Little
Caesars
Operates national
pizza chain.
Headquarters:
2211 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
Employees: 10,000
CEO: Michael Ilitch
Privately held
Website:
http://www.littlecaesars.com
Career Site
Little Caesars is one of the nation's top
four pizza chains and the largest carry-out chain internationally
with 2,000+ restaurants on five continents. The chain is operated
by Little Caesars Enterprises.
The chain serves pizza, wings, salad and
Crazy Bread. Little Caesars pioneered the Pizza Pizza promotion,
offering two pizzas for the price of one.
Part of the Ilitch Holdings' family of
businesses, the company owns numerous business including
Little Caesars Pizza, the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers,
Olympia Entertainment, Olympia Development, Blue Line Foodservice
Distribution, Champion Foods, Uptown Entertainment, Little Caesars
Pizza Kit Fundraising Program, MotorCity Casino and a variety
of venues within these entities.
The company goal is to add hundreds of
franchisees over the next several years and add hundreds of Little
Caesars stores worldwide in 2006, with a primary focus on domestic
development.
History
On May 8, 1959, the husband and wife team
of Mike and Marian Ilitch opened the first Little Caesars Pizza
restaurant in Garden City, MI.
In 1962, the Ilitches sold the first Little
Caesars franchise.
In 1969, Little Caesars became an international
chain with the opening of its first restaurant in Canada, in
Waterloo, Ontario.
By the end of 1969, Little Caesars had
65 restaurants and had expanded into Ohio and Indiana.
By the end of 1987, Little Caesars was
a true national chain with restaurants in all 50 states.
Benefits
Corporate workers enjoy competitive benefits
& salary package which includes medical/dental/prescription
coverage, short/long term disability, life insurance, 40lk with
company match, flexible spending, generous time off policy, free
parking, on-site child care & excellent sports & entertainment
perks.
Updated May 30, 2006
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