Hungry Howie’s Pizza Opens in Athens

Staff Report From Athens CEO

Friday, August 12th, 2016

Hungry Howie’s Pizza, a restaurant founded in 1973 which now boasts almost 600 locations in 21 states, is opening its first store in Athens.

Located at 529 Baxter Street, Hungry Howie’s Pizza hosts for its opening a ribbon-cutting with the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, is offering a special deal (large one-topping pizzas for $7.99), and making a charitable donation to Children First Inc., a not-for-profit organization providing safe homes for children.

The franchisees of the Athens location are the husband-and-wife team of Tisha and Chad Cepuran. 

“We moved here from Florida where we fell in love with Hungry Howie’s. We decided we needed to bring it with us to Athens. We’re eager to be a part of the growing number of Hungry Howie’s locations,” said Tisha Cepuran.

The Athens location will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Sunday.