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Pizza Press grows Sunshine State locations

April 27, 2018

The Pizza Press is starting an aggressive growth phase with plans to bring 20 locations to Florida through strategic franchise partnerships, beginning with the opening of three locations in Windermere and Hamlin within the next year. A news release said the company also is targeting Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Melbourne.

Jose Colon and Carlos Orama, who opened in Celebration, Florida, are opening the first of the new locations, with Colon's sister, Karina Colon, as general manager. 

"The partners decided to open a location in Celebration because they wanted to bring the Orlando community something they had never experienced before," Ms. Colon said in the release. "In a town that thrives off tourism it is important to give the visitors a unique and quality dining experience, and The Pizza Press delivers."

Pizza Press founder and CEO Dara Maleki said the chain is seeking more franchise partnerships for future locations across the Sunshine State. The brand plans to have 30 restaurants open by the middle of this year, with a total of 300 franchise locations targeted by 2020.