The relationship between STAR Bank and Pizza King dates back to 2013. From digital banking tools to point of sales systems to growth of their footprint, STAR has always been there to help them grow their iconic brand.
But through all of that, it’s the personal relationship that has developed between the STAR and Pizza King families that truly tells the story of what makes this partnership so valuable.
“We will never sacrifice our quality and our customer wouldn’t let us,” said Alan Robinson, CEO of Pizza King. “They care about this pizza they want us to stick to the quality we have always had. That’s what I love about this place. I think it’s all about that family feel and those loyal customers.
Fostering Growth
“STAR has been heavily involved in Pizza King’s growth and the partnership we have with them is just that feel of genuinely having connections with those people.”
The why is always important for us at STAR. But the what is what drives both our and our clients’ success. Part of that “what” is business growth.
STAR Bank helped Pizza King CEO Alan Robinson purchase six additional locations – and bring the family business back to an eager market full of loyal customers.
Advancing Technology
“The biggest financial challenge that we had with STAR involved was an opportunity to purchase back 6 restaurants that had existed up north,” said Robinson. “That was huge for us and to have STAR there, I believe it went as smooth as it possibly could have gone. “
Technology is also important. Robinson talks about how important the STAR mobile app was to his business. “Watching it evolve and adapt and being able to show all of my accounts and loans . . . it’s been good technology to use and to have at my fingertips,” he said.
A Personal Touch
From one generation to the next, STAR Bank has always been there to help Pizza King build a thriving family business.
“It's important for me to carry on everything that my father worked so hard for. Just watching him develop this company, the guy I considered an old school guy, was willing to look at POS systems and technology because he knew that was the direction we were heading, remembered Robinson. “STAR was there, they kind of saved the day for us and made it really easy on my father to make this happy. STAR was there time and time again with that personal touch.”
Mike Schmaltz
Central Region President
Spending over 25 years with STAR Financial Bank and nearly 40 years in the financial sector, Mike is a Vice President of the central region for STAR and a Senior Commercial Banker. He attended Ball State University and Marquette University and spends his time volunteering in the community with Youth Muncie YMCA, Treefort Indiana, Secret Families, Cornerstone Center for the Arts, Habitat for Humanity, Appletree Child Development, Morrison Mock League, Muncie Rotary, Muncie Schools and the Halteman Association.