Sbarro pizza chain opens 700th store

The Sbarro pizza chain opened its 700th store on July 14 at the Peachtree Mall in Columbus, Georgia.

The new store is the 52nd Sbarro opened this year, on top of over 103 new store openings in 2022. The franchisees for the new store are Rocco and Anthony Armocida, whose parents Adele and Mario Armocida opened the first Sbarro franchisees over 40 years ago.

“We are thrilled to celebrate the opening of our 700th location with the Armocida family,” said David Karam, CEO at Sbarro. “In partnership with the Armocidas and all our valued franchisees we have built a legacy of serving handmade, fresh, extra-large slices, topped with high quality ingredients to our valued customers and are now the worldwide leader in the impulse pizza category.”

The Columbus, Ohio-headquartered Sbarro has plans to open over 100 stores in 2023. The company operates in over 30 countries and opened new markets this year in Colombia, Panama and Denmark.

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