Kansas City Star: Toppers Pizza Opening New Location in Mission, Kansas

Wisconsin-based Toppers Pizza plans to open its first area location on June 28 at Mission Crossing, 6027A Metcalf Ave., Mission.

Nearly a year ago, Olathe-based Charma Inc. signed a deal to open five locations in the Kansas City area. Owners, Kris and Sally Milligan of Olathe, said they wanted to sign with a pizza company that was less about sales volume and more about product and service.

“That’s why we were drawn to this. That’s what Toppers’ core values are,” said Kris Milligan.

Company officials will be in town Friday looking at sites for a second location, likely in Johnson County or Lawrence.

Technomic, a research and consulting firm for the food and foodservice industry, recently named Toppers one of the nation’s five fastest growing brands in the limited-service pizza restaurant category, calling it a “fierce competitor in the $40 billion pizza industry.”