Italian chain announces third Dayton-area location

Both the Kettering location — which will be new construction — and the leased Beavercreek location are scheduled to open this fall, Dauer said. And both will employ 35 to 40 people. The Kettering restaurant, located in an out lot in front of The Arbor shopping center, will seat about 66 diners inside, and another 68 on a patio, the Piada spokeswoman said. The Beavercreek restaurant will seat 76 inside and another 18 on a patio.

The Piada concept, featuring custom-rolled wraps, pasta bowls and salads, is the brainchild of Chris Doody, co-founder of the Bravo and Brio Italian restaurant chains. Doody said last year that he chose Dayton as the first expansion of Piada outside of the Columbus area because the Dayton area “has been a great market for Brio and Bravo.”