Godfather's Pizza Dayton Mall (2024)

FAQs

Who is the owner of Godfather's pizza? ›

Herman Cain is the president of Godfather's Pizza and president-elect of the National Restaurant Association.

Godfather's Pizza is a powerful national restaurant chain that built its reputation on quality, abundance, and great taste! With more than 1,300 locations across the U.S., (most of them within the c-store market) we know the c-store pizza foodservice industry.

The breakdown costs for different levels of ownership are as follows: Full service restaurant – Franchise fee $25,000, total investment $457,200-$834,500. Delivery/Carryout – Franchise fee $15,000, total investment $264,700-$551,000. Non-traditional location – Franchise fee $7,500, total investment $117,600-$331,000.

Omaha, NE

Godfather's Pizza / Place founded

A Pizza You Can't Refuse! -Vintage Godfather's Pizza Commercial.

"The Godfather" has been played by two Omaha actors, the first being J. William Koll, who typically wore a white fedora hat, a pin stripe suit, and a flower on his jacket. Dale O'Brien has been the Godfather's Pizza spokesman since about 2000.

Welcome to America's First Pizzeria^®, Est. 1905 | NYC

Lombardi is credited with developing New York Style pizza and making Lombardi's the first pizzeria in the United States.

You can find us in Oregon, Texas, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Nevada, South Dakota, and even Nebraska. And what we offer at each of these is our outstanding food and service.

A: Most of our traditional Godfather's Pizza locations offer our original crust which is thick and chewy, golden crust which is a buttery-pan style and our thin crust which is light and crispy. Some locations also offer a Mozza-Loaded crust which is our golden crust stuffed with mozzarella cheese.

With sales worth approximately 8.57 billion U.S. dollars, Domino's Pizza was the leading quick service pizza chain in the United States in 2022. Pizza Hut and Little Caesars ranked second and third, respectively.

What's the most expensive franchise to start? ›

Since 1960, Domino's has grown to become one of the most recognized and leading pizza franchise brands in the world.

Godfather's Pizza got its start in Omaha, Neb., in 1973, and the next year it was acquired by Willy Theisen, who began franchising. Inspired by the hugely popular “Godfather” movie franchise, the pizza chain was acquired by Pillsbury in 1985, and Herman Cain was named president and CEO.

Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba is a pizzeria in Naples, Italy, which is widely believed to be the world's first pizzeria.

Pizza Comes to America

The first official pizzeria in America was in New York City. Gennaro Lombardi opened the doors of Lombardi's in 1905 to considerable local success. Over the years, the presence of pizza surreptitiously crept across the east coast into the towns of New Jersey and Connecticut.