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title: "Franchise Times: Toppers Pizza’s “Big, Hairy, Audacious” Goals"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/514257f6-81fe-459a-bdfc-03b6f0432c4e
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-toppers-pizzas-big-hairy-audacious-goals-2704060
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2017-09-08T19:14:28.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:07.582Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/316950cedb93e6e398008dd2a861583b4714.jpg
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# Franchise Times: Toppers Pizza’s “Big, Hairy, Audacious” Goals

**TL;DR:** Toppers Pizza continues to grow in the pizza industry with a 'Never Settle' mentality, planning to open 17 stores this year. The company is experiencing record growth, driven by investments in technology and a refined delivery process.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-09-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-toppers-pizzas-big-hairy-audacious-goals-2704060).*

## Story

Wisconsin-based Toppers Pizza has continued to enter new markets and climb the ladder in the pizza industry through their "Never Settle" mentality. In a recent issue of Franchise Times, the publication explored the "big, hairy, audacious" goals that Scott Iversen, VP of Marketing for Toppers, told FT the company has moving forward.

“It’s a good time to be in the pizza business, particularly in the better pizza category,” he told FT. “We’re having record company growth, and are going to open about 17 stores this year.” Iversen added that the company's investment in technology, 25-year refinement of a propriety delivery process, and the faltering fast casual pizza brands who are struggling to keep market share at lunch time, are all positioning Toppers Pizza for even more impressive growth in the years to come.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Franchise Times (publication)
- Toppers Pizza (company)
- company growth (topic)
- pizza industry (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-toppers-pizzas-big-hairy-audacious-goals-2704060). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/514257f6-81fe-459a-bdfc-03b6f0432c4e).