SEDA-COG assisted Home D Pizzeria with a $688,000 SBA 504 loan which was used to expand and renovate the 1820 S. Atherton St., State College, PA location. This project added and additional 1200 sq. ft. to the building which significantly increased seating capacity with a new dining room and bar. Behind that is a beautiful stone patio area with seating, fire pits, and fireplace. The entire kitchen area was expanded and upgraded with state of the art equipment. SEDA-COG also assisted with a $386,000 SBA 504 Loan which helped purchase equipment and renovate space to create the Robin Hood Brewing Co. Their new micro-brewery operation is located at 1796 Zion Road in Bellefonte, PA and has been brewing for over a year.

In 1952, Frank “Fritz” DeFluri returned from the Korean War to finish his business degree at Penn State. The GI bill paid for his tuition but the former Navy Lieutenant Commander needed to support his family while attending college. Mr. DeFluri wanted to put his Italian heritage to work, making pizza for the local townspeople and convinced his wife to turn their back porch into a pizza oven. Home Delivery Pizza was created on a back porch on Pugh Street. Frank and his brother Art ran the business for 35 years. The restaurant eventually closed until Art’s son and Frank’s son, Richard DeFluri, reopened at the present location on South Atherton Street. The restaurant has undergone many changes over the years to become what it is today; Home D Pizzeria and the Robin Hood Brewing Company.

For more information visit www.homedpizzeria.com and www.robinhoodbrewingco.com.