Franchising
Sbarro expands in Central Ohio
January 13, 2021
Sbarro is opening its second restaurant in the Columbus, Ohio, market with convenience store retailer, EG America.
The restaurant, which is inside the Turkey Hill on Cleveland Avenue, is part of seven planned openings in the Columbus market this year, a news release said.
Sbarro and EG America parent company, EG Group, recently opened two stores in the United Kingdom and is planning several additional openings this year.
"While pizza has been a top-selling food item in convenience stores for many years, Sbarro offers premium quality pizza, stromboli and other menu items that are freshly prepared each day in-store," David Karam, Sbarro CEO, said in the release. "We pioneered the concept of pizza-by-the-slice in our first location in Brooklyn, New York in 1956, and have retained the made from scratch recipes ever since.
"Foodservice sales have been the fastest growing segment in the convenience store industry, generating over $60 billion in revenue and 22% of profits. Most of the major convenience store chains have been working to optimize their foodservice offerings and we believe Sbarro is an ideal fit."
Sbarro, which is based in Columbus, serves New York-style pizza, pasta and Stromboli at 600 restaurants globally, while EG America, based in Westborough, Massachusetts, has more than 1,600 stores nationally.
