Toppers Pizza CEO, on Managing Through Covid: We've Got This!

Franchise Today

Scott Gittrich is the founder and CEO of Toppers Pizza, a great midwestern pizza brand that is built to survive and thrive anytime, and yes, even in times like these. Scott’s unwavering affection for pizza became a full-fledged love affair when he decided to drop out of college to focus on a career at Domino’s, after only two weeks on the job. Well, that gamble paid off as he worked his way up through the company’s system. Scott stayed focused on having a successful career in the restaurant industry and in 1991 decided to kick it up a notch, when he created his own pizza concept, Toppers Pizza, delivering unique, fresh food made from scratch, rivaling anything out there. Franchising at Toppers the year 2000 and then as now, Scott’s relentless pursuit of product excellence, customer delight and FUN has led to some amazing experiences for his teammates, franchises customers and virtually anyone in his orbit. And then, along came the COVID-19, Corona Virus, to test his mettle. Scott Gittrich is here today to tell us all about it and to share his thoughts on life, leadership and of course, his passion for PIZZA!