The Wall Street Journal: Growing Economy Enables Toppers Pizza To Grow Its Staff

In “U.S. Employers Look Past Global Tumult,” Scott Gittrich, president and founder of Toppers Pizza discusses the hiring and the current economy.

“Right now the economy is pretty hot,” he says.

The franchise system expects its staff to grow from 550 employees to 700 by the end of the year.

Toppers Pizza has been raising wages, looking for opportunities to promote within, make the application process easier, and invest in technology to allow customers to order online and reduce the use of labor in the process.

“We’re not adding headcount as quickly as we would like,” Gittrich said. “It’s a very tight labor maker in most places. About two-thirds of our stores have understaffing at some position.”