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.
Also known as Marco's
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