A leading Italian quick serving restaurant chain, Slice of Italy has announced the opening of its third franchise store in New Delhi. The company has set a target to make 10-12 stores operational in Delhi-NCR by 2010-end. Presently, it has 10 company-owned and three franchise stores operating in the region. The vice-president of Slice of Italy, Anurag Sharma, said “At present we have four stores that are under development. In addition to this, the company also intends to launch stores in tier II cities across north Indian states like Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttaranchal. Our team believes that controlled product, consistency, pricing and meeting the highest quality standards is the vital key to the success — Slice of Italy is enjoying today,”