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title: "Artichoke Basille Connects with Hartford"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/213190cb-b94a-480b-8b96-06ea8d7fcd1d
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/artichoke-basille-connects-with-hartford
author: "Global Franchise Team"
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2018-04-18T13:47:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:58.602Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Artichoke Basille Connects with Hartford

**TL;DR:** Artichoke Basille's Pizza has signed a multi-unit franchise deal to open outlets in greater Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut. Franchisee Matthew Rusconi aims to open the first location before the year's end.

*By Global Franchise Team, originally published in Global Franchise on 2018-04-18. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/artichoke-basille-connects-with-hartford).*

## Story

New York pizza concept Artichoke Basille’s Pizza has signed a multi-unit franchise deal to open outlets in greater Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut. Franchisee Matthew Rusconi aims to open the first before the year’s end.

Rusconi said, “I chose to bring Artichoke Pizza to Connecticut in an effort to marry a few of my passions. I’m a local CT guy who loves great food, working with great people, and sharing success with the communities in which we’re fortunate enough to operate. Partnering with Fran, Sal, and the Artichoke team to open Artichoke Basille’s Pizza restaurants in CT is a dream come true and I’m greatly looking forward to sharing Artichoke’s world-famous pizza with the people of CT very soon.”

Artichoke Basille’s Pizza was launched in founded in 2008 by Francis Garcia and Sal Basille, and bow has 12 locations sited in New York City, Miami, and Berkeley, CA. Five locations are being developed in New Jersey.

## Entities

- Restaurants (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- multi-unit development (topic)
- James Fell (person)
- master franchise investment (topic)
- Hartford (location)
- New Haven (location)

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Originally reported by Global Franchise Team, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/artichoke-basille-connects-with-hartford). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/213190cb-b94a-480b-8b96-06ea8d7fcd1d).