Dion's is a pizza chain in New Mexico with 14 restaurants. Nine (9) in the
Albuquerque area, and one each in
Rio Rancho,
Santa Fe,
Los Lunas,
Las Cruces,and
Lubbock, Texas.
[1]Dion's was founded in 1978 by Jon Patten and Bill Scott when they bought a small pizza restaurant intending to turn it into a Greek restaurant. Before their equipment arrived the previous owner taught them how to make pizza. The demand for the pizza led the two to create their own pizza recipe which is still used today.[2]
Nineteen months after the first location opened, the Albuquerque Tribune named Dion's "second best pizza in town." Since then, Dion's has received a "Best Pizza" award from the Albuquerque Journal, the Albuquerque Tribune, television's PM magazine, and the Albuquerque Monthly Magazine. [2]
The company had 12 employees in 1979, and now has over 800.[2]
