Food Business News estimates that 30% of Americans eat pizza at least once a week. Americans spend $46 billion a year on pizza, according to PMQ Pizza Magazine. The pizza industry is huge, stable and growing. “Tim knows the pizza business and this company inside and out I am excited to see where he takes Snappy, because with Tim’s passion and commitment… the sky’s the limit.” “Having worked with Tim (Gayhart) for more than thirty-years, I instantly knew that the very moment he expressed interest in buying the company, it was a great fit,” stated Jeremy Deters, President of The Deters Company. He will also be the franchisor of the first new franchise of his tenure, now under contract to open in LaGrange, Kentucky later this fall. Gayhart will provide overall support, guidance and resources for all forty-four current locations across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee and New Mexico. The Burlington flagship store along with Gayhart’s Kentucky locations in Villa Hills, Richwood, Dry Ridge and his Indiana sites in Lawrenceburg and Rising Sun will all become corporate establishments. In the transition, Gayhart will take ownership of the Burlington, Kentucky location. Gayhart has owned a Snappy Tomato franchise since 1991 and served as an area developer since 2001, making him a fitting choice for corporate ownership. He will purchase the Snappy Tomato Pizza Company from its current owner, The Deters Company, for an undisclosed amount. Gayhart is a homegrown Cincinnati, Ohio native, now residing in Union, Kentucky. “The opportunity to do more of what I love to do is the reason I wanted to take a bigger slice of the (pizza) pie.” “I am excited to begin this new chapter in my career, having started 30-years ago with a loan of $20,000 for my first Snappy franchise to now owning the company, it is truly a blessing to be in this position,” shared Tim Gayhart, new owner of Snappy Tomato Pizza.

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