Franchising
Picture: Vocelli Pizza
March 16, 2026
Vocelli Pizza is opening a location this month in Valleydale marking the chain’s second restaurant in Alabama.
The Pittsburgh-based firm is partnering with franchisee Patrick Meglio for the Valleydale website, which can provide supply and carryout companies to the Shelby County hall, together with Hoover, Indian Springs and Pelham. Meglio, who additionally owns a location on the College of Alabama at Birmingham, plans to develop 5 areas throughout the better Birmingham space, in line with a press launch.
“We’re excited to proceed our growth in Alabama with franchisee and longtime entrepreneur Patrick Meglio,” Toni Bianco, CEO of Vocelli Pizza, mentioned within the launch. “Patrick has carried out an unbelievable job with the College of Alabama at Birmingham location that opened in 2024, creating an attractive eating expertise for college students by working with organizations like Sodexo. His dedication to Vocelli Pizza and the group makes him an amazing companion as we develop.”
Meglio has greater than 36 years of franchising expertise and serves because the president of Nationwide Branded Ideas.
“I am captivated with opening new companies and excited to convey Vocelli Pizza to communities in Alabama,” Meglio mentioned within the launch. “There are numerous alternatives for development, and I stay up for increasing additional whereas additionally connecting with different entrepreneurs concerned with opening Vocelli franchises.”
The opening is a part of a 2026 growth technique that features 11 new areas nationwide. Different scheduled openings for the chain embody a first-time entry into the Houston market in Katy, Texas, in addition to new Maryland areas in Rockville and Beltsville.
Vocelli Pizza was based in 1988 and at present operates greater than 80 areas.
