OUR STORY

Scott Gittrich delivered his first pizza in 1984 while attending the University of Illinois. He dropped out of college after only two weeks on the job to pursue a full-time pizza career. Ever since then, he’s been a “pizza guy” through and through. He loved everything about the business, from the rush of the kitchen to ingredient selection, all the way through to the satisfied customers.

After years of working for one of the “other guys,” working his way up from delivery driver to director of operations for a group of franchisees, Scott knew that he could do things differently. So, he opened the first Toppers in 1991 with a mission to set the standard for high-quality pizza.

Since then, Toppers has grown to over 70 locations nationwide by consistently giving customers exactly what they want. Our brand’s focus on innovative menu options, bold recipes and world-class technology allowed us to seize the opportunity in a previously untapped corner of the pizza market.

Now, Toppers Pizza is one of the top QSR pizza concepts nationwide. With franchisees achieving over $1.1 million average unit volume, Toppers Pizza is primed for major growth, and we’re looking for like-minded franchisees to join our family!

Our Food

Since 1991, we’ve been on a mission to set the standard for high-quality pizza. That’s why every Toppers pizza is crafted with love, personalized with care and baked to be unapologetically exceptional in every way. Our “Never Settle” attitude pushes us to create crave worthy menu offerings with fresh ingredients that other pizza concepts simply can’t compete with. We always strive to think outside the pizza box and provide customers with options they can't find anywhere else, which is why 74% of our orders contain at least one of our unique recipes. This commitment to innovation keeps our menu fresh and our customers coming back for more.

CORE VALUES

We don’t just put our core values on a piece of paper and forget about them. We live them every day, and even dedicate time to discussing them in every single meeting we have, both internally at our corporate office and externally with our franchisees.

LIVE WITH INTEGRITY

Nothing is worth disrespecting yourself or the people around you.

HAVE FUN

You won't do something well if you don't love doing it.

BUILD SOMETHING SPECIAL

From every pizza to every new store opening, what we do matters.

BRING IT WITH PASSION

Fuel every moment with a bit of your heart and soul.

GIVE CUSTOMERS WHAT THEY WANT

We share an obsessive compulsion to serve.

OUR TEAM

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*The Average Unit Sales Volume and the Average Unit Net Operating Income are based on the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, for the top tier of the 41 of 44 franchised Toppers Pizza restaurants that were open and in operation continuously during the entire 2023 fiscal year and were not actively selling a location. Thirteen of the 41 franchised Toppers Pizza restaurants are represented in the top tier. We did not have financial information for two franchised restaurants, therefore the information for those locations is not included in the Net Operating Income.