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title: "Marco’s Pizza® Inks 46-Store Phoenix Agreement"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1d5f749d-517c-484c-80ae-4b2d4e019ac2
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220316_marcos_pizza_inks_46store_phoenix_agreement.html
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2022-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:06.496Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/marcospizza.jpg
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# Marco’s Pizza® Inks 46-Store Phoenix Agreement

**TL;DR:** Marco's Pizza announces a 46-store development agreement in Phoenix, marking significant expansion for the brand in the region. The agreement, led by 11-year Marco's area representative and franchisee Robert Pina, will bring new stores to the Phoenix metro market over the next six years.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-03-16. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220316_marcos_pizza_inks_46store_phoenix_agreement.html).*

## Story

PHOENIX – Marco’s Pizza announces a 46-store development agreement that will bring new stores to the Phoenix metro market over the next six years.

Behind this development agreement is 11-year Marco’s area representative and franchisee Robert Pina, who joined the brand in 2011 in Houston, Texas. He currently oversees development in Houston and San Antonio with his business partner Uyen Tran, which together have 67 stores, 20 of which are owned by Pina.

Coming from a franchising background - having previously owned a portfolio of Subway restaurants - Pina has established himself as a top-performing Marco’s franchisee, but he is not ready to stop anytime soon. This new agreement will bring 46 stores to the greater Phoenix market by 2028. Six stores are projected to open in the next 18-months, with the first store slated to open in Q3 2022 as site selection is well underway.

“I’ve always wanted to continue to grow with Marco’s because it's a special brand. The timing was right to pursue the next opportunity - Phoenix was that answer,” said Pina. “With only one Marco’s location in the Phoenix DMA, there is an incredible opportunity to build out the market and bring a quality product to the pizza lovers of this community.”

Marco's Pizza is one of the nation's fastest-growing pizza brands with 1,200+ stores in 34 states, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and Mexico. Marco's is seeking experience multi-unit franchisees to join the brand both in the U.S. and Internationally.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- multi-unit development (topic)
- Subway (company)
- market expansion (topic)
- Phoenix (location)
- Marco's Pizza (company)
- franchisee growth (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220316_marcos_pizza_inks_46store_phoenix_agreement.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1d5f749d-517c-484c-80ae-4b2d4e019ac2).