Information
- Headquarters
- 935 Taylor Station Rd
- Columbus, OH 43230
- XXX-XXX-XXXX
- donatos.com
Donatos Pizza is a family-owned pizza restaurant and franchisor started by Jim Grote in Columbus, Ohio, in 1963. There are currently more than 160 Donatos locations across 10 states.
News & notes
1991: First franchised location opens in Zanesville, Ohio.
1999: McDonald's, in an attempt to enter the pizza industry, acquires Donatos.
2003: Jim Grote and daughter Jane Grote Abell buy back a majority interest in the company from McDonald's as McDonald's seeks to refocus on . . .

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