Integrity

Is our secret sauce

As one of the nation’s largest Little Caesars franchisees, Aces Pizza is serving up incredible growth and opportunity!

Get to Know Us

About

WHO WE ARE

Aces is a proud Mid-Atlantic based Little Caesars franchisee with over 70 locations. We are hyper-focused on making our customers’ lives easier by providing high value, great quality meals in seconds.

Our Values

Core Values

We serve our customers great pizza at incredible prices, in seconds

We offer our team members flexibility and fun in a fast-paced family-friendly environment

We continue to acquire and build new units, offering substantial growth opportunities for team members, vendors and partners

We are nimble, move quickly and are fanatical about paying our team members and vendors fast

We serve our customers great pizza at incredible prices, in seconds

We offer our team members flexibility and fun in a fast-paced family-friendly environment

We continue to acquire and build new units, offering substantial growth opportunities for team members, vendors and partners

We are nimble, move quickly and are fanatical about paying our team members and vendors fast

Our History

Steady growth over two decades

2007

Aces LLC founded to acquire 18 Little Caesars units in southwest Virginia

2014

Patrick O’Connell becomes sole owner & begins expansion into related real estate and retail centers

2021

Aces acquires retiring franchisee Cutting Edge Pizza, adding dozens of units throughout Virginia, Maryland & the Carolinas

2022

Gary Clough joins Aces as an equity partner & President/COO

2022

Three additional franchisees bought out, bringing total unit count to 72

2023

Acquisition of future stores in progress

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    Where We Work

    Focused on our little slice of the world – The mid-atlantic region

    Aces operates 70+ restaurants across four states:

    • Maryland
    • Virginia
    • North Carolina
    • South Carolina

    Our leadership

    Meet our senior team of experienced industry veterans

    Patrick O’Connell

    CEO/Partner

    Gary Clough

    President & COO/Partner

    David Vaughn

    Director of Administration

    Steve Kellogg

    Director of Operations – Carolinas West

    Will Ethier

    Director of Operations – Carolina East

    Devon Kobylinski

    Controller

    Allison Morgan

    Director of Operations – Virginia

    Join the team

    Serving up Exciting career opportunities

    We are steadily growing throughout the Mid-Atlantic and are always looking to add great team members!

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    Testimonials

    What they’re saying

    Hear it straight from the people we do business with …

      The passion the Aces team has for their team, Little Caesars, and their business shines through, and I look forward to continuing to foster our relationship to help Aces succeed both today and in their bright future.
      Michael Mitchell
      Senior Vice President, Western Alliance Bank
      The business partnership we have established over the years with Aces, LLC has truly transformed into a relationship that always has both parties’ best interest in mind. We are grateful for this partnership and looking forward to all the exciting things the future holds!
      Travis Wright
      VP of Sales & Marketing, CS&A Insurance
      I have been supplying equipment to Aces, LLC for oven ten years now. Everyone has always been straightforward, direct and organized in our dealings. They are the kind of business that I look forward to doing business with.
      Andy Sexton
      Owner, A. D. Sexton Sales