May 20, 2011 // Franchising.com // (Madison Heights, MI)--- Hungry Howie's Pizza, one of the nation's largest pizza franchises and the originator of the Flavored Crust Pizza, is pleased to announce Rob Elliott's addition to the corporate team as vice president of strategic marketing.
Elliott has years of experience in marketing for international restaurant chains. Elliott helped grow pizza, sub and fast-casual restaurant companies like Little Caesars, Quizno's, Papa Murphy's Pizza and more. Most recently, Elliott worked for an advertising agency that developed large national chains. Elliott has been instrumental in growing many brands and has led teams responsible for the development of more than 10,000 stores.
"I've worked for many pizza companies throughout my career and I'm very excited to join the team at Hungry Howie's," Elliott said. "My goal at Hungry Howie's is to develop and execute aggressive advertising plans in all markets to maximize brand awareness and sales. My focus is strategic leadership and positioning, as well as providing marketing support."
Founded in 1973, Michigan-based Hungry Howie's has more than 500 locations in 24 states. Hungry Howie's is the originator of the Flavored Crust Pizza and one of the nation's largest pizza franchises. The menu also includes oven-baked calzone-style subs, chicken wings and tenders, bread and salads. Crust flavors include original, buttered cheese, garlic herb, ranch, Cajun, butter, onion and sesame.
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