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Stoner's Pizza Joint franchisee buys Jacksonville store, plans 2 more

January 15, 2019

QSR pizza brand, Stoner's Pizza Joint, said that its North Main Street location in Jacksonville, Florida, is now owned by Bruce Levy of Chatham Foods & Dining Llc., who also plans to open two other Florida locations. A news release said the new stores will likely be located in the Jacksonville and St. Augustine areas on the state's eastern coastline. 

This new agreement comes on the heels of the six-unit deal signed in Texas with the brand late last year, in support of the brand's intentions to hit 100 locations in five years. 

Levy has had past experience with Sonny's BBQ, Sonic Drive-In and Blaze Pizza, in addition to owning his own concepts in South Florida and Puerto Rico. Day-to-day operations of his new Stoner's Pizza Joint restaurants will be led by Dawson and Charlotte Robertson, who have been in the restaurant and hospitality industry for more than a decade.

Founded in 2013, Stoner's Pizza Joint was recently purchased by the restaurateurs behind HHI Hospitality, which owns and operates several proprietary restaurant concepts in Hilton Head, South Carolina, including Charbar Company and ¡Holy Tequila!, among others. Partners Drew Ciccarelli and Nick Bergelt developed and launched Stoner's Pizza Joint's franchising program in July 2018 with the goal of growing the brand's footprint to 100 locations by 2023. Currently, Stoner's Pizza Joint has six corporate locations throughout Georgia and South Carolina with three more in development.