Art Wicklein, co-owner of Antioch Pizza Shop
Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) Antioch Pizza Shop, a cherished name in Antioch Illinois for 47 years, just recently released a franchise growth strategy to start in the Midwest and East of the Mississippi. The popular pizzeria, established in 1977, has actually grown under the ownership of husband-and-wife duo, Art and Karen Wicklein who conjectured on an item they enjoyed and purchased the existing brand name in 2008.
They’ve now broadened from one area to 10 and are targeting multi-unit operators throughout numerous states, consisting of Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Antioch Pizza Shop prepares to have more than 30 places open or in advancement by 2026.
That development might come quicker than prepared when WGN-Radio in Chicago presented a Chicago Pizza Madness Tournament comparable to March Madness. Chicago enjoys brackets! The 68 entries originated from 4 various regional areas of the Chicagoland location. The “insanity” began on March 14th-and ended on April 4th, incredible with a call from WGN to Art informing him that Antioch Pizza Shop squeaked past the greatest names in Chicago Pizza to win the entire shebang.
“We were blown away when we got the call that we had actually won this entire thing!” stated Art Wicklein, co-owner of Antioch Pizza Shop, which is understood for its genuine tastes and community-centered method.
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“Antioch Pizza Shop isn’t about simply serving terrific food,” stated co-owner Art Wicklein, “it’s about promoting connections, producing memories, and ending up being an essential part of the neighborhoods it serves. What an honor to be thought about amongst the greats in pizza names. Chicago is a well-known pizza town, so this is a lot more incredible.”
Wicklein confesses to being innovative and assertive to motivate votes. “Customers appeared more ecstatic at first than we were. They kept coming near our signs up informing us where we stood in the brackets. A number of them are likewise fans of the conventional March Madness video games therefore they were beyond enthused. They informed us they voted and are informing their buddies to vote. They likewise motivated us to put a table camping tent type indication at our signs up with a QR Code, that made it much easier for those who wished to vote rapidly. I suggest naturally I believe we’re the very best however to be inspired and pressed on by clients of our 10 stores, well Karen and I could not be more grateful.”
The pizza served at Antioch Pizza Shop is understood for its genuine tastes and community-centered method. With the motto “Become the Crust of Your Community,” Antioch Pizza Shop welcomes business owners to join its household and develop prospering pizza centers that work as the heart of their areas.
“Part of the bundle for franchisees will be our “dish” for getting deeply associated with their own neighborhoods. It’s a requirement and really much a part of who we are.