Here are the locations and details of the new Marco’s Pizza shops:
• 2400 S. Smithville Road near the Wilmington Pike split in Kettering, in 1,500 square feet of space that previously held a portion of a Blockbuster Video store. The pizza shop will employ 18 to 22 and will focus on carryout and delivery. “We’re hoping to be open the first week of November,” said Brandon Smith, vice president of operations for the store’s franchisee. A nearby Marco’s location in the Breitenstrater Square Shopping Center on Patterson Road shut down in early August, in part to make way for a Save-A-Lot grocery store that is under construction there, Smith said.
• 3989 Col. Glenn Highway in Beavercreek. The 2,750-square-foot location near Wright State University will employ about 25, and will include seating for up to 36, Smith said. “This is our first real dive into sit-down dining,” Smith said. The restaurant could open as early as the first week of December.
• 5001 Brandt Pike (Ohio 201) in Huber Heights, in 2,000 square feet of space that formerly held a United Dairy Farmers store. The new restaurant will employ about 30 and will seat about 28, and it is projected to open in late November or early December, according to its franchise owner, Mike Bassini.
Bassini also operates franchise Marco’s shops in Moraine, Springboro and Monroe, and said he’s looking to expand the Marco’s footprint.
“I’m looking at Springfield very heavily, as well as Xenia and Enon,” Bassini said.
Smith’s franchise group operates the Marco’s location on Bigger Road in south Kettering, as well as locations in West Carrollton, Sidney and Minster. Smith said his group is also looking to expand in the Dayton area.
“At one time, Marco’s had a strong presence in the Dayton area, so we saw plenty of opportunity in the market here,” Smith said. “We know it’s very competitive here, but we feel that if we can do the things that make Marco’s Pizza great, we can be successful.”
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