June 15, 2021 | Nick Glimsdahl | Website Our Executive Chairwoman of the Board and Owner, Jane Grote Abell, recently sat down with Nick Glimsdahl of the Press 1 for Nick podcast to discuss lessons learned from her dad, her time on Undercover Boss, and the importance...
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Local puppy bowl, pizza helps local Humane Society
February 11, 2021 | Bunny Ware | Original Article Puppies, pizza and football. Can you think of anything better on a drizzly Saturday in Savannah? Pulling up for puppy bowl at Donatos on Waters Avenue on Feb. 6, I park next to the Humane Society for Greater Savannah’s...
Donatos Gives Free Pizza To Those Who Support “Coats for Families!”
November 23, 2020 | Hampton Roads Show | Website Our Franchise Partners in Virginia Beach, Ricky Singh and Jay Patel, were recently featured in a local TV segment for their contribution of a free pizza to everyone who participated in a local coat drive. Watch the...
Jane Grote Abell featured on Experience Columbus podcast
November 6, 2020 | Live Forward Live | Website Our Executive Chairwoman and Chief People Officer, Jane Grote Abell, recently shared her story on the Experience Columbus podcast “Live Forward LIVE." Listen to it here.
Mission, Promise, Family, Fun
August 25, 2020 | Kerry Pipes | Original Article Tom Krouse joined the Donatos family in 2000. The former Wendy's vice president of marketing brought his restaurant marketing and branding skill set to the Midwestern pizza brand, which was still managed at the time by...
Leadership lessons of the COVID-19 crisis
May 22, 2020, 3:08pm EST | By Tom Krouse | Original Article Of course, I committed to writing an article long before we even knew that coronavirus existed, and here I am, smack dab in the middle, going 24/7. But a commitment is a commitment. “Without the dark,...
Donatos Franchise Partners Celebrate Diversity with Airport Location
At Donatos, we believe that “Every Piece is Important.” This thought extends far beyond the quality of our delicious pizza; it’s a brand purpose that was born from how we treat everyone within the Donatos family and our communities at large. It means a lot to us as a...
Lifelong Lunch Crew at Donatos Pizza Franchise
Recently, The Daily Independent in Ashland—the leading source for news in northeastern Kentucky—published an article about four former female coworkers who meet every week for lunch at their local Donatos Pizza franchise. We are super excited to be part of a tradition...
A True Hero in the Donatos Pizza Franchise
At Donatos Pizza Franchise, we like to think of ourselves as family. So, when one of our own does something heroic we are not only pleased, but proud. Recently, People.com released an article about a Donatos Pizza delivery man who saved a family from a burning house...
“Big Rocks” is the Donatos Pizza Franchise Theory on Ops
We’re excited to share an article that Donatos Pizza’s Vice President of Franchise Operations, Amos Durbin, recently had published in Franchising.com. The article highlights Amos’s method for successful system growth and an effective management tool that he leverages...