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title: "Military Veterans Bring Little Caesars® To Marshfield, Missouri"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b79aa220-8c3d-4bfd-a13e-4e7bb69b280c
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220518_military_veterans_bring_little_caesars_to_marshfield_missouri.html
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2022-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:04.022Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/littlecaesarspizza.jpg
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# Military Veterans Bring Little Caesars® To Marshfield, Missouri

**TL;DR:** Mechelle and Thomas Fitzgerald, military veterans, have opened a Little Caesars location in Marshfield, Missouri. The couple chose Little Caesars because it's a family-owned business and they wanted to share the tradition with their community.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-05-18. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220518_military_veterans_bring_little_caesars_to_marshfield_missouri.html).*

## Story

MARSHFIELD, Mo. - Last month, military veterans Mechelle and Thomas Fitzgerald achieved their dream of owning their own business when they opened their first Little Caesars restaurant in Marshfield, Missouri.

“We chose Little Caesars because it’s a family-owned business, and family is important to us,” said Mechelle Fitzgerald. “It’s been a years-long family tradition for us to order Little Caesars on Friday nights. Now that we’ve opened our own location in Marshfield, we can share that tradition with our community and offer them the same value, quality and convenience we’ve been accustomed to at Little Caesars.”

The Fitzgeralds met in-between their military careers. Thomas served in the U.S. Navy from 1991 to 1997 and Mechelle served in the U.S. Army from 1997 to 1999. More than two decades later, and after raising four children, the couple decided to pursue their goal of becoming entrepreneurs.

“The military taught us the importance of hard work and collaboration as well as strong leadership skills, and we wanted to practice those values in our own business and instill them in our employees,” said Mechelle. “This opportunity not only allows us to make delicious Little Caesars products for our customers, but it also enables us to provide a great place for people to work. We manage our employees as a team and treat them like family,” said Mechelle.

Little Caesars proudly welcomes honorably discharged veterans and Gold Star families to its franchise network each year.

The Fitzgeralds’ store is located at 14626 MO-38. Popular menu items include HOT-N-READY® pizza, Crazy Bread®, Caesar Wings® and Caesar Dips®, among other favorites. Little Caesars products are made with high-quality ingredients, like fresh, never frozen, mozzarella and Muenster cheese and sauce made from fresh-packed, vine-ripened California crushed tomatoes.

Customers have the option of placing orders in-store or taking advantage of contactless options for carryout through the Little Caesars app and online. The store is also equipped with a drive thru window.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise opening (topic)
- Little Caesar's (company)
- veteran-owned business (topic)
- qsr expansion (topic)
- Marshfield, Missouri (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220518_military_veterans_bring_little_caesars_to_marshfield_missouri.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b79aa220-8c3d-4bfd-a13e-4e7bb69b280c).