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HomeMade Pizza Co. names new CEO

September 5, 2011

Chicago-based take-and-bake concept HomeMade Pizza Co. has named board member Allan Hickok as its new CEO.

According to Crain's Chicago Business, the hire was made in part to grow the 36-unit chain.

Hickok, 56, previously served as CEO of the Redstone American Grill in Minnesota.

"We are delighted to have attracted a leader with such sophisticated insights and phenomenal track record in our industry," Eric Fosse, founder of HomeMade Pizza and former CEO, said in a statement.

The company ended 2010 with 31 units and $15 million in revenue, according to restaurant tracker Technomic Inc. of Chicago. The privately held chain has locations in Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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