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title: "Pizza Inn Expands North Carolina Presence with Multi-Unit Franchise Agreement"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f03d6c77-c3b1-459c-af2b-617d7fd85ceb
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210818_pizza_inn_expands_north_carolina_presence_with_multiunit_franchise_agreemen.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:26:55.953Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Pizza Inn Expands North Carolina Presence with Multi-Unit Franchise Agreement

**TL;DR:** Pizza Inn has executed a multi-unit development agreement with franchisees Prakashkumar (Peter) and Sarah Solanki to open four new buffet stores in North Carolina. The first location is scheduled to open in Lincolnton in spring 2022.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-08-18. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210818_pizza_inn_expands_north_carolina_presence_with_multiunit_franchise_agreemen.html).*

## Story

DALLAS, Aug. 18, 2021 // PRNewswire // - America's hometown pizza place, Pizza Inn, announced today it has executed a multi-unit development agreement with Franchisees Prakashkumar (Peter) and Sarah Solanki. Four new Pizza Inn buffet stores are planned in North Carolina, with the first scheduled to open its doors in Lincolnton in spring of 2022. The Solankis have been Pizza Inn franchisees since 2019, with one buffet location in Vale, North Carolina.

"Peter and Sarah are excellent franchisees and we are excited for them to bring Pizza Inn to more communities in North Carolina," says RAVE Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: RAVE) Chief Operations Officer, Mike Burns. "These four new locations will help build the foundation of Pizza Inn's growth in the state."

"I look forward to growing Pizza Inn's presence in North Carolina," says Mr. Solanki. "I know we have many fans across this state and each new location will become an important part of these communities."

Pizza Inn is known for its fresh, house-made pizza dough, high-quality ingredients, and exceptional service. The brand's original pizzas blend everyone's favorite ingredients to create craveable flavor combinations. Unlike its competitors, Pizza Inn's house-made pizza dough is made from scratch every morning in every store and is never frozen or made in a factory.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise agreement (topic)
- multi-unit development (topic)
- north carolina (location)
- Pizza Inn (company)
- RAVE Restaurant Group (company)
- Mike Burns (person)
- north carolina expansion (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210818_pizza_inn_expands_north_carolina_presence_with_multiunit_franchise_agreemen.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f03d6c77-c3b1-459c-af2b-617d7fd85ceb).