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title: "Mr. Gatti's Pizza Celebrates Expansion"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3b21ca6f-577f-4c78-989c-100e11d8423b
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230117_mr_gatti39s_pizza_celebrates_expansion.html
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2023-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:02:56.102Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Mr. Gatti's Pizza Celebrates Expansion

**TL;DR:** Mr. Gatti's Pizza has celebrated its 50th anniversary and expansion with new locations in Texas. The brand has opened several new locations in Texas and has 3 more stores slated to open this year.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-01-17. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230117_mr_gatti39s_pizza_celebrates_expansion.html).*

## Story

Mr. Gatti's pioneered combining outstanding dining with fun and creative gaming in our family entertainment centers. With new locations recently opened in Kingwood (Texas), Houston (Texas), Austin (Texas), Brenham (Texas), Weslaco (Texas), Uvalde (Texas), and Hutto (Texas) with 3 more stores slated to open this year.

"Opening new locations is an opportunity to bring the Mr. Gatti's Pizza experience to an entirely new group of families" said Travis Smith, Vice President of Marketing for the Fort Worth-based chain.

"Our ability to appeal to both parents and their children has amplified the brand's success. People are looking for family-forward places that offer more than just a dining room. They want excellent, consistent, high-quality food, which is part of the Mr. Gatti's 'Food First' commitment, coupled with a fun family experience" said Travis Smith, VP of Marketing at Mr. Gatti's Pizza.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- texas (location)
- Fort Worth (location)
- family entertainment (topic)
- brand anniversary (topic)
- Mr Gatti's Pizza (company)
- Travis Smith (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230117_mr_gatti39s_pizza_celebrates_expansion.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3b21ca6f-577f-4c78-989c-100e11d8423b).