A pizzeria chain with roots in Brazil has set its sights on Ocoee, filing paperwork with the state for a new restaurant at 9401 West Colonial Drive. Rock, Amor & Pizza is planning the location in the 34761 zip code, though the project is still in its earliest stages and plenty of details remain unknown.
According to agency records cited by WhatNow, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation received the restaurant application on November 6. The filing is currently listed as in process under the agency’s plan review and initial review category, the outlet reports. Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants reviews these kinds of establishment plans for sanitation and safety concerns as part of the public food-service licensing process, according to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants.
Who’s Behind the Filing
The application ties the proposed restaurant to Rock Amor & Pizza USA Corp., described in the filing as an active Florida profit corporation established in June. Per the same filing, the corporation names Luis Gustavo de Macedo Galvao as president, while the Brazilian company Rock Amor E Pizza LTDA and Green Invest USA LLC are listed as vice presidents. The corporation’s registered principal address is also given as 9401 West Colonial Drive, Suite 256, in Ocoee — the same building tied to the proposed restaurant site.
The paperwork points toward an apparent connection to an existing Rock, Amor & Pizza operation in Cuiabá, Brazil, though the article notes this link appears to be the case rather than a confirmed fact. Public listings for the Cuiabá restaurant describe a pizzeria with a rock-and-roll theme, featuring pizza varieties named after bands and music artists. Its menu also reportedly includes different pizza sizes, burgers, and other food options.
What’s Still Unconfirmed
It has not yet been confirmed whether the Ocoee restaurant will follow the same concept or offer the same menu as the Brazilian location, the report notes. The state filing also does not disclose the proposed restaurant’s size, construction budget, interior design, or anticipated opening date, and no further details about the Ocoee project have been announced…