--- title: "Jinil Patel Opens Second Hungry Howie's Restaurant" url: https://burnaze.com/article/c25df7c9-c5c2-4970-b99f-7fa8ce8f568d source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/jinil_patel_opens_second_hungry_howies_restaurant.html author: "Multi-Unit Franchisee" category: "Pizza" industry: "Restaurants" segment: "Pizza" topics: ["Development & multi-unit"] published: 2020-08-18T09:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:15.968Z image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/5516_plate.jpg --- # Jinil Patel Opens Second Hungry Howie's Restaurant **TL;DR:** Jinil Patel, a multi-unit operator of Hungry Howie's, has opened his second location in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Patel started as a pizza maker at a Hungry Howie's restaurant at 16 and has been involved in community initiatives, including donating to local schools. *By Multi-Unit Franchisee, originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-08-18. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/jinil_patel_opens_second_hungry_howies_restaurant.html).* ## Story Jinil Patel started as a pizza maker at a Hungry Howie's restaurant when he was 16. Today he's a multi-unit operator with the pizza chain and has just opened his second location in Ann Arbor, Michigan. "I'm proud to be opening my second Hungry Howie's pizza location in Ann Arbor," said Patel. "I hope to introduce our excellent service and delicious, fresh pizza to more people while continuing to build Hungry Howie's fanbase within the Ann Arbor community." Patel had originally thought he would go to college and earn a business management and marketing degree but the calling to operate his own Hungry Howie's restaurant was just too strong. He opened his first Hungry Howie's store, along with his brother Jinesh, in 2013 in Ann Arbor. Last week he held a grand opening for his second location. Community involvement is important to Patel. He gave a portion of his newest location's sales to the Children's Creative Center and Dicken Elementary School. Last spring during the pandemic, he partnered with 10 local elementary schools in Ann Arbor to feed 50 families every week from May through June. Hungry Howie's was founded in 1973 and has grown to almost 550 locations in 20 states across the U.S. - 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) - community involvement (topic) - Multi-Unit Franchisee (person) - franchisee story (topic) - multi-unit expansion (topic) - Hungry Howie's (company) - Ann Arbor (location) --- Originally reported by Multi-Unit Franchisee, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/jinil_patel_opens_second_hungry_howies_restaurant.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c25df7c9-c5c2-4970-b99f-7fa8ce8f568d).