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title: "Local Pita Pit Owners Ranked Top"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5ef591d7-81e0-4568-9e21-11e4f32e3263
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/sentinel-tribune-local-pita-pit-owners-tops-in-the-company-2254
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2015-08-11T20:15:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:28.920Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc6079.png
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# Local Pita Pit Owners Ranked Top

**TL;DR:** Tom and Kate Dake, owners of a Pita Pit franchise in Bowling Green, won the award for "Franchisee of the Year" at the Pita Pit Annual Conference. The couple owns and operates four Pita Pit locations in Ohio.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-08-11. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/sentinel-tribune-local-pita-pit-owners-tops-in-the-company-2254).*

## Story

At this year’s Pita Pit Annual Conference, Bowling Green franchisees Tom and Kate Dake won the award for “Franchisee of the Year.”The conference was particularly special because the brand celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. Kate and Tom first heard about the brand from Kate’s brother, Steve Gesicki.

When he was a student at BGSU, Steve used to be a delivery driver at PIta Pit. He worked his way up through the ranks and eventually became a General Manager. During Steve’s time as General Manager, the location went up for sale.

So, the couple decided to pair their entrepreneurial personalities with Steve’s experience with the brand.“We decided with his Pita Pit experience and our business experience, we could make it work,” Kate told the Sentinel-Tribune. Since signing with the brand, they’ve seen great success.

Kate and Steve now own and operate four Pita Pit locations in Ohio. Established in 2005, Pita Pit now boasts over 500 locations worldwide. Click here to read the original story.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- franchisee of the year (topic)
- Bowling Green (location)
- pita pit annual conference (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/sentinel-tribune-local-pita-pit-owners-tops-in-the-company-2254). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5ef591d7-81e0-4568-9e21-11e4f32e3263).