
Marco's Pizza Hires 25-Year Brand Marketing Veteran Chris Tussing as Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Chris Tussing joins Marco's Pizza as Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, bringing 25 years of brand marketing experience.
Marco's Pizza is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 287 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Marco's Pizza has opened its Operations Center of Excellence in downtown Orlando, providing a hands-on training hub for franchisees and supporting systemwide growth [[2026-10-22 Marco's Pizza Opens Operations Center of Excellence in Downtown Orlando (1a1e79)]]. * The company plans to open over 80 new store openings targeted in 2026 [[2026-10-22 Marco's Pizza Opens Operations Center of Excellence in Downtown Orlando (1a1e79)]]. * Marco's Pizza is bringing back its large Margherita Magnifico pizza for a limited time, available for $12.99 [[2026-09-30 Marco's Margherita Magnifico Pizza Returns to Celebrate Simplicity at its Finest (9f8fdd)]]. * The Marco's Pizza Foundation has donated over $1 million to Junior Achievement USA [[2026-09-04 The Marco’s Pizza Foundation Donates $1 Million to Junior Achievement USA (226429)]]. * Marco's Pizza has been recognized on QSR Magazine's 2026 QSR 50 list for the third consecutive year, with $1.09 billion in US systemwide sales in 2025 and over 1,200 locations [[2026-08-20 Marco’s Pizza Ranks as a Top Franchise Brand on 2026 QSR 50 List (b06492)]]. * Hoogland Restaurant Group (HRG), the largest Marco's Pizza franchisee, has acquired 5 Marco's Pizza stores in Tennessee and Texas [[2026-08-19 Largest Marco's Pizza franchisee HRG acquires 5 stores (cae682)]]. * Marco's Pizza has signed a three-unit development agreement in Columbia, Missouri, with franchise co-owners Russ Anderson and Betzayda 'Betzy' Alvarez-Anderson [[2026-08-05 Marco’s Pizza Signs Three-Unit Agreement in Columbia, Missouri (dea9b4)]]. * The initial investment to open a Marco's Pizza franchise ranges from $286,477 to $811,186 [[2026-10-02 Marco's Pizza Franchise Costs, Fees & ROI Potential 2026 (69dec7)]]. Filed under Restaurants / Pizza.
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Chris Tussing joins Marco's Pizza as Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, bringing 25 years of brand marketing experience.
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