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National franchise Pita Pit will open its first location in Roanoke, Virginia, this fall downtown in the Signature 9 Gallery space. The brand currently has over 500 locations worldwide, but this will be the first in the Roanoke area.

Attorney Brandy Rapp and George Lemon, both of Roanoke, are the new franchisees for the new Pita Pit location. According to the Birmingham Business Journal, The couple was inspired to open their franchise for the opportunity to work together and because Rapp’s brother-in-law is also a Pita Pit franchisee in Ohio.

Pita Pit offers wraps and pitas with a variety of topping options in a down-the-line fast casual format.

Rapp and Lemon have plans to open the new restaurant early this fall.

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.

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