By Julie Wernau | A new pizza chain is coming to town and plans to add 30 locations in Chicago by 2012. Toppers Pizza, a 26-unit pizza franchise with 20 locations in Wisconsin caters to the college crowd with pies such as the “Hangover Helper,” “Mac ‘N Cheese” and a pizza called the “Potato Topper” that tastes like a loaded potato, according to the company. To celebrate the grand opening of each new location, Toppers gives away free food for a year to the first 50 customers.
The chain was founded in 1991 by former Dominos executive Scott Gittrich. The company said the average cost open a Toppers is $400,000 and franchisees must have a minimum liquidity of $150,000 and net worth of $300,000 to start a Toppers restaurant.
