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title: "Memphis Business Journal: Toppers Pizza's Impressive Expansion Plans Include Memphis, Tennessee Locations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d5a08e76-404d-45b6-ba87-35d7bba56045
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/memphis-business-journal-toppers-pizzas-impressive-expansion-plans-include-memphis-tennessee-locations-3814
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2016-03-02T21:16:27.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:19:58.765Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/d5e2a79994536c659256db705ea242875995160302165627.jpeg
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# Memphis Business Journal: Toppers Pizza's Impressive Expansion Plans Include Memphis, Tennessee Locations

**TL;DR:** Toppers Pizza plans to reach 700 stores in the next decade, with 12 restaurants planned to open in 2016, including locations in Memphis, Tennessee. The brand currently has over 70 stores spanning over 12 states.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-03-02. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/memphis-business-journal-toppers-pizzas-impressive-expansion-plans-include-memphis-tennessee-locations-3814).*

## Story

"We definitely have Memphis on the radar screen as a top market we want to develop in," said Mark Cairns, director of franchise development for Toppers Pizza .

Toppers currently has over 70 stores spanning over 12 states. The brand plans to reach 700 stores in the next decade, with 12 restaurants planned to open in 2016.

The brand is focused on fresh ingredients, like Wisconsin cheese and speedy delivery times, with 15 to 20 percent of sales occurring after midnight.

"We are kind of the vampires in the industry," Cairns said. "So there is not only less pizza competition after midnight, there are very few places to get food period."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- menu pricing (topic)
- location expansion (topic)
- Toppers Pizza (company)
- Memphis, Tennessee (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/memphis-business-journal-toppers-pizzas-impressive-expansion-plans-include-memphis-tennessee-locations-3814). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d5a08e76-404d-45b6-ba87-35d7bba56045).