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Thursday, March 11, 2010

CiCi’s Pizza poised to reopen under new ownership

By Mark Fisher | Thursday, March 11, 2010, 03:05 PM

CiCi’s Pizza will reopen at its former Huber Heights location at 7631 Old Troy Pike under new franchise ownership.

The tentative target date for the opening of the pizza buffet restaurant is March 29, CiCi’s manager Frank Palmer said this afternoon, March 11, between job interviews. The restaurant will open with about 50 employees, Palmer said.

The new CiCi’s franchise is owned by a partnership led by Suresh Balachandran of Centerville, and has no connection with the previous owners of Dayton-area CiCi’s locations, Marwin Management, Palmer said. Four Dayton-area CiCi’s closed abruptly last May in an action that surprised both customers and many employees.

“We plan on making it a lot better this time,” said Palmer, who was a CiCi’s manager for Marin Management. “We are more focused on cleanliness, and on accountability.”

There are no current plans on opening any of the other three CiCi’s that closed last year, although if the Huber Heights restaurant is successful, franchise owners will look for a good location to open a second restaurant “from the ground up,” Palmer said.

Restaurant officials are planning a special offer for the opening day for the first 100 customers through the door, but details and a confirmation of the opening date are still to come.

But Palmer is encouraged by the response of passers-by who notice the activity going on inside the restaurant and the “opening soon” sign on the door. “People are very excited,” he said.

The new CiCi’s will seat about 180. For more information, call the restaurant at (937) 236-2424.

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