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Marco's Pizza
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Marco's Pizza, operated by Marco's Franchising, LLC, is an American restaurant chain and interstate franchise based in Toledo, Ohio, that specializes in Italian-American cuisine. The first store was opened in Oregon, Ohio, on Starr Avenue. It was founded by Italian immigrant Pasquale "Pat" Giammarco on February 18, 1978.
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Company type | Private |
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Founded | 1978; 46 years ago (1978) in Oregon, Ohio, U.S. |
Founder | Pasquale "Pat" Giammarco, |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
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Owner | Jack Butorac |
Number of employees | 20,000 (2021)[1] |
Website | marcos |
As of September 2023, Marco's has opened over 1000 stores in the United States (including Puerto Rico), as well as in the Bahamas, India and Mexico. In recent years, Marco's has been expanding, with its 1000th store opening in Kissimmee, Florida on October 21, 2020.[2]
In 2016, Marco's Pizza was ranked at #10 on the Pizza Today list of the Top 100 Pizza Companies in the United States.[3] The company was also named one of Marketing Quarterly's Top 25 Pizza Chains and named by Franchising World as number eight on the magazine's list of "Fast and Serious Growth Franchises".