Morristown Pizzeria Taking Stand Against Proposed Competitor

A Morristown restaurant in business for 35 years has retained legal counsel and plans to formally oppose a large company’s proposal to open a pizza shop just an eighth of a mile away.

According to dailyrecord.com, Suvio’s Pizza Ristorante on Washington Street is opposed to the proposed construction of a similar restaurant, a pizza shop, to accompany the Whole Foods market being developed in the now-vacant A&P store on the same street.

The proposed eatery would fill a vacant retail space once used for a dry cleaning service, the report said.

Suvio’s said the set-up would change the character of the residential neighborhood and lead to large crowds hanging out in the area, the report said.

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