A pizza chain is doubling down on Sun Belt and Midwest growth, with eight new restaurants in the pipeline across Florida and Ohio. Anthony & Luca’s Pizza Kitchen says four of the coming-soon shops will land in Florida, including Sarasota, while four more are headed to Ohio, including Strongsville and Canton.
The expansion announcement, detailed in a release carried by openPR, comes on the heels of two notable openings this year: a new Tampa restaurant and the brand’s first Texas franchise near Houston. The company, which is based in Pinellas Park and describes itself as a franchise pizza and cheesesteak brand serving Florida, Texas and Ohio, says it will share specific city names and opening dates as development progresses, according to the same release.
Ohio marks a brand-new market for the chain, which is expanding beyond its existing Florida and Texas kitchens. Sarasota, Florida, is among the coming locations, with opening news to come.
Tampa and Houston Set the Stage
The Tampa location, owned by Kevin Seelig and his family, opened recently at 7032 W Waters Ave, according to the openPR release. Seelig and his family are described in the release as New Jersey transplants, a detail that tracks with the chain’s Jersey boardwalk roots…