Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Toppers Pizza in Restaurant Facility Business




We were featured in Restaurant Facility Business. Toppers Pizza has grown sales and their franchise system by remaining innovative and keeping the brand fresh. We see 40 percent of sales through carryout today, whereas 20 years ago that number was closer to five percent. As a leader of the better pizza segment, Toppers makes sure that the visual appeal of their restaurant locations matches the appeal of their better ingredients, toppings, and approach to pizza.


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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Toppers Pizza in Franchise Times




We were featured in Franchise Times. In the current world of franchise construction financing, options abound. As we move farther away from the recession, more banks and lenders are offering a variety of ways to finance a franchise construction project. However, as lenders are becoming more willing to open their wallets, with the recession still a near memory, borrowers have to provide more documentation to secure financing. Toppers Pizza Director of Franchise Development Mark Cairns says, “A big piece of it is that the banks are comfortable with the concept. They know who Toppers is, and they are probably approving the brand as well as the franchisee at the same time.” 

Toppers Pizza opened 17 new locations in 2014 and has plans to open a dozen or more locations in 2015.


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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Toppers Pizza in the Omaha World-Herald




We were featured in the Omaha World-Herald. Jeff Pickering just opened a new Toppers Pizza in Omaha, and celebrated by giving away free pizza for a year to the first 50 people in line. Find out more about the daily operations of this new Toppers Pizza and about the giveaway here. 



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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Toppers Pizza in The Wall Street Journal




We were featured in the Wall Street Journal. The low U.S. unemployment rate has led to increased competition in the labor market and wage increases across the board, which has many companies making tough decisions about where to cut costs and how to manage the increased wage demand.  Toppers Pizza Chief Financial Officer Kendall Richmond  talks about the challenges the booming pizza company is facing and how they’re approaching them, and used the company as the lead for her story and as an example of what businesses from McDonalds to Walmart are facing. Richmond discusses the work being done to make sure not to transfer the costs to consumers by increasing prices. He also touches on the impact that wage increase have, but how retraining new workers comes at a cost as well.


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