Looking For Fanatical Leadership

Toppers' nimble nature allows us to offer truly unique and interesting flavors without simply recycling the same ingredients, but we're also big enough to keep prices competitive. As a franchisee, you'll utilize this Goldilocks Paradigm to tip the scales while you edge out the competition with your impassioned, scrappy, underdog mentality. Now disrupt the market to your advantage and bring the best QSR pizza to your zip code along with that fanatical desire to win.

We’re overzealous about these qualities:

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You realize that ownership is active

In capturing your share of this $46-billion industry, you don’t sit back and watch the crust rise. Instead, you take on the big, bold role of growing your imprint in the community with passion only matched by your customers’ devotion for product.

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World’s Best Boss

You have management experience (preferably in the restaurant and retail space) and are willing to put the time and effort into creating an efficient yet enjoyable working environment.

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Money to burn, no. To put in the oven, yes.

Owning a Toppers takes a financial investment. Our minimum liquidity for franchisees is $200k.

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You understand pizza is just part of the experience

Whether it’s going all in on marketing efforts to engage the community or providing an utterly positive experience for your team, you make Toppers the place to be with gusto, guts and excellent people skills.

INVESTMENT

$510,000 - $690,285

total initial investment*

$30K

franchise fee (discounts available for veterans)

OPPORTUNITY

$1,022,051

average unit sales volume**

The Process

  1. Contact Us Reach out and let us know you’re interested. We’ll set up an introductory call and begin the process of getting to know each other.
  2. Introduction to the Brand & Review Your Goals Hopefully, you have a sense of what we’re about already, but we want to know what you’re about and what you’re hoping to accomplish with your very own Toppers.
  3. Review territory options There are many places to plant your flag. Let’s see what makes the most sense.
  4. Financial Pre-Qualification Just a quick check that you can put money where everyone’s mouth wants to be.
  5. Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) If moving forward is the right direction, we’ll take you through our FDD.
  6. Franchisee Validation It’s always good to get references. This is your chance to have conversations with ours. We will connect you with current franchisees to set up meetings for discussions about the brand and their experiences.
  7. Attend Discovery Day Come to our headquarters in Whitewater, WI to meet the team that's going to support you throughout your Toppers journey.
  8. Sign Agreement & Begin Onboarding On the dotted line right there. Yep, that’s it. Welcome to the movement.

Plenty of market to go around

As you can see, there's still enough room to call dibs. Go ahead and seize the opportunity to establish your territory and gobble up the good space before others have a chance to take your turf.
Your emerging market opportunities
*The Average Unit Sales Volume is based on the fiscal year ended December 29, 2024, for all restaurants (both affiliate-owned and franchised) that were open as of December 29, 2024, and that had been open and operating for at least the full fiscal year. As of December 29, 2024, there were 71 Toppers Pizza restaurants open and operating, 68 of which operated during the entire 2024 fiscal year. Of those 68 Toppers Pizza restaurants, 52 were franchised and 16 were affiliate owned as of December 29, 2024. We excluded two franchised restaurants and one affiliate owned restaurant that permanently closed during the 2024 fiscal year. The 2024 fiscal year ran from January 1, 2024 to December 29, 2024.
**Please refer to Item 7 and Item 19 of our 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document for additional information. This information is not intended as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy a franchise. It is for informational purposes only. Offer is made only by prospectus. @2025 Toppers Pizza, LLC. MN File No. F-4129 Currently, the following states regulate the offer and sale of franchises: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. If you are a resident of one of these states, we will not offer you a franchise unless and until we have complied with applicable pre-sale registration and disclosure requirements in your jurisdiction.