Pizza companies, especially big chains, are one of the most successful fast food restaurants in the US. Various experts estimate their annual net sales at a rate from 38 to 45 billion US dollars.
10. Round Table Pizza
Round Table Pizza chain counts down its history since 1959, when the first restaurant decorated in a knightly style opened its doors. The bet on chivalrous romance turned out to be quite effective – the theme of the legendary King Arthur plus the right entourage made the Round Table Pizza chain one of the most popular one among teenagers.
The net profit of the chain is close to 380 million US dollars.
9. Cici’s Pizza
The annual net profit ranges from $ 475 million to $ 500 million. These numbers were reached in just over 30 years of work. More than 450 restaurants of this chain operate in 32 US states.
The main feature of Cici’s Pizza is the use of the smorgasbord principle. After making a certain deposit, each visitor gets access to all the variety of pizzas and there are no limit for the food to eat. In Cici’s Pizza, everyone can eat enough, even a very hungry person.
8. Chuck e. Cheese’s
Chuck e. Cheese’s first family pizza restaurant opened in 1979. The main idea of the brand owner was to create a comfortable place for families with small children. Even today, each Chuck e. Cheese’s restaurant has a special kid’s rooms where children are amused by animators. Entertainment programs vary depending on the season and the region, but the quality of the pizza remains high all the time.
Chuck e. Cheese’s annual income is about 500 million US dollars, and the last sale of the brand cost its buyers $ 950 million.
7. Sbarro
The owners of Sbarro – a large pizza restaurant chain – earn almost $ 600 million each year. It was the first owner of Sbarro pizzeria who offered customers not the entire pizza, but an opportunity to buy one or two pieces. The fans of fractional nutrition found this offer very attractive. Today, Sbarro restaurants can be found in almost all major shopping centers and supermarkets. It may seem strange, but this brand has found an approach even to suspicious military – Sbarro operates even in the Pentagon.
6. California Pizza Kitchen
The first pizza restaurant opened in Beverly Hills in 1985 as the first and at that time the only pizzeria offering gluten-free products. Today, there are dozens of restaurants operating in all parts of the US and the annual income is counted in hundreds of millions of dollars (over the past year, the income was 739 million dollars).
5. Papa Murphy’s
Papa Murphy’s is almost the only brand offering each client an individual approach. In fact, here, customers cook their pizzas themselves. Papa Murphy’s takes care only of maintaining a wide variety of ingredients. The client chooses the necessary ones and sends the pizza to the oven. This is a truly individual approach, bringing the owners with more than $780 million profit annually.
4. Little Caesars Pizza
Little Caesars Pizza brand brings its owners almost 2.9 billion dollars a year. The first restaurant was launched in 1959, and its main feature is the competitive prices, which are way below the market average.
Interestingly, the name “Little Caesars” was created not by the owner himself, but by his wife. The businessman used his home nickname (he was of small height, but very ambitious, which is exactly why he got such a nickname).
3. Papa John’s Pizza
Papa John’s Pizza is a restaurant chain, which literally covers the entire world. It was Papa John’s Pizza that became the first pizzeria brand to master the service of online order, and the one that first and most actively started to attract sports celebrities for its advertising campaigns.
The annual income of Papa John’s Pizza exceeds $ 3 billion, and the brand itself is estimated at $ 6 billion.
2. Domino’s Pizza
This brand annually brings its owners more than 8 billion dollars. In fact, the geography of Domino’s Pizza has long gone beyond the US borders. Now you can meet its restaurants in any country of Europe, in Russia and even in the Asian continent.
However, back in in the 1980s, the brand almost fell into a catastrophic loss. The desire to deliver pizza as soon as possible (couriers who failed to deliver it for half an hour paid for the delivered pizza from their own pocket) led to the excess of the speed on the roads and, subsequently, to increased accidents. As a result, the American society protested the company and it was forced to abandon such practice. However, even today Domino’s Pizza delivery is considered to be the fastest one, but this time because the company simply creates more and more new restaurants, getting the necessary coverage.
According to experts, Domino’s Pizza brand’s value reaches 5.75 billion US dollars.
1. Pizza Hut
Without any doubt, this chain is one of the most popular in the US. The brand owes the part of this popularity to its original logo: red roof – the symbol of comfort and high quality of service – made the brand even more memorable.
The brand’s income is almost 13 billion dollars a year. Its potential buyers should be ready to pay 8.51 billion US dollars for it.
In conclusion, it is worth to note that new chains of pizza-making restaurants are constantly appearing in the USA. In fact, many of them are being created by the existing fast food chains. As an example, the new Pizzeria Locale chain is actually a product of one of the market leaders – Chipotle – estimated at $ 10.65 billion net worth. However, the demand for pizzerias gives rise to the supply. This is why more brands are expected to come to the market in the nearest future.