Open for Business: Pita Pit

Pita Pit
Husband-and-wife David and Penny Inlow opened a Pita Pit franchise Dec. 14 in the Fremont Shopping Center at 1318 E. Battlefield Road. David Inlow was introduced to the roughly 300-unit Toronto-based franchise concept while on a business trip to St. Louis, and the couple were attracted to Pita Pit’s healthier menu options. The restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and kid’s menus all day, and wraps cost $5 to $6 with vegetarian and vegan options available. Penny Inlow, who runs the restaurant and has 15 years of experience as a waitress, said the local specialties are the cheddar chicken pesto and barbecue beef wraps. Through D.P. Ventures Inc., the Inlows bought the Springfield franchise rights for $25,000 and spent about $275,000 in new equipment and renovations of the unit previously occupied by Quiznos subs. The Inlows employ 12 at the restaurant, which occupies 2,000 square feet of space leased from R.B. Murray Co. for five years at $2,761 a month, she said. Hours: 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sunday. Phone: (417) 883-1565. Web: PitaPitUSA.com

Spark Fitness LLC
Darla Neal Morello and Mandy Vela-Huff opened Spark Fitness LLC on Jan. 2 at 1420 S. Enterprise Ave., Ste. H. The fitness studio offers instruction in a variety of programs, such as a ballet-inspired workout, a body-sculpting plan created by Vela-Huff and a fusion of yoga and dance. Morello and Vela-Huff emphasize one-on-one training, and each has 10 years of experience in teaching modern personal fitness and yoga. Spark Fitness operates fitness classes in 16 sessions by appointment in the studio leased from Petrol Properties Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Hours: 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Phone: (417) 414-5934. Web: SparkForFitness.com

Hair on Broadway
Glory Star Piper, Maisie Horstman and Kayla Jones on Dec. 12 opened Hair on Broadway, a salon at 2200 N. Broadway Ave. The business partners have 15 years of combined hair-styling experience. Hair on Broadway offers clipper cuts for $5, other haircuts for $7, hair coloring for $35 and perms for $45. The roughly 7,800-square-foot salon space is leased monthly from the Gray Family Trust for $700, and Piper, Horstman and Jones spent about $2,000 in startup expenses. Hours: 10 a.m.–5:15 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Phone: (417) 865-8606.

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