2019 Top 100 Pizza Companies

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November 1, 2019

2019 Top 100 Pizza Companies

Pizza Today releases its 2019 Top 100 Pizza Companies list.

What’s happening with America’s largest pizza companies?

Who added stores in 2019? Who pushed their sales to record highs? Who dropped off a bit? Who are this year’s movers and shakers? The 2019 Top 100 Pizza Companies list is compiled based on total units annual sales.

Last month, we published our list of the nation’s 100 most successful independent operations. Now, we present to you our yearly listing of America’s 100 largest pizza chains. The list is released in November each year.

Stay up-to-date on the nation’s top pizza chain and independents at pizzatoday.com/pizzeria-rankings/ including our 2019 Top 100 Pizza Companies list and 2019 Hot 100 Independent Pizzerias list.

Check out who’s winning big in the Top 100.

* Chain Store Guide’s 2019 Database of Chain Restaurant Operators
** Estimate based on 2018 per-unit sales
~~Some information taken from Domino’s Annual Report 2018
~`Some information taken from YUM Brand’s Annual Report 2018
~*^ Some information taken from ocfranchising.com

	Restaurant Name		Principle Executive	City & State	#Units	Gross Sales
1	Domino’s~~	1	Richard E. Allison Jr.	Ann Arbor, MI	15,914	$13,545,200,000
2	Pizza Hut~`	2	Arthur Starrs	Plano, TX	18,431	$12,212,000,000
3	Little Caesars Pizza*	3	Michael Ilitch	Detroit, MI	5,465	$4,770,500,000
4	Papa John’s International*	4	Jim Norberg	Louisville, KY	5,345	$3,500,000,000
5	Papa Murphy’s International*	6	Weldon Spangler	Vancouver, WA	1,404	$808,727,000
6	California Pizza Kitchen*	5	Jim Hyatt	Playa Vista, CA	244	$785,000,000
7	Marco’s Pizza	8	John Butorac	Toledo, OH	930	$637,889,020
8	Chuck E. Cheese’s/Peter Piper Pizza*	9	Thomas Leverton	Irving, TX	749	$500,000,000
9	Sbarro*	7	J. David Karam	Columbus, OH	633	$482,040,000
10	Round Table Pizza*	12	Robert McCourt	Concord, CA	460	$470,000,000
11	CiCi’s Pizza**	10	Darin Harris	Irving, TX	465	$445,000,000
12	Hungry Howie’s Pizza	11	Steven E. Jackson	Madison Heights, MI	546	$404,575,087
13	MOD Pizza*	15	Scott Svenson	Bellevue, WA	454	$398,000,000
14	Jet’s Pizza	13	John Jetts	Sterling Heights, MI	383	$368,499,167
15	Blaze Pizza**	14	Jim Mizes	Pasadena, CA	278	$314,700,000
16	Old Chicago Pizza and Taproom~*^	16	Scott Moore	Bloomfield, CO	109	$305,000,000
17	Godfather’s Pizza*	17	Ronald Gartlan	Omaha, NE	465	$265,225,000
18	Pizza Ranch	19	Adrie Groeneweg	Orange City, IA	208	$260,800,000
19	Uno Chicago Grill**	18	Louie Psallidas	West Roxbury, MA	113	$245,000,000
20	Rosati’s Pizza	21	Anthony Rosati	Elgin, IL	148	$219,000,000
21	Mellow Mushroom*	22	Richard Brasch	Atlanta, GA	194	$210,645,000
22	Donatos Pizza	23	Tom Krouse	Columbus, OH	160	$195,000,000
23	Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen**	24	Anthony Scotto	Morristown, NJ	235	$170,044,066
24	Mountain Mike’s Pizza	25	Chris Britt/Ed St. Geme	Newport Beach, CA	207	$167,052,000
25	LaRosa’s Pizzeria	26	Michael LaRosa	Cincinnati, OH	65	$158,722,646
26	Papa Gino’s Pizzeria*	20	Mark Deblois	Dedham, MA	89	$150,000,000
27	Mr. Gatti’s Pizza*	27	Michael Poates	Fort Worth, TX	110	$146,000,000
28	Mazzio’s Italian Eatery*	32	Lori Carver	Tulsa, OK	143	$125,268,000
29	Giordano’s Restaurant & Pizzeria*	29	Yorgo Koutsogiorgas	Chicago, IL	70	$121,700,000
30	Imo’s Pizza	37	Carl Imo	St. Louis, MO	100	$120,000,000
31	Ledo Pizza	30	Robert Beall	Annapolis, MD	106	$120,000,000
32	Fox’s Pizza Den	31	James R. Fox	Murrysville, PA	212	$115,750,000
33	Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza*	35	Wayne Jones	Fort Lauderdale, FL	68	$102,000,000
34	Pizza Inn	34	Bob Bafundo	The Colony, TX	194	$89,900,000
35	Noble Roman’s Pizza*	33	Paul W. Mobley	Indianapolis, IN	2,424	$89,651,000
36	Dion’s Pizza	38	Mark Herman	Albuquerque, NM	23	$71,056,673
37	Giovanni’s Pizza	40	Tom Lemaster	Ashland, KY	106	$70,000,000
38	Monical’s Pizza	39	Janelle Reents	Bradley, IL	63	$68,181,761
39	Buscemi’s Pizza	41	P.A. Buscemi	Roseville, MI	50	$67,000,000
40	Famous Famiglia*	36	Paul Kolaj	White Plains, NY	50	$65,000,000
41	Pizza Pro*	42	Scott Stevens	Cabot, AR	255	$63,113,000
42	Toppers Pizza	62	Scott Gittrich	Whitewater, WI	69	$62,297,177
43	Pieology Pizzeria	28	Gregg Imamoto	Tustin, CA	134	$61,187,224
44	1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria*	55	Brian Petruzzi	Millville, NJ	39	$59,982,000
45	Pizza Guys	45	Shahpour Nejad	Rancho Cordova, CA	67	$57,296,000
46	Aurelio’s Pizza**	44	Joseph Aurelio	Homewood, IL	42	$57,200,000
47	Brixx Wood-Fired Pizza*	65	Jeff Van Dyke	Charlotte, NC	31	$57,195,000
48	Johnny’s Pizza/ Johnny Brusco’s	46	Bruce Jackson	Newman, GA	65	$57,000,000
49	Shakey’s Pizza*	43	Nick Mayer	Alhambra, CA	50	$51,800,000
50	Simple Simon’s Pizza*	--	B.J. DuMond	Glenpool, OK	203	$50,657,000
51	Buddy’s Pizza	57	Burton Heiss	Farmington Hills, MI	14	$50,000,000
52	Pizza Boli’s*	51	John Nasir	Pikesville, MD	80	$50,000,000
53	Grotto Pizza	47	Dominick Pulieri	Rehoboth Beach, DE	24	$49,800,000
54	Valentino’s*	58	Anthony O. Messineo, Jr.	Lincoln, NE	36	$49,245,000
55	Pizza Patron*	49	Antonio Swad	Dallas, TX	93	$48,483,000
56	Beggars Pizza	50	Larry Garetto	Blue Island, IL	25	$47,999,221
57	Oregano’s Pizza Bistro*	66	Frank Sbordone	Scottsdale, AZ	25	$47,583,000
58	Hideaway Pizza	54	Brett Murphy	Tulsa, OK	18	$47,000,000
59	Vocelli Pizza	53	Casey McEwen	Pittsburgh, PA	89	$46,900,000
60	Russo’s New York Pizzeria*	56	Anthony Russo	Houston, TX	58	$43,060,000
61	Johnny’s Pizza House	63	Melvin Delacerda	West Monroe, LA	43	$42,829,444
62	Pizza My Heart	60	Chuck Hammers	Los Gatos, CA	26	$41,666,500
63	Pie Five Pizza	--	Bob Bafundo	The Colony, TX	58	$41,500,000
64	MacKenzie River Pizza*	64	Brad Ridgeway	Whitefish, MT	28	$41,400,000
65	Ameci Pizza and Pasta	70	Nick Andrisano	Canoga Park, CA	63	$39,700,000
66	Minsky’s Pizza Café/Bar	72	Gregg D. Johnson	Kansas City, MO	18	$39,200,000
67	Abby’s Legendary Pizza	75	B. Mills Sinclair	Eugene, OR	36	$39,000,000
68	Rocky Rococo*	68	Tom Hester	Oconomowoc, WI	42	$38,850,000
69	Nancy’s Pizza*	78	David C. Howey, Jr.	Mokena, IL	36	$36,733,000
70	Oggi’s Sports Brewhouse Pizza	71	George Hadjis	San Clemente, CA	15	$36,534,889
71	Pizza Factory*	74	Mary Jane Riva	Oakhurst, CA	110	$36,190,000
72	East of Chicago Pizza*	73	Tony Collins	Lima, OH	73	$36,100,000
73	The Rock Wood Fired Kitchen*	61	Don Bellis	Sumner, WA	18	$36,000,000
74	Bellacino’s Pizza & Grinders	69	Sanora Mancino	Portage, MI	55	$35,200,000
75	Me-N-Ed’s Pizzeria*	59	John A. Ferdinandi	Fresno, CA	56	$35,098,000
76	Davanni’s Pizza & Hot Hoagies*	76	G. M. Stenson	Minneapolis, MN	23	$34,000,000
77	Pizza King*	67	Scott Schultz	Lafayette, IN	80	$33,390,000
78	Patxi’s Pizza**	77	Bill Freeman	Sausalito, CA	21	$33,135,000
79	Pies & Pints Craft Pizza and Beer	81	Rob Lindeman	Powell, OH	15	$31,250,000
80	Salvatore’s Pizzeria	80	Salvatore SoccerSam Fantauzzo	Webster, NY	29	$35,000,000
81	Sauce Pizza & Wine	90	Scott Kilpatrick	Scottsdale, AZ	16	$30,000,000
82	Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria*	87	Marc Malnati	Northbrook, IL	56	$28,570,000
83	Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria	84	Peter Cooperstein	San Mateo, CA	10	$28,000,000
84	Mary’s Pizza Shack*	82	Vince Albano	Sonoma, CA	18	$27,000,000
85	DoubleDave’s Pieworks	83	Chuck Thorp	Austin, TX	39	$26,813,021
86	Cassano’s Pizza King*	88	Victor J. Cassano, III	Kettering, OH	33	$25,992,000
87	zpizza*	48	Sid Fanarof	Laguna Beach, CA	46	$25,675,000
88	Belleria Pizzeria*	89	William Liberto	Youngstown, OH	13	$25,134,000
89	Romeo’s Pizza	96	Ryan Rose	Medina, OH	37	$25,058,755
90	Izzy’s*	86	Dave Freeman	Albany, OR	11	$24,942,000
91	Fresh Brothers*	93	Adam Goldberg	Los Angeles, CA	20	$24,444,000
92	Pizza Joe’s	--	Joseph Seminara	New Castle, PA	41	$24,311,000
93	Jerry’s Subs & Pizza*	79	Eli Chediak	Gaithersburg, MD	24	$23,750,000
94	Zeeks Pizza	97	Dan Black	Seattle, WA	16	$23,669,426
95	Grimaldi’s Pizza*	99	Joe Ciolli	Scottsdale, AZ	51	$23,538,000
96	Antonio’s Pizzeria	100	The LoSchiavo Family	Brunswich, OH	17	$23,000,000
97	Snappy Tomato Pizza**	98	Jeremy Deters	Burlington, KY	53	$22,618,411
98	B.C. Pizza	92	Chris Nelson	Boyne City, MI	33	$21,141,000
99	Carbone’s Pizzeria	--	Thomas M. Carbone	St. Paul, MN	37	$20,000,000
100	Lampost Pizza*	91	Thomas C. Barro	Tustin, CA	19	$19,532,000

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2019 Top 100 Pizza Companies

Pizza Today releases its 2019 Top 100 Pizza Companies list.

What’s happening with America’s largest pizza companies?

* Chain Store Guide’s 2019 Database of Chain Restaurant Operators ** Estimate based on 2018 per-unit sales ~~Some information taken from Domino’s Annual Report 2018 ~`Some information taken from YUM Brand’s Annual Report 2018 ~*^ Some information taken from ocfranchising.com

* Chain Store Guide’s 2019 Database of Chain Restaurant Operators
** Estimate based on 2018 per-unit sales
~~Some information taken from Domino’s Annual Report 2018
~`Some information taken from YUM Brand’s Annual Report 2018
~*^ Some information taken from ocfranchising.com