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Fast-Growing Latino Chain Continues Growth 01/24/05 Austin, TX - January, 24, 2005 - Pizza Patrón, the premier Latino pizza brand, opened its fourth location in Austin on January 24, 2005. The store, located at 533 W. Oltorf, is conveniently located in south Austin. They have three other locations in Austin, while Pizza Patrón has a total of 117 stores open or under development in the United States. "We are extremely excited about the opportunities coming from opening this location," Arnesto Loustaundau, general manager of the Oltorf store, said. "The Hispanic community of Austin deserves to have a place they can call their own." In the Oltorf shopping center, the store is open from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. to midnight on Fridays, 12:00 p.m. to midnight Saturdays, and 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Sundays. Call in orders can be placed by calling 512-916-1569. The lease for the building was negotiated by Marsha Schneider of RTS Real Estate Services. For more information, call 972-698-7900. Pizza Patrón was founded by Antonio Swad in 1986. Since franchising began in March 2003, the brand has gone from four locations to 117, either open or under development. Pizza Patrón features festive and fun carryout-only pizza stores that are community based in Spanish speaking or predominately Hispanic neighborhoods. The menu is value oriented, offering high quality, and freshly prepared pizzas at very low price points. All pizza dough is made fresh throughout the evening; no preservatives are added or needed. The sauce is prepared fresh in the stores, as well, from crushed Roma tomatoes. Only 100% mozzarella is used. Whole and half pizzas are offered at prices as low as $4.99 for a large pizza with cheese and one topping and $3.49 for the same half pizza. A large "La Patrona" pizza with everything is only $6.99. For more information call Sandy Bell at 972-934-2850 or write to Andy Gamm at Pizza Patrón, Inc., 1228 E. Northwest Highway, Garland, Texas, 75041.
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