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title: "Entrepreneur: Father and Son Duo Thrive as Toppers Pizza Franchisees"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/4dae1f31-996b-473d-bfc6-4a03fc018310
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/entrepreneur-father-and-son-duo-thrive-as-toppers-pizza-franchisees-6930
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2016-10-25T21:16:41.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:12:57.393Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/ef149ea2220dc71e5b79ce9a020d39e42052.jpg
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# Entrepreneur: Father and Son Duo Thrive as Toppers Pizza Franchisees

**TL;DR:** A father-son duo, Jon S. and Jon P. Crowe, thrive as multi-unit owners for Toppers Pizza. The Crowes own three Toppers Pizza locations in the Omaha area and are preparing to open a fourth in 2017.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-10-25. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/entrepreneur-father-and-son-duo-thrive-as-toppers-pizza-franchisees-6930).*

## Story

Franchising can be a truly family business, and as we come out of the recession and an emerging entrepreneurial group of Millennials see less opportunity in the workforce, many parent/child teams are turning to franchise ownership as an option - and thriving.

In a recent issue of Entrepreneur Startups magazine, the trend toward family ownership was explored, including the successful father son team of Jon S. and Jon P. Crowe who are multi-unit owners for rapidly growing Toppers Pizza. The Crowes never intended to work together, but after a trip to Whitewater, Wisconsin to look into the Toppers Pizza franchise opportunity, the two decided that it was a great opportunity to open a viable business together.

“He’s working his butt off,” Jon S. Crowe told Entrepreneur. “That’s one thing I admire about Jon. He’s never backed away from the hours. I’m just grateful I could provide him the opportunity to show everyone what he could do.”

The two found a good dynamic to separate work and family life, evolving to a point where they don't discuss work after 8 p.m. The two own three Toppers Pizza locations in the Omaha area and are preparing to open a fourth in 2017.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Entrepreneur (publication)
- franchise ownership (topic)
- Toppers Pizza (company)
- multi unit owners (topic)
- family ownership (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/entrepreneur-father-and-son-duo-thrive-as-toppers-pizza-franchisees-6930). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4dae1f31-996b-473d-bfc6-4a03fc018310).