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title: "Fast Casual: Squisito Pizza & Pasta opens 6th Maryland unit"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/163d46f5-5c01-4d43-8511-8459e845c3d8
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-squisito-pizza-pasta-opens-6th-maryland-unit-2706073
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2018-03-29T14:09:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:22.890Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/01955d9074c38304243751dfab582d005074.jpg
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# Fast Casual: Squisito Pizza & Pasta opens 6th Maryland unit

**TL;DR:** Squisito Pizza & Pasta has opened its sixth Maryland location and plans to open two more locations in the summer of 2018. The brand is focusing on franchise development along the East Coast.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-03-29. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-squisito-pizza-pasta-opens-6th-maryland-unit-2706073).*

## Story

Squisito Pizza & Pasta continues to grow. According to a recent article in Fast Casual, the brand has opened the doors to its latest corporate-owned location in Ellicott City Maryland. The store will be managed by Monte Restaurant Development Group, while day to day operations will be handled by Michele and Gennaro DiMeo.

The brand currently resides in Maryland and Virginia. With the opening of this new location, Squisito has reached six total units in Maryland. The brand expects another two locations to open in summer of 2018. Additionally, the company will focus on franchise development along the Easter seaboard.

The brand is known for serving up family recipes These can be traced back to the Italian heritage of Founder Gennaro DiMeos, who was originally from Naples.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- location growth (topic)
- Virginia (location)
- Maryland (location)
- Ellicott City (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-squisito-pizza-pasta-opens-6th-maryland-unit-2706073). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/163d46f5-5c01-4d43-8511-8459e845c3d8).