification  for  liabilities  arising  under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers and  controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the

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registrant  has been advised that in the opinion of the  Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore,  unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such  liabilities  (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director,  officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director,  officer or controlling  person in connection  with the security being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been  settled by  controlling  precedent,  submit to a court of  appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such  indemnification  by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.



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                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
the  requirements  for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas, on May 3, 1999.

                                             PIZZA INN, INC.


                                             By:    /s/ C. Jeffrey Rogers     
                                                    --------------------------
                                                    C. Jeffrey Rogers
                                                    President

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that each person whose  signature  appears
below  constitutes  and  appoints  C.  Jeffrey  Rogers,   his  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and
file  any  or all  amendments  (including  post-effective  amendments)  to  this
Registration  Statement and any and all other documents in connection therewith,
and all exhibits thereto with the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting
unto said  attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises,  as fully to all  intents  and  purposes  as might or could be done in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent
or his substitute or substitutes,  may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.


NAME AND POSITION                                                    DATE


/s/ Steve A. Ungerman                                                May 3, 1999
- --------------------------------------------
Steve A. Ungerman
Director and Chairman of the Board


/s/ C. Jeffrey Rogers                                                May 3, 1999
- --------------------------------------------
C. Jeffrey Rogers
Director, Vice Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)


/s/ Butler E. Powell                                                 May 3, 1999
- --------------------------------------------
Butler E. Powell
Director

/s/ Rammon D. Phillips                                               May 3, 1999
- --------------------------------------------
Ramon D. Phillips
Director

/s/ F. Jay Taylor                                                    May 3, 1999
- --------------------------------------------
F. Jay Taylor
Director

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/s/ Bobby L. Clairday                                                May 3, 1999
- --------------------------------------------
Bobby L. Clairday
Director


/s/ Ronald W. Parker                                                 May 3, 1999
- --------------------------------------------
Ronald W. Parker
Director, Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)


/s/ Shawn M. Preator                                                 May 3, 1999
- --------------------------------------------
Shawn M. Preator
Controller and Treasurer
(Principal Accounting Officer)


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit        Document

4.1*           Provisions  regarding Common Stock in Article IV of the Restated 
               Articles of  Incorporation, as amended

4.2            Provisions  regarding  Redeemable  Preferred  Stock in  Article V
               of the  Restated  Articles  of Incorporation,  as  amended (filed
               as Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant's  Annual  Report  on  Form 10-K
               for the fiscal year ended June 27, 1993  and incorporated  herein
               by reference)

5.1*           Opinion  of  Morrison  &  Hecker L.L.P. as to legality (including
               consent of such firm)

23.1*          Consent of Morrison & Hecker L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)

23.2*          Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

24.1*          Power of Attorney (included in signature page)


*  Filed herewith.






                                   EXHIBIT 4.1

 Article IV of Pizza Inn, Inc.'s Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.1 The  total  number  and  designation  of shares of  capital  stock  that the
Corporation shall have the authority to issue is Twenty-six Million (26,000,000)
shares of Common Stock, with the par value of one cent ($.01) per share and Five
Million  (5,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, with the par value of one dollar
($1.00) per share.

4.2 Each holder of Common  Stock shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote for each
share of Common Stock issued and outstanding in his or her name. No Common Stock
shall be issued without voting rights. Except as hereinafter provided in Section
5.7, Preferred Stock shall be non-voting unless converted to Common Stock.






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                            MORRISON & HECKER L.L.P.

                                ATTORNEYS AT LAW

                                2600 Grand Avenue
                        Kansas City, Missouri 64108-4606
                            Telephone (816) 691-2600
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                                 May 3, 1999


Pizza Inn, Inc.
5050 Quorum Drive, Suite 500
Dallas, Texas  75240

        Re:    Registration Statement on Form S-8
               Pizza Inn, Inc. 1993 Stock Award Plan (the "1993 Plan")

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        In connection  with the filing of a  Registration  Statement on Form S-8
for Pizza Inn, Inc. (the "Company"),  relating to both the issuance  pursuant to
the 1993 Plan and the  subsequent  reoffering  and resale of common stock of the
Company (the  "Stock"),  you have  requested  our opinion on the legality of the
Stock being issued thereunder.  We have examined the Company's Restated Articles
of  Incorporation,  as amended,  the  Company's  Amended and  Restated  By-Laws,
Minutes of  applicable  meetings of the Board of Directors  of the Company,  the
1993 Plan,  and such other  records  and  documents,  together  with  applicable
certificates of public officials, that we have deemed relevant to this opinion.

        Based on the foregoing,  it is our opinion that all necessary  corporate
actions have been taken to authorize  the issuance and sale of 1,000,000  shares
of Stock in the manner and as provided for in the Registration Statement on Form
S-8, and when such  Registration  Statement  becomes  effective and the Stock is
issued and the payment received  therefore in accordance with the 1993 Plan, the
Stock will be validly issued and such Stock will be fully paid and nonassessable
 .

        We  hereby  consent  to the  reference  to our firm in the  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8,  and  consent  to the filing of this  letter,  or copies
hereof, as an exhibit to such Registration Statement.

                                    Very truly yours,

                                    MORRISON & HECKER L.L.P.

                                    /s/ Morrison & Hecker L..L.P.





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of our report  dated  August  17,  1998  relating  to the
financial  statements and financial statement  schedule,  which appears in Pizza
Inn,  Inc.'s Annual  Report on Form 10-K/A,  Amendment No. 1, for the year ended
June 28, 1998.



/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Dallas, Texas
April 30, 1999




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