Founded in 1991 by Scott Gittrich, Toppers Pizza has evolved from a passion project into a prominent player in the pizza industry, known for its quality and innovation.
Headquartered in Whitewater, Wisconsin, the brand started franchising in 2000.
Toppers Pizza stands out by emphasizing fresh ingredients, offering a unique menu, and fostering a culture that prioritizes both customer satisfaction and strong support for its franchisees.
Over the years, Toppers Pizza has consistently expanded its footprint, attracting a loyal customer base with its creative approach to traditional pizza. The company's commitment to excellence and community engagement continues to drive its success and growth within the competitive foodservice market.
Here's what you would need to invest if you were to start this franchise. These costs are provided by the franchisor in the Franchise Disclosure Document.
Toppers Pizza provides a well-structured training program for its franchisees, covering various essential components to ensure thorough knowledge and operational efficiency in managing a Toppers Pizza restaurant. The key elements of the training program include:
Investor-Owner Training
Initial Training
Toppers Pizza offers franchisees a form of territory protection known as a "Protected Area." Within this Protected Area, Toppers Pizza will neither operate nor authorize others to operate a Toppers Pizza restaurant.
Typically, the Protected Area is defined by a radius of 0.5 miles from the franchise location's center, provided that this area includes at least 30,000 households.
If the 30,000 household threshold is not met, the radius can be extended in 1/8-mile increments until the threshold is reached or until the radius extends to 1 mile, without exceeding the boundaries of the predefined Search Area. Additionally, each franchisee is assigned a "Delivery Area," beyond which they may not offer delivery services.
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