“The company will organize a committee of industry specialists, consumers and branches to devise a detailed management reform plan,” said Jung. The conflict between Mr. Pizza's headquarters and franchisees surfaced last year when a group of franchise owners formed a group in October to oppose Mr. Pizza's unfair treatment. Last April, Jung was criticized by the public for private issues, as well, when a janitor reported him to police for assault. Jung was at a Mr. Pizza branch in a building of which the janitor had locked the front door at 10 p.m., which he was required to do. He was attacked by Jung, who was drunk at the time, for locking the door. The incident was filmed by CCTV nearby. Having started his career as a textile wholesaler in Dongdaemun market, Jung was a legend in Korea's food franchise industry. He established Mr. Pizza's first domestic branch in 1990 near Ewha Womans University. The brand was Japanese then, but two decades later, he acquired the trademark for Mr. Pizza, making the brand Korean. Mr. Pizza currently has 350 branches operating nationwide.