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Annapolis, Md.-based Ledo Pizza names Will Robinson as the company’s first chief marketing officerAnnapolis, Md.-based Ledo Pizza names Will Robinson as the company’s first chief marketing officer

Robinson has been promoted from vice president of restaurant marketing to CMO of the pizza franchise

Joanna Fantozzi, Senior Editor

July 9, 2020

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Will Robinson is Ledo Pizza's first CMO.Ledo Pizza

Joanna Fantozzi

The 100 -location, Annapolis, Md.-based regional pizza franchise Ledo Pizza has announced Will Robinson as the company’s first chief marketing officer. With 12 years of experience as Ledo Pizza’s vice president of restaurant marketing, Robinson was promoted to CMO where he will oversee the company’s sales and marketing budget and technology, manage franchise partners and third-party marketing vendors, lead direct reports, and utilize his social-media marketing expertise in his new position.

“We are very fortunate to have such a loyal and dedicated person like Will on our Ledo Pizza team,” Ledo Pizza president Jamie Beall said in a statement. “He is an incredibly hard worker and is very deserving of this promotion. I look forward to watching him take our marketing team, and our brand as a whole, to the next level.”

Will_Robinson.jpgRobinson, left, began his career as a server at a Ledo Pizza restaurant and worked his way up to marketing specialist and eventually vice president, as well as chairman of the Restaurant Association of Maryland Education Foundation.

“I am very excited to take on this new position at Ledo Pizza,” Robinson said in a statement. “Ledo is a unique brand rich with history, and I am proud to have been a part of it for over 20 years. I am honored to become the leader of such a dynamic department. I can’t wait to strengthen my relationships with franchisees and vendors, and continue to tell our brand’s story through effective, strategic marketing.”

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Ledo Pizza is a regional pizza franchise with 100 locations in seven states and was in the top 10 brands with the most loyal fans for Nation’s Restaurant News’ 2019 Consumer Picks report in partnership with Datassential.

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About the Author

Joanna Fantozzi

Senior Editor

Joanna Fantozzi is a Senior Editor for Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She has more than seven years of experience writing about the restaurant and hospitality industry. Her editorial coverage ranges from profiles of independent restaurants around the country to breaking news and insights into some of the biggest brands in food and beverage, including Starbucks, Domino’s, and Papa John’s.  

Joanna holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature and creative writing from The College of New Jersey and a master’s degree in arts and culture journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Prior to joining Informa’s Restaurants and Food Group in 2018, she was a freelance food, culture, and lifestyle writer, and has previously held editorial positions at Insider (formerly known as Business Insider) and The Daily Meal. Joanna’s work can also be found in The New York Times, Forbes, Vice, The New York Daily News, and Parents Magazine. 

Her areas of expertise include restaurant industry news, restaurant operator solutions and innovations, and political/cultural issues.

Joanna Fantozzi has been a moderator and event facilitator at both Informa’s MUFSO and Restaurants Rise industry events. 

Joanna Fantozzi’s experience:

Senior Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group (August 2021-present)

Associate Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group (July 2019-August 2021)

Assistant Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group (Oct. 2018-July 2019)

Freelance Food & Lifestyle Reporter (Feb. 2018-Oct. 2018)

Food & Lifestyle Reporter, Insider (June 2017-Feb. 2018)

News Editor, The Daily Meal (Jan. 2014- June 2017)

Staff Reporter, Straus News (Jan. 2013-Dec. 2013)

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