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  • Donatos Pizza Planning Further Growth in the DMV Area

    Donatos Pizza is advancing its franchise expansion across the DMV region—covering DC, Maryland, and Virginia—with new traditional locations expected ...

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  • Celebrating 62 Years of Larger-Than-Life Innovation

    Join us in honoring over six decades of extraordinary pizza craftsmanship and forward-thinking innovation at Donatos. From our founder Jim Grote’s ...

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  • Donatos Pizza Signals Strategic Expansion in Virginia, Maryland & Georgia

    Donatos Pizza is accelerating its franchise growth across the DMV (DC, Maryland, and Virginia) with new locations planned near Ashburn, Herndon, and ...

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  • Donatos Pizza opens 2nd location in Edmond, Oklahoma

    Donatos Pizza has opened its second location in Edmond, Oklahoma. A grand opening will be held July 22, according to a press release. The restaurant ...

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  • Ohio-Based Pizza Company Donatos Eyeing 30 Locations in the Houston Market

    As featured in the Houston Chronicle, June 2025. Donatos Pizza is making Houston a first stop in its expansion into Texas, the latest company to bring ...

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  • Donatos Pizza Plans Houston Expansion With Goal of 40-50 Locations Over Next Decade

    As featured in the Houston Business Journal this month. A popular Midwestern pizza chain is entering the Houston market as part of a Southern ...

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  • Donatos Pizza To Open Fully Autonomous Restaurant in Partnership with Appetronix

    Pizza Franchise Launches Robot-Operated Restaurant Model in the Columbus Airport, Ushering in the Future of the Pizza Industry Columbus, OH – Donatos ...

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  • Homegrown Donatos Enthusiast Opens Donatos Pizza in Elizabethtown, Kentucky

    As Elizabethtown welcomes new waves of transplants and bursts of economic growth, cementing its status as the fastest growing city in Kentucky, this ...

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  • Donatos Pizza Combines Sweet and Spicy with Three Smoky Hot Honey Offerings

    Smoky Hot Honey Pizza Inspired by the hot and spicy honey craze, the Donatos Smoky Hot Honey Pizza features Heritage pepperoni, hardwood smoked bacon, ...

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