DLC, April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Vocelli Pizza announced a franchise agreement with seasoned entrepreneur Gary Nichols. This will expand its footprint into Texas in 2025. The new agreement marks a significant milestone in Vocelli’s franchise growth strategy as the brand further expands its national footprint.
Nichols, a native Texan, brings 25 years of varying business experience and a long-time love for pizza to the Vocelli team. Driven by the brand’s core commitment to quality ingredients and a robust franchise support system, Nichols is focused on the growth potential in an untapped market for Vocelli. The new restaurant, located in a newly developed 16,000 square foot Travel Center in Fairfield, Texas, will debut a new, larger footprint for the brand designed by the team at Griha Designs & Engineering. The Vocelli Pizza will feature dine-in, carryout and delivery.
“Texas has been a key area of focus for our growth and we are thrilled to have Gary’s expertise spearheading the expansion into Texas,” said Toni Bianco, CEO for Vocelli Pizza. “We’re looking forward to building on this momentum as we explore more opportunities for Vocelli across the U.S. in 2025.”
The brand has also focused expansion efforts to seek non-traditional location opportunities including malls, college campuses, airports and office buildings. In 2024, the brand opened a location at the University of Alabama at Birmingham catering to a younger audience with high standards and continues to see record-breaking performance.
On the heels of the expansion, Vocelli has announced the relaunch of their highly successful Ultimate Pepperoni Pizza and Cheesesticks. The Ultimate Pepperoni is topped with Vocelli’s private-label red sauce, 100% real mozzarella cheese and loaded edge-to-edge with cupped crispy pepperoni and sliced pepperoni. The limited time product is available through April 27th at all Vocelli Pizza locations, starting at just $14.99 for a Large Pizza.
After closing out 2024 with record-breaking sales and EBIDTA, the company has continued to exceed expectations with Q1 performance on pace to be one of the best in company history. In recognition of the brand’s continued success, Vocelli Pizza was recently named #20 by Pizza Marketplace as a Top 100 Mover and Shaker for 2025.
Vocelli Pizza is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA and has over 80 locations offering pizza and other Italian foods for carryout and delivery. The company has realized franchise growth from its award-winning product, low start-up costs and a national marketing program. Vocelli Pizza offers single and multi-unit development packages to qualified franchisees.
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