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Uncle Maddio's expands Florida footprint

The build-your-own, fast-casual pizza restaurant signed a franchisee agreement for three units in the Sarasota, Florida area.

June 15, 2015

Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint is expanding its footprint in Florida, according to a company press release. The build-your-own, fast-casual pizza restaurant signed a franchisee agreement for three units in the Sarasota, Florida area. The first restaurant will launch in the Cocoplum Village Shops in North Port, in November.

Franchise team and sisters Rise Johnson and Marsan Hewett, with husbands Leighton and Terry, will build the locations. The two couples discovered Uncle Maddio’s when they visited the Tallahassee location. 

"We are a very close-knit family and have dreamed of going into a restaurant business together," said Marsan. "Family is very important, and the family atmosphere and ‘served with love’ mantra at Uncle Maddio’s is a perfect fit for us. We think the residents of Sarasota will love the food and the atmosphere as much as we do." 

Rise and Leighton will relocate to Sarasota to run the stores, while Terry and Marsan will remain in Moultrie, Georgia.

"We chose the timing of the opening strategically, as November is just in time for the busy travel season when the snowbirds land in Florida," said Rise. "We also are very optimistic about our first location. There is not another pizza place for 15 miles, so we are filling a much needed gap in the fast-casual dining scene."