Owners of a business that began as a Struthers pizza shop and has now grown to a $7 million a year pepperoni roll business wants to bring jobs and $2.5 million investment to Youngstown.

City Council is being asked next week to consider a ten-year 75% tax abatement for P&S Bakery.

Located at 3279 E. Western Reserve Road in Poland, P&S Bakery employs 57 full-time and four part-time workers making specialty bread stuffed with meats, cheeses, sauces, and sweet fillings.

The company distributes breads, cookies, and filled rolls to lunch programs throughout the United States, as well as to vending companies, convenience stores, and the public.

Saying they started their business as a Cornersburg Pizza franchise in the 1970s, owners David and Bonnie George plan to spend $1.2 million renovating an existing building they bought for $1.5 million in an Enterprise Zone at 2716 Intertech Drive off Salt Springs Rd.

The company says it wants the abatement so they can move current operations, add a production line, and eventually hire another 40 full-time workers.

Calling the abatement a “win-win” for the city, documents filed with the city says the new employees will add another $882,482 in payroll.

The City council is being asked to submit the abatement request to the Youngstown Board of Control.