Blue Sage Capital LP has gobbled up the privately held Mr. Gatti's Inc. pizza chain. Blue Sage of Austin purchased the pizza chain for an undisclosed mix of debt and equity from Kerrville-based holding company LDB Corp, which is owned by L.D. "Brink" Brinkman, who bought the chain in

Pizza company Mr. Gatti's Inc. has a new chief financial officer. Steve Burt joined the company in mid-February, and is Mr. Gatti's first chief financial officer. Prior to joining the Austin-based pizza franchise, Burt worked as director of finance for the personal connectivity so

Mr. Gatti's Pizza Inc. hired Michael Mrlik as president and CEO, the company said Thursday. Mrlik was chief operating officer at New World Restaurant Group Inc. (Pink Sheets: NWRG) in Golden, Colo., whose brands are Einstein Bros Bagels, Noah's Bagels, Manhattan Bagel, Chesapeake Bagel B

When Colorado restaurant executive Michael Mrlik mentioned Mr. Gatti's at his previous job, someone immediately broke out into the pizza chain's jingle -- "Call 459-2222" -- even though the chain doesn't have any stores in that state. Mrlik says that's when he knew he sho