Toppers Pizza was founded in Champagne, Illinois, in 1991 by Scott Gittrich. The company operates a chain of franchised pizza restaurants. The original location was closed in the mid-1990’s, but reopened in Whitewater, Illinois. Gittrich originally worked for Dominoes Pizza before deciding to start his own business.
The company has approximately 70 locations in 13 mainly midwestern states. The company focuses on college campus areas and is known for being open until 3AM, to catch late night business. Toppers Pizza offers the usual pizzas, flavored breadsticks and chicken wings.
Toppers Pizza has doubled in size in the past 3 years, with 73% of its locations reporting record breaking sales in 2015. The company claims that there are more than 1 million pizza combinations that customers can create. The company has earned numerous awards, including one in 2015 from Franchise Business Review, which listed the company in their special report of the Top 50 Multi-Unit Franchises.
In January 2021, the company introduced vegan TopperStix to compliment the company’s other vegan menu items.
Toppers Pizza maintains a corporate office in Whitewater, Wisconsin.
Toppers Pizza was founded in Champagne, Illinois, in 1991 by Scott Gittrich. The company operates a chain of franchised pizza restaurants. The original location was closed in the mid-1990’s, but reopened in Whitewater, Illinois. Gittrich originally worked for Dominoes Pizza before deciding to start his own business.
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The company has approximately 70 locations in 13 mainly midwestern states. The company focuses on college campus areas and is known for being open until 3AM, to catch late night business. Toppers Pizza offers the usual pizzas, flavored breadsticks and chicken wings.
Toppers Pizza has doubled in size in the past 3 years, with 73% of its locations reporting record breaking sales in 2015. The company claims that there are more than 1 million pizza combinations that customers can create. The company has earned numerous awards, including one in 2015 from Franchise Business Review, which listed the company in their special report of the Top 50 Multi-Unit Franchises.
In January 2021, the company introduced vegan TopperStix to compliment the company’s other vegan menu items.
Toppers Pizza maintains a corporate office in Whitewater, Wisconsin.