--- title: "Donatos Inks 10-Store Deal in Oklahoma with Expansion Plans for Northwest Arkansas" url: https://burnaze.com/article/1404904e-dce4-42f5-a6ac-7661aa5dd008 source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/donatos_inks_10store_deal_in_oklahoma_with_expansion_plans_for_northwest_ar.html author: "M. Scott Morris" category: "Pizza" industry: "Restaurants" segment: "Pizza" topics: ["Development & multi-unit"] published: 2023-07-19T08:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-10-31T20:24:40.092Z image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/7755_plate.jpg --- # Donatos Inks 10-Store Deal in Oklahoma with Expansion Plans for Northwest Arkansas **TL;DR:** Donatos signed a 10-store agreement in Oklahoma and plans to expand into northwest Arkansas. The agreement will be serviced out of the greater Oklahoma City area for distribution. *By M. Scott Morris, originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-07-19. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/donatos_inks_10store_deal_in_oklahoma_with_expansion_plans_for_northwest_ar.html).* ## Story Donatos, the Ohio-based fast casual pizza chain, recently signed a 10-store agreement in Oklahoma, which will be serviced out of the greater Oklahoma City area for distribution. The first store will open in August in Edmond. The franchisee group is led by restaurant industry veteran Pattye Moore, former interim CEO at Red Robin and former Sonic Drive-In president, and operating partners Matt and Will McLain, sons of former Sonic President Scott McLain. This agreement, says the company, also opens northwest Arkansas for expansion. “These two markets complement each other well, and we are excited to see what it will bring to this region,” said Kevin King, president of Donatos. “The more stores we have serviced from a single distribution center, the more efficient our model is from an overall business standpoint.” Donatos anticipates six to 10 locations, including Red Robin nests, to come to northwest Arkansas with the ability to expand further in the future. Donatos has more than 450 locations in 27 states, including 173 traditional Donatos restaurants. Donatos and Red Robin have partnered to provide a scaled-down Donatos pizza menu alongside Red Robin’s burgers in more than 250 Red Robin restaurants. - Get Started in Franchising - Franchise Rankings & Awards - Franchise Sales & Development - Featured Franchise Stories Franchising.com is produced by Franchise Update Media. Franchise Update Media has its finger on the pulse of franchising with unrivalled audience intelligence and market driven data. No media company understands the franchise landscape deeper than Franchise Update Media. 1201 New York Avenue NW, Suite 300A Washington, DC 20005 PH. (408) 402-5681 - Franchisee Financing & Lending - Site Selection & Real Estate - Supply Chain & Procurement - Annual Franchise Development Report - Multi-Unit Franchising Conference - Franchise Growth & Marketing Conference - Franchise Leadership & Development Conference - Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine - Franchise Update Magazine - Franchise Update Franchisor Report - Franchising Express Report - International Franchise Report - Multi-Unit Franchisee Report The multi-unit franchise opportunities listed above are not related to or endorsed by Multi-Unit Franchisee or Franchise Update Media Group. We are not engaged in, supporting, or endorsing any specific franchise, business opportunity, company or individual. No statement in this site is to be construed as a recommendation. We encourage prospective franchise buyers to perform extensive due diligence when considering a franchise opportunity. ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - Restaurants (sector) - unit expansion (topic) - franchise agreement (topic) - M. Scott Morris (person) - market expansion (topic) - Oklahoma (location) - Red Robin (company) - Donatos Pizza (company) - Sonic Drive-In (company) - Kevin King (person) - Northwest Arkansas (location) --- Originally reported by M. Scott Morris, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/donatos_inks_10store_deal_in_oklahoma_with_expansion_plans_for_northwest_ar.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1404904e-dce4-42f5-a6ac-7661aa5dd008).