TOLEDO, OH--(Marketwire - August 2, 2007) - Sandwich shop owners are finding Marco's Pizza the ideal concept to expand their business portfolio, and more may be on the way.
Last week, Marco's Pizza franchise development specialists were one of 15 concepts to be invited to the North American Association of Subway Franchisees (NAASF) Annual Business Expo in New Orleans. NAASF and its 8,000 members represent some 15,000 Subway Shops.
Led by Marco's Franchising, LLC President Jack Butorac Jr. and his team of franchise development specialists, the Marco's team presented their concept to NAASF members of the 29-year-old Marco's Pizza.
According to Bryon Stephens, Marco's Pizza vice president of franchising, Quizno and Subway shop owners appreciate the balance that Marco's Pizza can give their business portfolio of food concepts.
To date, Marco's has attracted five franchisees and or area representatives with sandwich experience. They include:
-- Pat Richardson, Jackson, MI who just acquired two more Marco's Pizzas
in Jackson, MI giving him five stores in western Michigan, is a former
Subway Franchisee.
-- Jim Morse, whose Quizno's store in Phoenix was the top producing unit
in the area and a training store for all Western Quizno's, and who is the
Area Representative in Northern AZ and has committed to sell/open 30
Marco's Pizzas in the Mesa, AZ area.
-- Jon Gaudineer, a partner in an area agreement to open 200 Marco's
Pizzas in Florida, and a former Subway franchisee.
-- David Jeffers, former Quizno franchisee and now soon to be a Marco's
Franchisee in Tucson area as well as the Area Representative in Tucson, AZ.
-- Tim Billows, former Quizno store owner in Las Vegas and Marco's Pizza
developer in Las Vegas.
Marco's Pizza is one of the nation's fastest-growing pizza brands with 1,200 stores in 34 states, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas. Marco's seeks multi-unit franchisees to join the brand both in the U.S. and Internationally.