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title: "Mountain Mike’s Pizza is Expanding in the Lone Star State"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a9d02e96-5f19-43af-b240-c66131d5af83
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240912_mountain_mikes_pizza_is_expanding_in_the_lone_star_state.html
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2024-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:01:13.268Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1504674900247-0877df9cc836?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Mountain Mike’s Pizza is Expanding in the Lone Star State

**TL;DR:** Mountain Mike's Pizza is expanding in Texas with three multi-unit development deals in Austin, Houston, and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The agreements will bring new restaurants to these areas, introducing the brand to Austin and reinforcing its presence in Dallas and Houston.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-09-12. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240912_mountain_mikes_pizza_is_expanding_in_the_lone_star_state.html).*

## Story

Mountain Mike’s Pizza is broadening its Texas footprint with three multi-unit development deals in Austin, Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The agreements will bring five restaurants to Austin – a new market for the growing pizza chain – and three units each to the Greater Houston and Dallas areas. Mountain Mike’s introduced its family-friendly and “Pizza the Way It Oughta Be®” signature experience to Texas in 2022.

The new Texas deals will reinforce the pizza chain’s popularity in Dallas and Houston and debut the brand to the Greater Austin area. Rajeev Dewan will introduce Austin-area residents to Mountain Mike’s famous 20-inch Mountain-sized pizzas and legendary crispy, curly pepperoni through a five-unit agreement. Ajay and Karina Gorde will add three units to the Houston market, and Tim Fogarty will help expand the brand in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with a three-unit deal in Forney, Texas.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- QSR (sector)
- multi-unit development (topic)
- houston (location)
- austin (location)
- Mountain Mike's Pizza (company)
- market entry (topic)
- Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (location)
- Rajeev Dewan (person)
- Ajay Gorde (person)
- Karina Gorde (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240912_mountain_mikes_pizza_is_expanding_in_the_lone_star_state.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a9d02e96-5f19-43af-b240-c66131d5af83).