From established territories to undeveloped markets, Mountain Mike’s site selection is designed to help support your success Location and site selection for your restaurant is everything. That’s as true now as it ever was, and things like parking, access, visibility, and positioning in the trade area make a difference at a time when people are increasingly looking for great pick-up …
Franchise Support: Meet Business Coach Nancy Soufi
How our franchise business coaches help keep your Mountain Mike’s Pizza business on track An entrepreneur opening their first Mountain Mike’s pizza business doesn’t have to look far for help when they run across an unexpected challenge or an unanswered question. We have professional franchise business coaches (FBCs) on the team for franchisees to turn to in almost any situation. …
Two new Mountain Mike’s locations feature prototype store design
New franchises in Costa Mesa and Fountain Valley will serve as innovation centers for R&D, training and more Nothing shows brand confidence like a franchise investment from an existing franchisee. At Mountain Mike’s, franchise owner Yvette Pettit is opening two more locations, featuring our new store prototype design. Guests to the restaurant will be met with rustic wood finishes, modern …
Mountain Mike’s and coronavirus: What our franchisees have been doing behind the scenes
Without our communities’ support, we wouldn’t be here. That’s why, when crisis hit, we stepped up to support our communities. We have a community-first company culture at Mountain Mike’s. So when coronavirus began to spread, we naturally shifted our operations toward the safety and well-being of our customers and Mountain Mike’s employees. But of course, our franchisees didn’t stop there. …
Mountain Mike’s named one of the year’s best franchise deals
QSR recognizes our 40-year-old pizza franchise in the 2020 Best Franchise Deals ranking QSR magazine has named Mountain Mike’s Pizza among the Best Franchise Deals in 2020, thanks to our strong financial performance and cult-like fan base. Since 1977, our California-based pizza franchise has been anchoring communities and serving up some of the most mouth-watering pizza around. The Best Franchise …
Mountain Mike’s ranked among Top 500 Chains
Restaurant Business Top 500 Chains ranked our California-based pizza franchise in the top half of all restaurant chains Mountain Mike’s was included once again in the annual Restaurant Business Top 500 Chain Report, with a position in the upper half of the rankings that’s 17 spots higher over last year. In addition, our California-based pizza franchise was ranked at No. …
Mountain Mike’s continues growing strong with new franchise opening
Our first franchise location in Eureka, California, opened strong in spite of shelter-in-place orders, proving pizza has staying power Maybe it’s not fair to measure the strength of a company based on whether they can continue to grow even amid a global pandemic, but that’s what we’re doing anyway. We just opened a new location in Eureka, California, our first …
Mountain Mike’s franchise review: Jim Smith of Medford, Oregon
Longtime restaurant franchise guy rediscovers his passion thanks to Mountain Mike’s Pizza The restaurant business isn’t new to Jim Smith. He has worked for major restaurant franchises, including Jack In The Box, and is now on the other side of the franchising coin as a franchise owner of one Mountain Mike’s Pizza in Medford, Oregon. He has three more restaurants …
How LTOs help drive stronger revenues, more guests
Our pizza franchise can attract new guests, bring in existing guests more often and increase revenue with the right LTO Limited-time offers, or LTOs, are a great sales tactic used by most fast-casual restaurants to help drive traffic and attract new customers, and Mountain Mike’s pizza franchise is no exception. They create a sense of urgency in the best way …
Pizza consumption has risen 32% in the last 10 years
Pizza franchises can win big if they have the product and the processes to pull off ‘Pizza The Way It Oughta Be®’ We just can’t get enough of pizza. In the past 10 years, Americans have increased pizza consumption by 32%, which is great news for pizza franchises like Mountain Mike’s. The pizza industry grew from $34 billion in 2009 …
Power Pizza Report ranks Mountain Mike’s in Top 20 pizza chains for sales
We’re holding steady as a top pizza chain, growing units and sales as we continue to stand out in a crowded market Americans love our pizza, downing about 350 slices per second according to CHD Expert. So it’s nice to be considered a top pizza chain by the likes of PMQ, which designated Mountain Mike’s as one of the Top …
Mountain Mike’s ranked in Entrepreneur Franchise 500
We were ranked No. 4 among pizza franchises and rose 12 spots in the overall listing in one of franchising’s most prestigious rankings Mountain Mike’s moved up 12 spots to No. 142 in Entrepreneur’s annual Franchise 500, a prestigious annual ranking of franchise opportunities that measures brands on criteria including growth, financial strength, stability and brand power. We ranked 4th …
We keep up by doing what we’ve always done
Customers love what we do. As for the latest trends, we embraced them before they were trendy. Some of the biggest food trends of 2020 include plant-based food, low-carb and gluten-free. A lot of pizzerias will make a big deal about adding this gluten-free crust or that plant-based meat alternative, and certainly, we applaud that. But in the history of …
Mountain Mike’s franchise growth picks up momentum in 2019
Nearly half of our growth took place in Q4, and we’re planning to continue growing strategically in 2020 It almost never snows in our hometown of Newport Beach, California, but Mountain Mike’s franchise growth is picking up speed like a snowball rolling downhill, with roughly half of our 13 new locations opening in the fourth quarter. Here’s a look at …
Why playing with the pros is a great marketing boost for your business
With tie-ins to professional teams like the 49ers, Mountain Mike’s Pizza franchise opportunities may be a smarter investment than trying to start your own pizza business We kicked off football season in a big way this fall. As the Official Pizza of the San Francisco 49ers, Mountain Mike’s gave fans a chance to potentially win $49,000 if they’re selected to …
Mountain Mike’s named to Franchise Times 200+ list for franchises
Customers love Mountain Mike’s pizza. Our pizza franchises were recently ranked among the Franchise Times 200+ thanks to our sales Mountain Mike’s is not just “Pizza The Way It Oughta Be.” We’re also pizza franchises the way they oughta be. Just ask the folks at Franchise Times, where we were recently recognized as one of the top pizza franchises based …
Crispy curly pepperoni? Yeah, we’ve got a guy for that.
We keep pizza franchise costs down and pizza customers’ happiness up with help from a very special vendor. Mountain Mike’s Pizza is known for two things: 1. Serving “Pizza the way it oughta be®” and 2. Being home to the legendary Crispy, Curly Pepperoni. Now, as a consumer, that might well be all you really need to know. As a …
Mountain Mike’s Franchise Review: Luis Seita of Brentwood, CA
When the economy crashed, Luis Seita wasn’t taking any more chances. He found the right franchise in a recession-resistant industry and dove in. Working for someone else can be… precarious. Luis Seita realized that the hard way when the economy crashed and the dealership he’d worked for closed. “I worked in the car industry for 10 years when the economy …