Mama Mimi's Take N Bake Pizza will open in Olentangy Village, in a space occupied for years by the Colonial Candy Shoppe. This pizza shop does scratch dough and tops it with raw, fresh ingredients. It prints oven instructions for the customer who bakes the pizza at home. The Aufenkamps said the lease with Olentangy Village was an obvious choice as many people from Clintonville were driving to their store. For future expansions, the couple intends to open next year in New Albany and Worthington.
Locations have yet to be finalized.
Chipotle loves Columbus Chipotle, the burrito-taco chain, has 10 stores open in central Ohio and plans for more to come. Plans also call for a Westerville store. All Chipotle sites are leased, said Jim Adams, spokesman for Chipotle. The local stores employ more than 200 people, he said. Chipotle, an arm of McDonald's Corp., has 120 stores open in the United States.