Pizza shops are warming up their ovens, eagerly awaiting Sept. 22, the start of fall quarter at Ohio State University.
The Columbus Papa John’s franchisee has scored the biggest coup, opening an outlet at Lane Avenue and High Street, just up the street from locally based chain Donatos Pizza’s shop at 2084 N. High St.
Charles Burris, operating partner for Johncol Inc., said his carryout and delivery store at 2108 N. High St. will offer students a number of values and will be one of the first traditional shops in the chain to offer nontraditional 8-inch pizzas at lunchtime and in the evening.Although Burris touts the chain’s promise of “better ingredients, better pizza” as the cause of his stores’ success, Johncol has made shrewd changes lately, such as moving three of its shops in the city, including the campus location, and “re-imaging” its 19 others in Ohio. It also created “the Ultimate” double-pepperoni pizza that the entire chain now offers. Read more.
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