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title: "Donatos Kick’s Off Expansion in Atlanta"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/017d0332-e872-4d64-93ce-987251cdd2d1
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210623_donatos_kicks_off_expansion_in_atlanta.html
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-06-23T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:13.447Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/donatospizza.jpg
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# Donatos Kick’s Off Expansion in Atlanta

**TL;DR:** Donatos Pizza has signed a development deal to add three restaurants in Atlanta, with Oliver Restaurant Group owning and operating the locations. The brand is expanding its presence in the Atlanta metro area, with plans to open locations on the east side of the city.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-06-23. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210623_donatos_kicks_off_expansion_in_atlanta.html).*

## Story

COLUMBUS, OH - Donatos Pizza, the fast-casual pizza chain famous for its Edge to Edge® toppings, has signed a development deal that will add three restaurants in Atlanta. The brand currently has one very popular location in Savannah, GA and is ready to continue to expand its presence with new Donatos locations across the Atlanta metro area.

All three restaurants will be owned and operated by Oliver Restaurant Group and have set plans to open locations on the east side of Atlanta in areas that could include Decatur, Druid Hills, Morningside, and Old Fourth Ward.

“We are thrilled to continue our expansion into Atlanta as the demand for our premium pizza continues to rise,” said Jeff Baldwin, Vice President of Development & Franchising for Donatos. “Atlanta is an amazing city and shows huge potential for Donatos to continue expanding across the growing metro area.”

The Atlanta development deal announcement comes at a time when Donatos continues to grow its national footprint. Today, Donatos is offered in 300 locations in 19 states including in 168 traditional Donatos restaurants, and its products are proudly served in more than 14 sports and entertainment venues. Additionally, Donatos Pizza and Red Robin partnered two years ago to bring a scaled-down Donatos pizza menu alongside Red Robin’s signature burgers in a handful of Red Robin restaurants.

Today, the partnership includes 117 Red Robin locations with immediate plans for Donatos additional growth in other Red Robin markets across the United States.

“Atlanta is great community with a spectacular restaurant scene that offers a one-of-a-kind dining experience,” said Donatos CEO Tom Krouse.

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## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Atlanta (location)
- restaurant development (topic)
- Red Robin (company)
- Donatos Pizza (company)
- Jeff Baldwin (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210623_donatos_kicks_off_expansion_in_atlanta.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/017d0332-e872-4d64-93ce-987251cdd2d1).