Nation’s largest Italian QSR brand set to open in Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Prepare for landing – Fazoli’s is bringing its craveable Italian flavors and unmatched value back to the Valley in the new year.
The newest Fazoli’s, located in Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, is set to begin construction next month. Along with the brand’s premium, delectable Italian dishes and signature hot, fresh breadsticks, Fazoli’s is rolling out breakfast items for the first time ever!
The new location will be operated by Kind Hospitality. The group specializes in combining on-the-go food and fine dining, showcasing flavorful foods in unique locations and a commitment to premium ingredients and the overall guest experience.
“We put a lot of thought behind where to reintroduce Fazoli’s in the Phoenix area,” said Kind Hospitality CEO Nava Singam. “We landed on Sky Harbor, Fazoli’s first airport location, where local residents and travelers alike will have the opportunity to indulge in Fazoli’s delicious Italian recipes and buttery breadsticks. We’re thrilled for guests from all corners of the world to fall in love with our new location.”
Kind Hospitality plans to hire up to 50 local full-and part-time team members for front-and back-of-house operations. Fazoli’s offers a variety of benefits, including competitive pay, flexible hours and more. For more information, visit Fazolis.jobs.
When the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport location opens, it will mark the first of nine Arizona Fazoli’s under development and the 216th systemwide. For more information, visit Fazolis.com.
Founded in 1988 in Lexington, Ky., Fazoli’s owns and operates nearly 220 restaurants in 27 states, making it the largest premium QSR Italian chain in America. Fazoli’s prides itself on serving premium quality Italian food, fast, fresh and friendly. Menu offerings include freshly prepared pasta entrees, Submarinos sandwiches, salads, pizza and desserts – along with its unlimited signature breadsticks. Fazoli’s is a winner of FastCasual and Steritech’s 2020 Excellence in Food Safety Award and ranked number seven on FastCasual’s “Top 100 Movers and Shakers” list in 2022. Additionally, it was named to Technomic’s “Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report” in 2022, selected as one of the “Top 50 Global Fast Casual Innovators in 2021” by Foodable, a “Top 200 Franchises in 2021” by Franchise Business Review, and an Entrepreneur 2018 “Franchise 500.” Fazoli’s was a recipient of the 2021 American Business Awards Gold Stevie Awards in Food & Beverage for Company of the Year.
FAT Brands (NASDAQ: FAT) is a leading global franchising company that strategically acquires, markets, and develops fast casual, quick-service, casual dining, and polished casual dining concepts around the world. The Company currently owns 17 restaurant brands: Round Table Pizza, Fatburger, Marble Slab Creamery, Johnny Rockets, Fazoli’s, Twin Peaks, Great American Cookies, Hot Dog on a Stick, Buffalo’s Cafe & Express, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Pretzelmaker, Elevation Burger, Native Grill & Wings, Yalla Mediterranean and Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses, and franchises and owns over 2,300 units worldwide. For more information on FAT Brands, please visit fatbrands.com.
In 1996, Kind Hospitality was founded on the principle of providing guests with an unparalleled dining experience in all environments, from airport to street side operations. Dedicated to providing the best possible customer service across its suite of brands, Kind Hospitality’s knack for hiring high-quality, hardworking and passionate individuals serves as a key element to the company’s “secret recipe” for success. The “kind” in Kind Hospitality isn’t just part of the company’s name — it’s at the very heart of its mission to do things differently. And it’s what keeps guests coming back time and again to Kind’s well-known brands including Macayo’s Mexican Food, which holds the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the longest chimichanga, Panera Bread, O.H.S.O. Brewery, Barrio Brewing Co. and Native Grill & Wings. For more information, visit www.kindhospitality.com.
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