Motophoto
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Moto Photo is a franchising company based in Dayton, Ohio
with well over 200 locations in several different states and Canada. Once focused on photo developing, MotoPhoto is now turning towards portraits and digital camera
s.
was moved to Dayton, Ohio
and has grown today to over 215 MotoPhoto stores servicing customers in both the U.S. and Canada
.
Originally a one hour film processing solution, the company
has evolved into a full-service imaging provider offering one hour digital and film processing, unique merchandise, and portrait studios.
In February 2003, MOTO Franchise Corporation
(MFC) purchased substantially all the assets of the former franchisor.
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
with well over 200 locations in several different states and Canada. Once focused on photo developing, MotoPhoto is now turning towards portraits and digital camera
Digital camera
A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor. It is the main device used in the field of digital photography...
s.
History
MotoPhoto began in Oklahoma City in the early 1980s. In 1983 the headquarters for the 16-store chainChain
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was moved to Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
and has grown today to over 215 MotoPhoto stores servicing customers in both the U.S. and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Originally a one hour film processing solution, the company
Company
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has evolved into a full-service imaging provider offering one hour digital and film processing, unique merchandise, and portrait studios.
In February 2003, MOTO Franchise Corporation
MOTO Franchise Corporation
The MOTO Franchise Corporation is the corporation that handles the MotoPhoto franchise as well as the new Portrait Avenue Corporation. The corporation is headed by Patrick Fung....
(MFC) purchased substantially all the assets of the former franchisor.