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title: "FSR Magazine: Uno Pizzeria Unlocks Franchising Whitespace in the Hotel Segment"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d9bee712-36b7-4767-8902-04047dd79499
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fsr-magazine-uno-pizzeria-unlocks-franchising-whitespace-in-the-hotel-segment-2719415
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2022-08-17T16:11:41.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:10:04.372Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/068bb5fd6b26c7854ef084aa60dffac38758.jpg
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# FSR Magazine: Uno Pizzeria Unlocks Franchising Whitespace in the Hotel Segment

**TL;DR:** Uno Pizzeria and Grill is expanding into the hotel segment through a new franchising opportunity, converting existing spaces into Uno units. The brand has already transformed three hotel venues in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, with more partnerships expected.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-08-17. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fsr-magazine-uno-pizzeria-unlocks-franchising-whitespace-in-the-hotel-segment-2719415).*

## Story

Growing up in Chicago, Erik Frederick fondly remembers regularly family outings downtown with his parents to eat at Uno Pizzeria. Now, decades later, Frederick is the CEO of Uno Pizzeria and Grill, and he’s leading the brand into new territory as it looks to accelerate growth. The brand recently announced a new franchising opportunity in which hotel operators can convert existing spaces into Uno units.

Although the program is relatively new, the brand has already transformed three hotel venues in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, which have seen an uptick in business compared to company averages. More partnerships are expected as the concept showcases profitability.

Frederick estimates that most hotels break even at best when it comes to food and beverage programs and lose money because of takeout pizza.

“[Hotels] don’t see a nickel of that,” he says. “We can definitely help them with that.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- hotel expansion (topic)
- franchising opportunity (topic)
- restaurant conversion (topic)
- Erik Frederick (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fsr-magazine-uno-pizzeria-unlocks-franchising-whitespace-in-the-hotel-segment-2719415). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d9bee712-36b7-4767-8902-04047dd79499).