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PizzaForno celebrates 1 year in Houston, plans to open 28 more in 2024

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August 8, 2023

PizzaForno, an automated pizza brand, is celebrating its one-year anniversary in Houston. The brand has several units across town and plans 28 more in 2024, according to a press release.

The units are owned and operated by franchisees Daniel Albelice and Keith Stephenson who have opened PizzaForno locations in Downton Houston, Friendswood, Pasadena, Galveston, and even NASA in the past year.

As the first licensees to participate in PizzaForno's Pizza with a Purpose Campaign, the local duo supports Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Houston/Galveston (RMHCGHG), donating $1 for every pizza sold at all of their locations every Wednesday.

"We have had such an amazing year of growth in Houston, and as we continue to expand, we have plans to open units in local hospitals, universities, and plenty of other locations in need of convenient, delicious, on-demand pizza," Albelice said in the press release. "We anticipate we will continue to partner with local non-profit organizations as we believe we can make a difference one pizza at a time."

PizzaForno plans to have 25,000 operating units by 2028.

"As PizzaForno continues to rapidly expand across Houston, we are beyond excited to be able to celebrate a full year of providing the Houston community 24/7 access to delicious pizza," Les Tomlin, co-founder and president of PizzaForno, said in the press release. "Daniel Albelice and Keith and Ricky Stephenson are leading the way with their entrepreneurial ambition."

PizzaForno currently has more than 2,500 units operating in Europe and more than 70 in the U.S. The brand has more than 800 committed units in the U.S.