Mellow Mushroom VP shares secrets to long-term franchise success
In this episode of the Restaurant Operator Podcast, host Mandy Detwiler, editor of Pizza Marketplace, chats with Jamie Cecil, vice president of franchise development for Mellow Mushroom. Mellow Mushroom started in 1974 and has grown to 160 units. The brand is known for its cool vibes. Each store is unique. "I like to call them kind of unicorns. There's not one store that looks alike, which is kind of fun, but it makes it a challenge as well. But every store has phenomenal pizza and great serv...
8 Apr 2026
Little Caesars VP of franchise development talks brand growth, solid operations
In this episode of the Pizza Marketplace Podcast, host Mandy Detwiler, editor of Pizza Marketplace, talks to Bryan Ketelhut, vice president of franchise and business development for Little Caesars. Ketelhut has been with the company for years and now heads up domestic franchising. He's also a former franchisee himself. Little Caesars is known for its streamlined operations. From a development perspective, that simplicity makes the brand more attractive to prospective franchisees compared to m...
11 Mar 2026
The 4:30 am grind: How a cotton-field startup turned into an artisan pizza empire
In episode of the Pizza Marketplace Podcast, host Mandy Detwiler, editor of Pizza Marketplace, talks to Joe Carlucci, founder and owner of Valentina's Pizzeria & Wine Bar in Alabama. Carlucci, who has dozens of years in pizza, is a member of the World Pizza Champions and a leader in the industry. Carlucci opened Valentina's, named after his daughter, in the midst of COVID. Prior to that, he'd owned a pizza food truck and would take it to neighborhoods to provide pizzas to neighborhoods du...
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