Pita Pit in the Williamsburg Yorktown Daily

Pita Pit in the Williamsburg Yorktown Daily in an article titled, "Tribe Square Business Owners Requesting Inclusion in W&M Meal Plans." The article begins by talking about the impact that The College of William and Mary’s mandatory meal program is having on the restaurants in Tribe Square. The article gives some specifics on how sales have dipped since the meal plan went into place, then gives details on the meal plan itself. They include some quotes from the college about their stance on the issue, and a student who lives in Tribe Square is quoted about his dissatisfaction with the mandatory meal plans. The article then goes into the problems caused by the fact that the restaurants exist in a building with student housing on top, and the restaurants on the bottom. The article ends with information about the William & Mary Real Estate Foundation and a note that the college official wouldn’t know more until January.  Click here for the entire article or begin below.

Tribe Square Business Owners Requesting Inclusion in W&M Meal Plans

By: James Needham

Businesses at Tribe Square are struggling. The Crust is up for sale and both Pita Pit and MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes have experienced drops in sales this year.

It has sparked a response from the business owners of all four restaurants who have requested to be included on the mandatory meal plan being rolled out at the College of William & Mary. Pita Pit Owner Brandon Twine wrote a letter earlier this month to W&M’s Vice President for Finance Sam Jones, detailing how the businesses were working with a lawyer to work toward a resolution. 

Last year, Pita Pit brought in $500,000 in sales, Twine said in an interview with WYDaily. With one month left in 2013, the business has so far brought in $330,000. In February 2012, MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes brought in about $60,000 in sales and this year brought in $30,000, said owner Alpen Patel.

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Pita Pit opens in St. Louis!

Special Pita Pit welcome to Jordan Martin, our newest franchisee who opened his doors in St. Louis on 6120 Delmar Street! Stop in, say hi, grab a pita. 

Pita Pit featured in the St. Louis Business Journal

Pita Pit was recently featured in the St. Louis Business Journal in an article titled, "Pita Pit opens in Loop, eyes future growth."  For the entire article click here or begin below.

Pita Pit opens in Loop, eyes future growth
By: E.B. Solomont

Canadian restaurant chain Pita Pit opened a new franchise store in the Delmar Loop, as it eyes an expansion of up to 20 more stores in the area in the next five years.

Located at 6120 Delmar Blvd., Pita Pit serves pita sandwiches and opened May 6, said owner Jordan Martin, a 24-year-old St. Louis native who opened the franchise. Martin said he discovered Pita Pit while visiting his girlfriend at George Washington University. (He graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia, where he was a linebacker for the Temple Owls.) “Every time I went in, it was jam packed,” he said.

It is the third Pita Pit location in St. Louis, along with stores in downtown St. Louis,opened in 2011 by franchisee Ketan Patel, and Edwardsville, opened last year by franchisee Jim Hettler.

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Pita Pit Featured in The Daily Mississippian

Pita Pit was recently featured in The Daily Mississippian in an article titled, "Eating Healthy and On-the-Go: Pita Pit Comes to Oxford.”  This article discusses Jack Brighenti, restaurant manager Muri Soares and Peter Riggs who discussed Pita Pit opening for the first time in Mississippi. Jack opened the new location in Oxford to bring something different and healthy to the Southern University, something that people could eat late night and on-the-go. The location opened at the end of May, but haven’t had a problem being slow, and have seemed to really connect with the community and the university students, even during the summer months. Pita Pit in Oxford also offers Ole Miss students the opportunity to use their dining dollars on the Ole Miss Express.  Click here for the entire article or begin below.




Eating Healthy and On-the-Go: Pita Pit Comes to Oxford
By: Alex Dejoy

With over 200 locations across the four corners of the United States and every where in between, Pita Pit has found a new home in Oxford.

Located on North Lamar Boulevard, right off the square, owner of the new Pita Pit, Jack Brighenti, thought this would be the perfect location to provide healthy eating to both students and the Oxford community.
He is the owner of two other Pita Pits, which are located in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. His newest location is the first to open in the state of Mississippi.

“It definitely has that youthful kind of energy around; a lot of undergraduates and graduates, a lot of intellectuals, professors, and also the community itself," Brighenti said. “The historic roots and the Square here, we were just kind of drawn to it. We just thought it would make a good fit to provide something healthy to that demographic.”

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