![]() That includes using fresh, never-frozen cheeses and making dough daily. Giammarco is no longer involved with leadership of the firm, but his idea, to make high-quality pizza on a large scale, remains the company's core mission. Native Italian Pat Giammarco, who lives part of the year in Collier County, founded Marco's Pizza in 1978. Marco's executives say fourth place is an attainable goal. The industry's Big Three - Pizza Hut, Domino's and Papa John's - have a combined 21% market share, according to PMQ Pizza magazine. They also appreciate that because Marco's, with 500 stores in 35 states, is a teeny piece of the $37 billion pizza chain universe, there is a lot more room to grow. The business partners like more than the taste of the pizza at Marco's. “It's all about product, service and image.” “The biggest thing is consistency,” says Decker. ![]() They visit each location at least once a month. Gaudineer and Decker, a California Institute of the Arts graduate who designed menus for a host of restaurants, oversee all the stores after they sell the licenses to the individual franchisees. That network, in turn, has opened 27 Marco's Pizza stores in the last five years, and more growth is forthcoming: Four stores are in line to open this year and another eight locations on the Gulf Coast are expected to open by the end of 2015. The duo, with the rights to open 60 locations in their region, has focused mostly on store development by recruiting franchisees. Through an entity named Dough Developers, Gaudineer and Decker bought Marco's franchise development rights to a territory that goes from Citrus County, north of Tampa, to Collier County. Area representatives at Marco's earn a percentage of sales for every store a franchisee opens in their territory. ![]() They can own the new locations themselves or recruit other franchisees. The area representative model is an approach at Marco's to grow its franchise base quickly in a state where it had a limited presence, like Florida.Īrea representatives for Marco's buy a territory and commit to open a pre-determined number of stores in that area. Gaudineer liked Marco's so much that a few months later he and a friend, hospitality industry executive Scott Decker, invested $400,000 to become the first Florida area representative franchise developers for the chain. “This was far superior to anything else I had tried.” He was invited to the friends and family night at the store, the first Florida location for Marco's Pizza, a Toledo, Ohio-based chain. Gaudineer, also a Tampa-based general contractor, built a pizza store in a New Port Richey strip mall for a client. You choose what makes our most Popular Cooking Games list, so be sure to pick the most succulent games that all our fans can sample and enjoy.After a lifetime of restaurant and hospitality jobs, from running a white-glove fine dining operation to owning Subways, Jon Gaudineer made a new discovery. With new recipes forming in kitchens all over the world, of course you can rely on us to deliver the latest recipes to you the way you want them with New Cooking Games collection coming out every week! We offer mouth-watering free cooking games in every category and flavor you could ever imagine! With all of the savory cooking games that we have, it's simple to adapt your own style and flair to each dish, and show off your new cooking skills. If you've got more of a sweet-tooth, not to worry because we've got plenty of Ice Cream Games to satisfy your love for fudge! Or if you love Baking Games, we've got a whole list of Cake Games from carrot to cheese, pound to spice! If it has flour, eggs, and sugar, then we've got you covered! There's no need for reservations because we've got a table waiting for you at our Restaurant Games! The best kind of pie is handmade and you'll find out exactly what you need for dough, sauce, and topping combinations in our Pizza Games, or make a five-course, five-star dinner for the whole family with our Meal Games! We've got the games just like Mom used to make! Our Cooking Games will entertain you and teach you everything you need to know about the kitchen.
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