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title: "Marco’s Pizza announces 8-unit agreement in Virginia"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/db874dd7-fb03-4514-b092-b9bd1d3e35df
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/marcos-pizza-announces-8-unit-agreement-in-virginia
author: "Viktoria Y"
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2022-12-19T11:33:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T16:10:55.634Z
image: https://cdn.global-franchise.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/8308-GallatinTXJob13339Cropped-min-scaled.jpg
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# Marco’s Pizza announces 8-unit agreement in Virginia

**TL;DR:** Marco's Pizza has announced an 8-unit agreement in northern Virginia, which will bring eight new stores to the area by the end of 2025. The agreement is part of the company's multi-unit expansion strategy, which has led to the opening of its 1100th store and surpassing $1B in annual systemwide sales.

*By Viktoria Y, originally published in Global Franchise on 2022-12-19. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/marcos-pizza-announces-8-unit-agreement-in-virginia).*

## Story

Marco’s Pizza has announced a multi-unit signed agreement that will bring eight new stores to northern Virginia by the end of 2025.

Marco’s remains on the fast track for growth with multi-unit expansion continuing to play a key role in its overall development strategy. The news comes on the heels of development and sales milestones with the opening of its 1100th store and surpassing $1B in annual systemwide sales.

The new eight-unit area development agreement adds to franchisee, Michael Ghanem’s, existing two-unit agreement with Marco’s Pizza. His first store recently opened at 46515 Harry Byrd Hwy in Sterling, with his second location slated to open in the Reston/Herndon area in Q1 2023. Michael and his team are in early site selection across Leesburg, Sterling, Herndon, Reston, Arlington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon for the additional eight stores.

“When we began our search for viable franchise opportunities, we were looking for one key factor in particular – the potential for growth,” said Michael. “Marco’s growth journey has been nothing short of remarkable and seeing the untapped potential in northern Virginia, we knew it was an opportune time to join the brand and grow our portfolio.

“We feel confident that with the support of the Marco’s team and our drive to succeed as franchisees, we’ll be able to actualize our goal of being the No. 1 Marco’s operator in the Northeast market.”

Marco’s now spans 1,100 stores across 33 states with locations in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. Franchise expansion continues to accelerate with more than 200 stores in various stages of development and more than 350 agreements signed.

## Entities

- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- qsr (topic)
- Marco's Pizza (company)
- multi-unit agreement (topic)
- Viktoria Y (person)

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Originally reported by Viktoria Y, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/marcos-pizza-announces-8-unit-agreement-in-virginia). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/db874dd7-fb03-4514-b092-b9bd1d3e35df).