2015 Pizza Today Top 100 Pizza Companies List

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November 1, 2015

2015 Pizza Today Top 100 Pizza Companies List

Below is a ranking of America’s 100 largest pizza chains.
For more on Pizza Today’s pizza industry lists, visit: Rankings of America’s Top Pizza Companies and Independent Pizzerias.

2015	Restaurant Name	2014	Principle Executive	City & State	#Units	2015 Gross Sales
1	Pizza Hut*	1	David W. Gibbs	Plano, TX	15,605	$13,400,000,000
2	Domino's*	2	J. Patrick Doyle	Ann Arbor, MI	11,629	$8,900,000,000
3	Little Caesars Pizza**	3	Michael Ilitch	Detroit, MI	4,059	$3,400,000,000
4	Papa Johns' International~~	5	John Schnatter	Louisville,KY	4708	$3,3320,000, 000
5	Papa Murphy’s International*	5	Ken Calwell	Vancouver, WA	1425	$785,360,000
6	California Pizza Kitchen*	6	G. J. Hart	Playa Vista, CA	290	$745,000,000
7	Sbarro*	7	J. David Karam	Columbus, OH	820	$602,000,000
8	CiCi’s Pizza*	8	Darin Harris	Coppell, TX	519	$475,000,000
9	Chuck E. Cheese’s*	9	Thomas Leverton	Irving, TX	577	$405,000,000
10	Marco’s Pizza 12	12	John Butorac	Toledo, OH	640	$380,000,000
11	Round Table Pizza*	10	Rob McCourt	Concord, CA	439	$378,000,000
12	Jet’s Pizza	14	John Jetts	Sterling Heights, MI	375	$350,000,000
13	Hungry Howie’s Pizza	13	Steven E. Jackson	Madison Heights, MI	551	$337,069,011
14	Godfather’s Pizza*	11	Robert Gartlan	Omaha, NE	620	$325,600,000
15	Old Chicago/Rock Bottom Restaurant*	15	Mike Mrlik	Louisville, CO	96	$320,000,000
16	Pizza Ranch17	17	Adrie Groeneweg	Orange City, IA	190	$222,274,500
	Uno Chicago Grill*	16	Aaron D. Spencer	West Roxbury, MA	149	$210,500,000
18	Peter Piper Pizza*	18	Charles Bruce	Phoenix, AZ	142	$198,000,000
19	Mellow Mushroom*	20	Richard Brasch	Atlanta, GA	175	$191,000,000
20	Bertucci’s Italian	19	Stuart Davies	Northborough, MA	88	$188,000,000
21	Rosati's Pizza	21	Marla Topliff	Elgin, IL	126	$188,000,000
22	Donatos Pizza	22	Tom Krouse	Columbus, OH	153	$175,000,000
23	Gatti’s Pizza*	23	Steve Burt	Austin, TX	110	$145,000,000
24	LaRosa’s Pizzeria	24	Michael LaRosa	Cincinnati, OH	66	$143,599,000
25	Fox's Pizza Den	25	James R. Fox	Murrysville, PA	250	$131,250,000
27	Mountain Mike’s Pizza	30	Brad Gordon	Lake Mary, FL	170	$130,000,000
27	Mazzio’s Italian Eatery*	26	Ken Selby	Tulsa, OK	143	$122,000,000
28	Pizza Inn/Pive Five Pizza*	27	Randy Gier	The Colony, TX	217	$120,854,000
29	Papa Gino’s Pizzeria*	28	Mark Deblois	Dedham, MA	151	$114,500,000
30	Ledo Pizza	31	Robert Beall	Annapolis, MD	102	$110,000,000
31	Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen	35	Anthony Scotto	Morristown, NJ	271	$105,806,602
32	Imo’s Pizza	32	Edward Imo	St. Louis, MO	95	$93,815,000
33	Giordano’s Restaurant & Pizzeria*	33	Yorgo Koutsogiorgas	Chicago, IL	47	$90,795,000
34	Famous Famiglia*	29	Paul Kolak	White Plains, NY	103	$82,400,000
35	Noble Roman’s Pizza*	38	Paul W. Mobley	Indianapolis, IN	2215	$80,000,000
36	Pizza Pro*	34	Scott Stevens	Cabot, AR	395	$79,142,000
37	Johnny’s NY Style Pizza/Johnny Busco’s Pizza*	49	Bruce Jackson	Hapeville, GA	74	$76,000,000
38	Giovanni’s Pizza	37	Tom Lemaster	Ashland, KY	108	$67,000,000
	Monical’s Pizza	41	Janelle Reents	Bradley, IL	65	$63,610,000
40	Pizza Patron*	39	Antonio Swad	Dallas, TX	90	$62,000,000
41	Pizza Factory “We Toss’em, They’re Awesome”	44	Mary Jane Riva	Oakhurst, CA	108	$60,311,704
42	Shakey’s Pizza*	42	William Tilley	Alhambra, CA	59	$59,000,000
43	Breadeaux Pizza*	43	John Jarrett	Bloomfield Hills, MI	30	$52,727,000
44	Pieology Pizzeria*		Bob Baker	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	47	$51,000,000
45	Simple Simon’s Pizza*	47	B.J. DuMond	Tulsa, OK	206	$49,500,000
46	zpizza*	48	Sid Fanarof	Newport Beach, CA	95	$48,560,000
47	Grotto Pizza	49	Dominick Pulieri	Rehoboth Beach, DE	21	$47,500,000
48	Beggars Pizza	54	Larry Garetto	Blue Island, IL	22	$47,480,200
49	Pizza Boli’s*	51	John Nasir	Pikesville, MD	72	$46,350,000
50	Me-N-Ed’s Pizzeria/Blast 825 Pizza*	69	John A. Ferdinandi	Fresno, CA	68	$44,500,000
51	The Rock Wood Fired Kitchen*	52	Don Bellis	Sumner, WA	22	$44,000,000
52	Vocelli Pizza	52	Dan Wenz	Pittsburgh, PA	89	$44,000,000
53	Pizza Guys	56	Shahpour Nejad	Rancho Cordova, CA	61	$43,588,069
54	Jerry’s Subs & Pizza*	36	Dave Terzian	Gaithersburg, MD	48	$42,000,000
55	Salvatore’s Old Fashioned Pizzeria		Salvatore SS. Fantauzzo	Webster, NY	35	$41,000,000
56	Valentino’s	57	Anthony O. Messineo, Jr.	Lincoln, NE	37	$41,000,000
57	Blackjack Pizza*	73	J. Michael Gaston	Westminster, CO	45	$41,000,000
58	Aurelio’s Pizza*	53	Joseph Aurelio	Homewood, IL	40	$40,800,000
59	Happy Joe’s Pizza	60	“Happy” Joe Whitty	Bettendord, IA	40	$40,400,000
60	Izzy’s*	58	Dave Freeman	Albany, OR	18	$40,000,000
61	Brixx Wood-Fired Pizza*	59	Jeff Van Dyke	Charlotte, NC	26	$40,000,000
62	Toppers Pizza*	55	Scott Gittrich	Whitewater, WI	67	$39,500,000
63	Pizza King*	45	Scott Schultz	Lafayette, IN	78	$39,390,000
64	Pizza My Heart	68	Chuck Hammers	Los Gatos, CA	24	$39,000,000
65	Buscemi’s Pizza*	40	Anthony Buscemi	Roseville, MI	41	$37,800,000
66	Lamppost Pizza*	62	Thomas C. Barro	Tustin, CA	36	$37,000,000
67	Rocky Rococo*	63	Tom Hester	Oconomowoc, WI	40	$37,000,000
68	Nancy’s Pizza	91	David C. Howey, Jr.	Mokena, IL	34	$36,800,000
69	Ameci Pizza and Pasta	67	Nick Andrisano	Canoga Park, CA	57	$36,550,000
70	Hideaway Pizza		Brett Murphy/Darren Lister	Tulsa, OK	14	$35,600,000
71	East of Chicago Pizza*	70	Anthony Collins	Lima, OH	74	$35,150,000
72	America’s Incredible Pizza*	64	Rick Barsness	Springfield, MO	11	$35,000,000
73	Belleria Pizzeria*	79	William Liberto	Canfield, OH	17	$32,867,000
74	Pizzeria Regina/Polcari’s Restaurant*	75	Peter Salas	Woburn, MA	23	$32,857,000
75	Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Company	77	George Hadjis	San Clemente, CA	17	$32,633,488
76	Johnny’s Pizza House	96	Melvin DeLacerea	West Monroe, LA	45	$32,077,000
77	Stevi’ B’s Pizza*	72	Fred Bilstein, Sr.	Atlanta, GA	49	$32,000,000
78	Davanni’s Pizza & Hot Hoagies*	74	Mick Stenson	Minneapolis, MN	21	$31,500,000
79	Minsky’s Pizza Café/Bar	88	Gregg D. Johnson	Kansas City, MO	15	$30,296,000
80	Buddy’s Pizza	83	Robert Jacobs	Farmington Hills, MI	11	$30,000,000
81	Cottage Inn Pizza	66	George Michos	Ann Arbor, MI	51	$30,000,000
82	Russo’s New York Pizzeria/New York Pizzeria*	76	Anthony Russo	Houston, TX	34	$29,700,000
83	mamma ilardo’s pizzeria*	78	Harry Ilardo	Towson, MD	13	$29,000,000
84	Jimmy’s Pizza*	81	James Gordon	Willmar, MN	39	$29,000,000
85	Mary’s Pizza Shack*	82	Vince Albano	Sonoma, CA	19	$28,500,000
86	Abby’s Legendary Pizza	90	B. Mills Sinclair	Eugene, OR	35	$27,600,000
87	Oregano’s Pizza Bistro*		Chris Thomas	Phoenix, AZ	15	$25,380,000
88	Cassano’s Pizza King*	84	Victor J. Cassano, III	Kettering, OH	33	$25,235,000
89	Extreme Pizza*	89	Todd Parent	San Rafael, CA	41	$25,000,000
90	Dion’s Pizza*	95	John Patten	Albuquerque, NM	20	$24,705,000
91	Romeo’s Pizza	94	Sean Brauser	Medina, OH	33	$23,650,000
92	Snappy Tomato Pizza	92	Jeremy Deters	Burlington, KY	63	$23,635,000
93	Pizza Plus		Daniel R. Morrison	Blountsville, TN	58	$23,500,000
94	La Pizza Loca*	93	Mark Edwards	Downey, CA	37	$23,000,000
95	DoubleDave’s Pieworks*	80	Chuck Thorpe	Austin, TX	48	$21,000,000
96	BC Pizza*	97	Chris Nelson	Boyne City, MI	35	$20,500,000
97	Samuel Mancino’s Italian Eateries		Samuel Mancino, Jr.	Portage, MI	30	$20,000,000
98	Figaro’s Pizza	87	Ron Berger	Salem, OR	46	$19,980,000
99	Straw Hat Pizza*	85	Jonathan Fornaci	San Ramon, CA	35	$19,022,000
100	Fresh Brothers		Adam Goldberg	Los Angeles, CA	13	$19,019,254

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