2017 Top 100 Pizza Companies

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November 1, 2017

2017 Top 100 Pizza Companies

What’s happening with America’s largest pizza companies? Who added stores in 2017? Who pushed their sales to record highs? Who dropped off a bit?

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. Check out who’s winning big.

* Chain Store Guide’s 2017 Database of Chain Restaurant Operators
** Estimate based on 2016 per-unit sales
~~Some information taken from Papa John’s Annual Report 2016

2017 Top 100 Pizza Companies

	Restaurant Name		Principle Executive	City & State	#Units	Gross Sales
1	Pizza Hut*	1	Arthur Starrs	Plano, TX	16,409	$14,100,000,000
2	Domino’s*	2	J. Patrick Doyle	Ann Arbor, MI	14,000	$10,500,000,000
3	Papa John’s International~~	4	John Schnatter	Louisville, KY	5,097	$3,680,000,000
4	Little Caesars Pizza*	3	Michael Ilitch	Detroit, MI	4,456	$3,565,000,000
5	Papa Murphy’s International	5	Weldon Spangler	Vancouver, WA	1,550	$1,026,000,000
6	California Pizza Kitchen*	6	G. J. Hart	Playa Vista, CA	271	$762,000,000
7	Sbarro*	7	J. David Karam	Columbus, OH	830	$609,000,000
8	Marco’s Pizza	10	John Butorac	Toledo, OH	836	$530,859,349
9	Chuck E. Cheese’s/Peter Piper Pizza*	8	Thomas Leverton	Irving, TX	754	$525,000,000
10	Cicis	9	Darin Harris	Irving, TX	430	$449,705,868
11	Round Table Pizza*	11	Robert McCourt	Concord, CA	450	$398,000,000
12	Hungry Howie’s Pizza	12	Steven E. Jackson	Madison Heights, MI	549	$378,604,543
13	Jet’s Pizza	13	John Jetts	Sterling Heights, MI	392	$372,000,000
14	Old Chicago Pizza and Taproom	14	Srini Kumar	Bloomfield, CO	107	$291,202,128
15	Godfather’s Pizza*	15	Robert Gartlan	Omaha, NE	465	$250,000,000
16	Blaze Pizza	23	Jim Mizes	Pasadena, CA	203	$233,100,000
17	Pizza Ranch	16	Adrie Groeneweg	Orange City, IA	201	$231,386,000
18	Uno Chicago Grill*	17	Louie Psallidas	West Roxbury, MA	155	$212,500,000
19	Mellow Mushroom*	18	Richard Brasch	Atlanta, GA	193	$210,645,000
20	Rosati’s Pizza	19	Anthony Rosati	Elgin, IL	142	$210,000,000
21	Donatos Pizza	22	Tom Krouse	Columbus, OH	159	$189,000,000
22	Bertucci’s Italian Restaurant*	21	Brian K Wright	Northborough, MA	84	$185,500,000
23	Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen	24	Anthony Scotto	Morristown, NJ	235	$152,508,861
24	MOD Pizza*	43	Scott Svenson	Bellevue, WA	210	$152,000,000
25	Mr. Gatti’s Pizza	25	Michael Poates	Fort Worth, TX	88	$149,500,000
26	LaRosa’s Pizzeria	26	Michael LaRosa	Cincinnati, OH	65	$149,402,641
27	Mountain Mike’s Pizza**	27	Brad Gordon	Lake Mary, FL	188	$144,696,629
28	Pieology Pizzeria*	38	Carl Chang	Rancho Santa Margarita CA	134	$128,158,000
29	Pizza Inn/Pive Five Pizza*	30	Scott Crane	The Colony, TX	306	$123,000,000
30	Giordano’s Restaurant & Pizzeria*	34	Yorgo Koutsogiorgas	Chicago, IL	63	$121,700,000
31	Fox’s Pizza Den**	28	James R. Fox	Murrysville, PA	225	$119,340,000
32	Papa Gino’s Pizzeria*	31	Mark Deblois	Dedham, MA	152	$115,785,235
33	Ledo Pizza	32	Robert Beall	Annapolis, MD	104	$114,400,000
34	Imo’s Pizza	33	Carl Imo	St. Louis, MO	100	$109,000,000
35	Mazzio’s Italian Eatery*	29	Sheri Miksa	Tulsa, OK	113	$98,986,000
36	Noble Roman’s Pizza*	35	Paul W. Mobley	Indianapolis, IN	2,422	$88,000,000
37	Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza*	39	Anthony Bruno	Fort Lauderdale, FL	63	$84,000,000
38	Famous Famiglia*	36	Paul Kolaj	White Plains, NY	104	$82,400,000
39	Pizza Factory	42	Mary Jane Riva	Oakhurst, CA	109	$66,693,818
40	Me-N-Ed’s Pizzeria/Blast 825 Pizza	59	John A. Ferdinandi	Fresno, CA	64	$66,552,000
41	Monical’s Pizza	40	Janelle Reents	Bradley, IL	63	$65,900,000
42	Dion’s Pizza	44	Mark Herman	Albuquerque, NM	23	$64,786,664
43	Pizza Pro*	37	Scott Stevens	Cabot, AR	315	$63,113,000
44	Simple Simon’s Pizza**	49	B.J. DuMond	Glenpool, OK	206	$63,036,000
45	Giovanni’s Pizza	41	Tom Lemaster	Ashland, KY	105	$63,000,000
46	Toppers Pizza	45	Scott Gittrich	Whitewater, WI	77	$60,786,615
47	Shakey’s Pizza*	46	Nick Mayer	Alhambra, CA	59	$59,000,000
48	Aurelio’s Pizza	47	Joseph Aurelio	Homewood, IL	42	$56,900,000
49	Grotto Pizza	51	Dominick Pulieri	Rehoboth Beach, DE	23	$51,200,000
50	Johnny’s Pizza	48	Bruce Jackson	Newman, GA	68	$51,000,000
51	Pizza Guys	54	Shahpour Nejad	Rancho Cordova, CA	65	$50,817,000
52	zpizza*	52	Sid Fanarof	Newport Beach, CA	87	$48,560,000
53	Pizza Patron*	56	Antonio Swad	Dallas, TX	93	$48,483,000
54	Beggars Pizza	53	Larry Garetto	Blue Island, IL	23	$48,341,260
55	Cottage Inn Pizza	79	George Michos	Ann Arbor, MI	60	$47,000,000
56	Pizza Boli’s	55	Javed Nasir	Pikesville, MD	80	$46,080,000
57	Vocelli Pizza	60	Tony Podboy	Pittsburgh, PA	91	$46,000,000
58	MacKenzie River Pizza		Brad Ridgeway	Whitefish, MT	25	$45,920,921
59	Happy Joe’s Pizza & Pizza Grille**	61	“Happy” Joe Whitty	Bettendorf, IA	54	$43,000,000
60	The Rock Wood Fired Kitchen*	58	Don Bellis	Sumner, WA	21	$42,000,000
61	Johnny’s Pizza House	76	Bernie Lear	West Monroe, LA	52	$41,026,624
62	Pizza My Heart	64	Chuck Hammers	Los Gatos, CA	24	$40,125,000
63	Buddy’s Pizza	75	Robert Jacobs	Farmington Hills, MI	11	$40,000,000
64	Hideaway Pizza	67	Brett Murphy /Darren Lister	Tulsa, OK	17	$40,000,000
65	Brixx Wood-Fired Pizza*	65	Brett Murphy /Darren Lister	Tulsa, OK	17	$40,000,000
66	Pizza King*	66	Scott Schultz	Lafayette, IN	78	$39,390,000
67	Rocky Rococo*	72	Tom Hester	Oconomowoc, WI	42	$38,850,000
68	Bellacino’s Pizza & Grinders		Kim D. Losik	Portage, MI	57	$38,828,400
69	Buscemi’s Pizza*	69	Anthony Buscemi	Roseville, MI	44	$37,800,000
70	Ameci Pizza and Pasta	70	Nick Andrisano	Canoga Park, CA	61	$37,800,000
71	Nancy’s Pizza	68	David C. Howey, Jr.	Mokena, IL	31	$37,400,000
72	East of Chicago Pizza*	73	Anthony Collins	Lima, OH	73	$36,100,000
73	Minsky’s Pizza Café/Bar	77	Gregg D. Johnson	Kansas City, MO	17	$35,100,000
74	Abby’s Legendary Pizza	78	B. Mills Sinclair	Eugene, OR	36	$35,000,000
75	Valentino’s	57	Anthony O. Messineo, Jr.	Lincoln, NE	40	$35,000,000
76	Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Company	80	George Hadjis	San Clemente, CA	17	$34,888,296
77	Davanni’s Pizza & Hot Hoagies*	85	G. M. Stenson	Minneapolis, MN	24	$34,000,000
78	Jerry’s Subs & Pizza*	62	Stewart Brown	Gaithersburg, MD	35	$30,625,000
79	Oregano’s Pizza Bistro*	82	Frank Sbordone	Phoenix, AZ	16	$30,456,000
80	Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria	83	Peter Cooperstein /Mike Forter	San Mateo, CA	10	$30,000,000
81	Mary’s Pizza Shack*	84	Vince Albano	Sonoma, CA	20	$30,000,000
82	Russo’s New York Pizzeria/New York Pizzeria*	86	Anthony Russo	Houston, TX	40	$29,700,000
83	mamma ilardo’s pizzeria*	87	Harry Ilardo	Towson, MD	13	$29,000,000
84	DoubleDave’s Pieworks	81	Chuck Thorpe	Austin, TX	34	$29,000,000
85	Pies & Pints Craft Pizza and Beer	98	Rob Lindeman	Powell, OH	13	$27,500,000
86	Fresh Brothers	96	Adam Goldberg	Los Angeles, CA	19	$27,350,000
87	Belleria Pizzeria*	89	William Liberto	Youngstown, OH	14	$27,067,000
88	Izzy’s*	74	Dave Freeman	Albany, OR	12	$26,666,000
89	Cassano’s Pizza King*	90	Victor J. Cassano, III	Kettering, OH	33	$25,235,000
90	Lamppost Pizza*	71	Thomas C. Barro	Tustin, CA	24	$24,667,000
91	Pizzeria Regina/Polcari’s Restaurant*	92	Peter Salas	Woburn, MA	17	$24,286,000
92	Jimmy’s Pizza*	88	James Gordon	Willmar, MN	35	$24,167,000
93	PizzaFire		Sean Brauser	Medina, OH	32	$24,000,000
94	Snappy Tomato Pizza	91	Jeremy Deters	Burlington, KY	54	$23,991,404
95	Sauce Pizza & Wine		Scott Kilpatrick	Scottsdale, AZ	12	$23,000,000
96	Romeo’s Pizza	95	Ryan Rose	Medina, OH	32	$22,856,278
97	Grimaldi’s Pizza*		Joe Ciolli	Scottsdale, AZ	51	$22,615,000
98	Pizza Joe’s		Joseph L. Seminara	New Castle, PA	48	$22,000,000
99	BC Pizza*	99	Chris Nelson	Boyne City, MI	33	$21,141,000
100	Antonio’s Real Italian Pizza		The LoSchiavo Family	Brunswich, OH	16	$21,000,000

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* Chain Store Guide’s 2017 Database of Chain Restaurant Operators ** Estimate based on 2016 per-unit sales ~~Some information taken from Papa John’s Annual Report 2016

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* Chain Store Guide’s 2017 Database of Chain Restaurant Operators
** Estimate based on 2016 per-unit sales
~~Some information taken from Papa John’s Annual Report 2016