A Sbarro worker spins pizza dough in the air in 2011. Photo: Jay LaPrete/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Many other notable companies based in Central Ohio aren't big enough to make the Fortune 500 list, but are still important to the local economy.
👜 Retail: You could fill a small shopping mall with our famous brands, which include Abercrombie & Fitch (New Albany), Express (Columbus), Lane Bryant (New Albany) and Victoria's Secret (Reynoldsburg).
Big Lots is HQ'd near Westerville and operates a giant distribution center on Phillipi Road.
🍦 Food: Everybody knows we're home to Jeni's ice cream (Columbus), plus Wendy's (Dublin) and White Castle (Columbus) hamburgers.
Other chains based here are Bob Evans (New Albany), Piada (Columbus), Sbarro (Columbus) and Charleys Philly Steaks (Upper Arlington).
Donatos was founded on Thurman Avenue and remains headquartered near Gahanna.
🏨 One more: Red Roof Inn, founded in Grove City, is now based in New Albany.
The chain charged $8.50 per night when it first opened in 1973.
