Pizzeria Uno Experiencing Record Growth under Hotel Conversion Initiative

Pizzeria Uno, the neighborhood pizza franchise with over 80 units, is seeing record growth as a result of its new hotel conversion initiative.

Pizzeria Uno CEO Erik Frederick recently spoke to Franchise Times about the brand’s decision to partner with business owners to turn hotel dining rooms into sit-down Pizzeria Uno locations. Frederick said the idea came as a result of the pandemic, which led many brands to seek opportunities that would create a smaller operational footprint.

As a result of the new program, Frederick said, “sales are doubling compared to previous hotel restaurants because of all the streams of revenue.” The hotels are selling pizzas both to customers in-house and through food delivery apps, so they’re able to bring in outside delivery revenue, as well. Frederick added that hotel conversion was very appealing to them because hotel operators are already in a franchise system focused on hospitality.

Pizzeria Uno has already launched new locations in hotels in Detroit, northern Indiana and Chicago. In 2022, the brand signed five new franchise locations, marking the first additions to the franchise in over 15 years.

You can read more about the brand’s growth by clicking here.

About UNO Pizzeria & Grill

Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation includes 80 company-owned and franchised UNO Pizzeria & Grill restaurants located in 18 states and the District of Columbia, India, and Saudi Arabia. UNO is all about connecting people over pizza – from its famous Chicago Deep Dish, which UNO invented in 1943, to its Chicago Thin Crust, to its gluten-free and vegan pizzas. The Company also operates Uno Foods, a consumer packaged-foods business that supplies supermarkets, airlines, movie theaters, hotels, airports, travel plazas, and schools, with both frozen UNO branded products. For more information, visit www.unos.com.