[5][6][2] As part of its targeting of college students, most of the chain's stores remain open until 3:00 a.m. or later to accommodate late-night business.

[2][7] As of March 7, 2017, it was reported that all Toppers Pizza locations in Illinois closed as part of a restructuring.

[1] He rose through the company, serving as director of operations for a group of 22 franchise locations in Charlotte, North Carolina, when he left in 1991 to start his own pizza business.

The company name is intended to convey its reputation for numerous and unusual pizza toppings.

[citation needed] In 2013, the business was named as one of Nation's Restaurant News' 50 Breakout Chains for 2013, was ranked by Entrepreneur magazine as one of the top 500 franchises in the United States and was ranked at #58 of the top 100 pizza companies by Pizza Today.