Jack Butorac, a longtime restaurant executive who has also worked at Hormel, Fuddrucker’s and Chi-Chi’s, follows a simple but powerful philosophy for Marco’s Pizza: “I can’t accept not growing.”
Courtesy of Jack Butorac
Jack Butorac and his wife Barbara Butorac during a recent trip to Ireland.
Courtesy of Jack Butorac
Butorac, middle left, and Marco’s Franchising LLC president Bryon Stephens, upper right, gather with the Hormel team at Hormel’s fishing cottage in Colorado. The company is one of Marco’s Pizza’s suppliers.
Marco's Pizza
“When I first tasted Marco’s pizza, what hit me was how good the product was,” says Butorac. “It had a great flavor. It had a lot of toppings. It’s a family recipe that hasn’t changed since it was started in 1978. It’s a fantastic product.”
Marco's Pizza
Marco’s Pizza hit 770 locations by the end of 2016 and is one of the fastest-growing chains in the country, according to NRN Top 200 data.