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title: "Nation’s Restaurant News: Romeo’s Pizza Listed As One Of The Top 25 Fastest-Growing Restaurant Chains In America By Unit Count"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/cb73e98b-400e-464f-89e4-e7100013fd08
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-romeos-pizza-listed-as-one-of-the-top-25-fastest-growing-restaurant-chains-in-america-by-unit-count-2716379
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-08-09T15:10:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:16:14.677Z
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# Nation’s Restaurant News: Romeo’s Pizza Listed As One Of The Top 25 Fastest-Growing Restaurant Chains In America By Unit Count

**TL;DR:** Romeo's Pizza was listed as one of the top 25 fastest-growing restaurant chains in America by unit count, with a 26.5% increase in system-wide sales in 2020. The award-winning pizza franchise was named one of the fastest-growing pizza companies in the U.S. by Nation's Restaurant News.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-08-09. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-romeos-pizza-listed-as-one-of-the-top-25-fastest-growing-restaurant-chains-in-america-by-unit-count-2716379).*

## Story

19 dealt a harsh blow on multiple industries, but none were hit quite as hard as the restaurant industry. However, Romeo’s Pizza, the award-winning pizza franchise, was able to thrive in those unprecedented times and was named one of the fastest-growing pizza companies in the U.S.

by Nation’s Restaurant News. According to NRN, Romeo’s Pizza dominated the pizza category with a 26.5% increase in system-wide sales in 2020, beating competitors like Marco's Pizza (which saw a 24.

7% increase) and Papa John's (which saw a 19% increase). According to NRN, Romeo’s Pizza is number 21 on the fastest-growing restaurant chains in America.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- Papa Johns (company)
- Marco's Pizza (company)
- systemwide sales (topic)
- fastest-growing restaurant chains (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-romeos-pizza-listed-as-one-of-the-top-25-fastest-growing-restaurant-chains-in-america-by-unit-count-2716379). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/cb73e98b-400e-464f-89e4-e7100013fd08).