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Industry Headlines
Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers opens in Southern Pines North Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia-based Mellow Mushroom opened its newest location in Southern Pines, North Carolina, yesterday. The restaurant is located in a 40-year-old building featuring characteristics of the structure, while incorporating a fresh design.
"We wanted to open up Mellow in Southern Pines for a few reasons," says co-owner Mark Dunahay. "We are absolutely passionate about the quality food of Mellow Mushroom. We are long time residents and our families go back generations within the Sandhill areas, and we wanted to take the opportunity to bring a business to the community.
"We are very excited to bring something different and exciting to Southern Pines, and in our opinion, nothing is better than the food and atmosphere of Mellow Mushroom," he continues.
What began as a local pizzeria in 1974 near Georgia Tech's campus has grown into a company with more than 100 locations in 15 states.
Villa Enterprises opens two international locations
Villa Enterprises Management Ltd., Inc. announces grand openings of two Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen locations in Puerto Rico. The Plaza Rio shopping center location in Bayamon celebrated its opening this week, while the Puerto Rico Premium Outlets location in Barceloneta is slated to open May 23.
"We take great pride in this amazing opportunity to expand our Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen concept internationally throughout the Puerto Rico market," says Villa Enterprises senior vice president of business development Adam Torine. "We are extremely fortunate to be able to celebrate two simultaneous concept grand openings and we look forward to continuing to provide our customers with fresh food made with the highest quality ingredients and exceptional customer service."
Villa Enterprises operates more than 225 Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen locations in 38 states and internationally among five countries.
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria named to Fortune Magazine's Inner City 100
Seattle, Washington-based Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria has earned a spot on the 2011 Inner City 100. The ranking recognizes the fastest growing urban businesses in America. The recipients were selected by Fortune magazine and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC). Tutta Bella was the highest ranking restaurant at No. 43. More than 2,000 companies, such as Pandora Internet Radio and Angie's List, were nominated for the Inner City 100.
"We are excited to see Tutta Bella recognized as a catalyst for growth in Columbia City, which the U.S. Census Bureau has designated as one of the most diverse zip codes in the country," says founder Joe Fugere. "With 59 languages spoken in the 98118 area, we have worked hard to embrace that diversity and create a neighborhood living room — a place to gather, share stories, celebrate milestones and hang out with friends and family."
Fugere and other Inner City 100 business owners attended a two-day summit featuring seminars by two Harvard Business School professors, Deepak Malhotra and Linda Hill, and a gala awards dinner.
Since opening its Columbia City restaurant in 2004, Tutta Bella has grown to four Seattle locations with 180 employees and nearly $10 million in revenue.
Uno's salutes the U.S. Armed Forces with a discount
Boston, Massachusetts-Based Uno's pays tribute to U.S. Armed Forces Week with 15 percent off food bills (alcohol is excluded) for men and women of the U.S. military, which began Monday and is good through Thursday, May 19.
"As a former officer in the U.S. Army, I know what it's like to focus on defending and protecting our great country," says CEO Frank Guidara, who served as a first lieutenant during Vietnam. "And I want to be sure we do our part to give back to those in uniform. We want all service men and women to come in and let us take care of them. An environment of heartfelt hospitality paired with a discount helps us give back to those in uniform."
The discount is available to all active and retired military personnel at any of Uno's 155 locations in 24 states. Along with the discount, a video message from Guidara personally thanking service men and women was posted online with an invitation for Uno's patrons to post their "thank you" notes to the troops on Facebook.