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Investment company buys Cleveland's Village Square Pizza

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February 28, 2022

Cleveland-based Kind of One Concepts has agreed to purchase Village Square Pizza, which has been owned by Joe DeGaetano. DeGaetano purchased the restaurant from its previous owners in 1995, according to a press release.

The local favorite was close to closing as DeGaetano, 86, neared retirement.

"I grew up eating Village Square Pizza as a young Clevelander on the east side. I knew the phone number by heart. When I saw the announcement of their closing today, I wanted to see how I could prevent that. Now with Village Square Pizza as part of the Kind of One family, my kids will be able to grow up loving their pizza just like I did," Todd Leebow, founder of Kind of One Concepts, said in the release.

Kind of One Concepts will continue to operate Village Square Pizza under its original brand name and in the existing space for now.