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title: "Little Caesars® Pumps Up School Spirit With Hot-n-ready® Pizza at College Campuses in Washington and Michigan"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/91257ea9-ae93-498b-ab2f-f35b162d97d3
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20241015_little_caesars_pumps_up_school_spirit_with_hotnready_pizza_at_college_campu.html
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2024-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:37.912Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/littlecaesarspizza.jpg
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# Little Caesars® Pumps Up School Spirit With Hot-n-ready® Pizza at College Campuses in Washington and Michigan

**TL;DR:** Little Caesars is expanding its footprint with non-traditional restaurants on college campuses in Washington and Michigan. The brand is opening express locations at Eastern Michigan University and Washington State University, offering affordable and delicious meals to students and faculty.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-10-15. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20241015_little_caesars_pumps_up_school_spirit_with_hotnready_pizza_at_college_campu.html).*

## Story

DETROIT -- Little Caesars announced today it is expanding its footprint with non-traditional restaurants, signing new license agreements to debut Little Caesars express locations across college campuses. Targeting a younger crowd that craves affordable and delicious meals while juggling a busy schedule, Little Caesars is opening this fall at Eastern Michigan University and at Washington State University in 2025.

"With convenience, value and quality at the forefront of everything Little Caesars does, the brand is a great fit for college campuses. We're excited to kick off the school year with these new opportunities to deliver to students and faculty the food and dining experience that meets their individual needs and preferences," said Bryan Ketelhut, National Director of Non-Traditional and Development Services at Little Caesars.

Overseeing the operations of Little Caesars at Eastern Michigan University's Crossroads Marketplace is Sheena and Lenny Plocharczyk. Having worked with Little Caesars franchise services department for many years, the husband-and-wife team understand how to run a successful franchise and drive sales.

Little Caesars has also partnered with Washington State University's Dining Services to open a location in the Compton Union Building (CUB) food court. "We are very excited to bring a nationally recognized pizza brand to the food court and believe it will be very popular with our students," said Karee Shaw, director of the CUB. "It will complement the other concepts we have in the food court and offer variety to the campus community."

With Little Caesars infamous grab-and-go menu items, including Crazy Puffs® and HOT-N-READY® pizza, the brand is equipped to provide the types of food products travelers, students and fans are craving at these high foot traffic hubs.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- QSR (sector)
- partnership (topic)
- menu items (topic)
- Little Caesar's (company)
- non-traditional locations (topic)
- Bryan Ketelhut (person)
- college campuses (topic)
- Eastern Michigan University (location)
- Washington State University (location)
- Sheena Plocharczyk (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20241015_little_caesars_pumps_up_school_spirit_with_hotnready_pizza_at_college_campu.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/91257ea9-ae93-498b-ab2f-f35b162d97d3).