--- title: "Marco's Pizza Developer Signs On For 46 Additional Locations" url: https://burnaze.com/article/7082fde5-ca8f-4a9c-bb3d-0393475b8718 source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/marcos_pizza_developer_signs_on_for_46_additional_locations.html author: "Kerry Pipes" category: "Restaurants" industry: "Restaurants" published: 2022-03-30T08:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T01:11:00.256Z image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/6660_plate.jpg --- # Marco's Pizza Developer Signs On For 46 Additional Locations **TL;DR:** Marco's Pizza area developer Robert Pina has signed a deal for 46 new locations in the Phoenix metro area, expanding his development territories to 66 stores in six years. Pina has previous franchise experience operating Subway stores and has been with Marco's Pizza since 2011. *By Kerry Pipes, originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-03-30. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/marcos_pizza_developer_signs_on_for_46_additional_locations.html).* ## Story Marco’s Pizza area developer and multi-unit franchisee Robert Pina is now set to expand to 66 stores in the next six years. His newest development deal is for 46 locations in the Phoenix metro area and he expects to open six of those stores in the next 18 months. The first location is slated to open in Q3 of 2022. Pina has previous franchise experience operating Subway stores and has been with Marco’s Pizza since 2011. His current development territories are in Houston and San Antonio with his business partner Uyen Tran and he operates 20 of the 67 Marco’s Pizza stores in those Texas markets. “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. Over the past few years, we’ve been on a phenomenal growth curve as a brand and particularly in my other two markets. Now was the time to really push the pedal to the metal and grow.” - Get Started in Franchising - Franchise Rankings & Awards - Franchise Sales & Development - Featured Franchise Stories Franchising.com is produced by Franchise Update Media. Franchise Update Media has its finger on the pulse of franchising with unrivalled audience intelligence and market driven data. No media company understands the franchise landscape deeper than Franchise Update Media. 1201 New York Avenue NW, Suite 300A Washington, DC 20005 PH. (408) 402-5681 - Franchisee Financing & Lending - Site Selection & Real Estate - Supply Chain & Procurement - Annual Franchise Development Report - Multi-Unit Franchising Conference - Franchise Growth & Marketing Conference - Franchise Leadership & Development Conference - Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine - Franchise Update Magazine - Franchise Update Franchisor Report - Franchising Express Report - International Franchise Report - Multi-Unit Franchisee Report The multi-unit franchise opportunities listed above are not related to or endorsed by Multi-Unit Franchisee or Franchise Update Media Group. We are not engaged in, supporting, or endorsing any specific franchise, business opportunity, company or individual. No statement in this site is to be construed as a recommendation. We encourage prospective franchise buyers to perform extensive due diligence when considering a franchise opportunity. ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - Restaurants (sector) - unit expansion (topic) - Subway (company) - houston (location) - Kerry Pipes (person) - multi-unit franchisee (topic) - Phoenix (location) - San Antonio (location) - Marco's Pizza (company) - location development (topic) --- Originally reported by Kerry Pipes, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/marcos_pizza_developer_signs_on_for_46_additional_locations.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7082fde5-ca8f-4a9c-bb3d-0393475b8718).