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title: "Little Caesars Pursues New Opportunities In Tampa Bay, Targeting 30 New Units By 2024"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e0d59285-99df-456d-b217-69c760dacc12
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210312_little_caesars_pursues_new_opportunities_in_tampa_bay_targeting_30_new_unit.html
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2021-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:17.560Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/littlecaesarspizza.jpg
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# Little Caesars Pursues New Opportunities In Tampa Bay, Targeting 30 New Units By 2024

**TL;DR:** Little Caesars plans to open 10 new units in Tampa Bay by the end of 2021 and 30 new locations by 2024. The chain's expansion goals follow its sponsorship of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their home field, Raymond James Stadium.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-03-12. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210312_little_caesars_pursues_new_opportunities_in_tampa_bay_targeting_30_new_unit.html).*

## Story

DETROIT / TAMPA - Little Caesars is looking to grow its presence in Tampa and the surrounding cities along Florida’s west coast. The announcement of these expansion plans follows the Little Caesars sponsorship of the championship-winning Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their home field, Raymond James Stadium.

The chain’s development goals for the Tampa market include opening 10 new units by the close of this year, then continuing that growth momentum to reach 30 new Little Caesars locations in the area and its surrounding communities by 2024.

“Bringing more franchise ownership opportunities to the Tampa Bay area has been a goal of ours for some time,” said Craig Sherwood, Vice President of U.S Development at Little Caesars. “Now that we’re the official pizza of the winning home team and Raymond James Stadium, we can’t imagine a better time to double down on our commitment to bringing our proven pizza business model to aspiring entrepreneurs in this area.”

The brand’s accessibility, quality products and affordability really set Little Caesars apart in the last year as one of the leading pizza franchises amidst the ongoing pandemic. The brand’s signature Pizza Portal® Pickup - the first heated, self-service mobile order pickup station in the restaurant industry - and its delivery service promise relevance and value at a cost-effective investment level for Tampa’s entrepreneurs.

“Tampa residents will be seeing more and more of the Little Caesars brand in the coming years with our presence being amplified at Raymond James Stadium, and we expect that the local community will want more of our delicious pizza beyond this venue,” said Sherwood. “We look forward to working alongside sophisticated franchisees who join us in our endeavors to meet those consumer demands in this key market and beyond.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Little Caesar's (company)
- market development (topic)
- Tampa Bay, Florida (location)
- Craig Sherwood (person)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (company)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210312_little_caesars_pursues_new_opportunities_in_tampa_bay_targeting_30_new_unit.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e0d59285-99df-456d-b217-69c760dacc12).