Pizza Patrón's big ideas
The bright and agile Texas-based chain is giving national competitors a run for their money one well-executed idea at a time.
Borrowing outside the box
Marco’s Pizza, of Toledo, Ohio, is a chain with 195 units and big plans. In the teeth of the recession, same-store sales climbed 3.2 percent in the first quarter. It has contracts to open 50 stores this year and 80 the next. The only missing ingredient is capital.