{"id":44030,"date":"2021-10-26T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/homeslice-pizza-in-durango-sells-restaurants-to-peak-food-beverage\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:17:07","slug":"homeslice-pizza-in-durango-sells-restaurants-to-peak-food-beverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/homeslice-pizza-in-durango-sells-restaurants-to-peak-food-beverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeslice Pizza in Durango sells restaurants to Peak Food & Beverage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A delivery car for HomeSlice Pizza was totaled by a Chevy Silverado at Fourth Avenue and Eighth Street on Friday. The Silverado took off without stopping.<\/span>JENNAYE DERGE\/Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Peak Food & Beverage will acquire all three Homeslice Pizza restaurants in a local takeover.<\/p>\n

The acquisition, which was announced last week and is effective Friday, expands Peak\u2019s presence in the Durango restaurant scene, doubling its restaurants from three to six.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was kind of a joint decision, and something that turned out good for them and good for us at the same time,\u201d said Peak CEO Kris Oyler.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, it\u2019s a way to grow in the Durango market, but it doesn\u2019t really cannibalize our other restaurants,\u201d Oyler said. \u201cIt\u2019s pizza, so it\u2019s very different than a lot of our other offerings.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of the deal, Peak Food & Beverage, which operates Steamworks Brewing Co., El Moro Spirits & Tavern and Bird\u2019s, will also acquire Homeslice\u2019s properties at 441 E. College Drive, 2915 Main Ave. and 125 Mercado St. in Three Springs.<\/p>\n

Homeslice owners Cory and Lynn Kitch\u2019s decision to sell came on the back of Cory\u2019s diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The husband and wife team have run Homeslice for more than two decades.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a dream when we started Homeslice, and, unfortunately, we cannot carry on the dream any further,\u201d Lynn said in the announcement.<\/p>\n

Though Homeslice will be under new management, there are no plans to change its business. Delivery service will continue, and the kitchen plans to use the same recipes that have made Homeslice a mainstay in Durango, according to Peak CMO Brian McEachron and COO and Executive Chef Sean Clark.<\/p>\n

Peak, which is 40% employee owned, will also extend its benefits package to Homeslice employees, including health insurance, paid time off and ownership opportunities.<\/p>\n

Peak\u2019s move to acquire Homeslice comes amid a nationwide labor shortage. Across the U.S., restaurants have had to make do with limited staffs<\/a> as they try to rebound from the pandemic. Yet, Oyler expressed little concern about adding Homeslice\u2019s restaurants to his company\u2019s portfolio.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re pretty well staffed so it\u2019s not like we have to go out and rehire everybody,\u201d he said. \u201cThat puts us in a good position where they\u2019re already running.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peak has no immediate plans for further expansion, Oyler said. For now, Oyler and his team plan to focus on acquainting themselves with the pizza business.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going from three restaurants to six, so I think we\u2019re going to have our hands full for a while,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As Peak and Oyler look ahead to a new business opportunity, they will also look back.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to carry on Lynn and Cory\u2019s dream,\u201d Oyler said.<\/p>\n

ahannon@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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