“We have made the decision to close all five Pizzeria Locale restaurants on July 10 and dissolve the business,” Chipotle chief corporate affairs officer Laurie Schalow said in a statement. “Impacted employees have been extended employment opportunities at Chipotle restaurants in the Denver area.
, a sit-down restaurant at 1738 Pearl St. in Boulder, from Pizzeria Locale’s fast-casual spots, by rebranding it as Pizzeria Alberico. Stuckey and Mackinnon-Patterson, who are also behind Frasca, Tavernetta and Sunday Vinyl, founded Pizzeria Locale in 2010 and struck up a partnership with Chipotle in 2013. The goal at the time was to rapidly expand in a manner similar to Chipotle and in a format where customers ordered at the counter, selected toppings and got their pizza shortly afterward.
At one point, Pizzeria Locale had locations in Cincinnati and Kansas City, in addition to Colorado, but it closed the out-of-state stores in 2018. The company