Davanni's

Name

Davanni's

Legal name

Davanni's, Inc.

Website

https://davannis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Pizza Fast Casual (THAFABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family-Style Restaurants (THAFACAC)

Keywords

• Pizza restaurants
• Hot hoagies
• Italian casual dining
• Catering services
• Frozen pizza retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dine-in and takeout sales: Core revenue from pizza, hot hoagies, calzones, pastas, salads, and other menu items sold at 19 Twin Cities locations for dine-in or takeout
2. Delivery service: Food delivery to customers within delivery areas, with standard delivery charge of $3.50 and $7.00 for out-of-area deliveries
3. Online and mobile ordering: Online ordering through website and mobile app, integrated with rewards program
4. Catering and large orders: Catering services including hoagie party trays, pasta pans, lasagna pans, group salads, and box lunches for events
5. Retail products: Frozen thin crust pizzas, shredded cheeses, pizza sauce, and pasta sauce sold through grocery stores and select Davanni's locations
6. Gift cards: Gift cards sold in various denominations, reloadable, never expire or diminish in value

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Davanni's operates a regional chain of 19 casual Italian-American restaurants in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) serving New York-style pizza, original hot hoagies, calzones, pastas, salads, shareables, and desserts from its own Oven Hearth Bakery. The company offers dine-in, takeout, delivery, catering for groups and events, and free party room bookings, supplemented by a retail line of frozen pizzas and sauces sold through grocery stores and a mobile rewards program.

Product overview

Davanni's Pizza & Hot Hoagies is a family-owned Minnesota restaurant chain founded in 1975, operating 19 Twin Cities locations. The company offers a unified restaurant experience centered on two flagship products: New York-style pizza and original hot hoagies. The core menu extends to calzones, pastas (including the signature 15-layer lasagna), salads, shareables/sides, and desserts baked at the company's own Oven Hearth Bakery. Davanni's also operates a catering division for large orders, a retail line of frozen pizzas and sauces sold in grocery stores, and a loyalty rewards program. The business model combines dine-in, delivery, and pickup services with a mobile app and online ordering platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pizza Signature New York-style pizza with locally-sourced ingredients, available in multiple sizes (Solo, Medium, Large, Gluten-Free) and crust options (Thin, Traditional, Deep Dish, Gluten-Free) with red, white, or pink sauces; sold dine-in, takeout, delivery, and via catering/retail.
• Hot Hoagies Original hot hoagie sandwiches on white, grain, or ciabatta bun, topped with mozzarella and garlic butter, broiled, and dressed with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, mayo, and secret dressing; available in 14 varieties.
• Founders Hoagies Premium double-meat hoagies named after iconic Twin Cities locations and streets, including The Grand, The Riverside, The Penn, The Lyndale, and The Brooklyn.
• Calzones Homemade pizza dough stuffed with fresh ingredients, mozzarella, and white sauce, sealed with garlic butter and baked; available varieties include Build Your Own, Works, Five Meat, BBQ Chicken, Chicken Florentine, and Veggie.
• Pastas Italian pasta dishes including Penne Pasta (red, alfredo, or rosa sauce), Mac & Cheese, 15-layer family recipe Lasagna, Chicken Florentine Pasta, Chicken Broccoli Alfredo, Chicken Bacon Alfredo, and Sausage Mushroom Rosa.
• Salads Fresh made-to-order salads including Chicken Cobb, Garden, Caesar, and Caesar with Chicken, available in full and side sizes.
• Shareables & Sides Side items including Bone-In and Boneless Wings (Plain, BBQ, Buffalo, Secret Weapon sauces), Garlic Cheese Bread, Old World Garlic Cheese Bread, and Old Dutch Chips in various flavors.
• Desserts Bakery items from Oven Hearth Bakery including Fabulous Brownie, Chocolate Chunk Cookie, Sea Salt Caramel Cookie, Sugar Cookie, and Rice Crispy Treat.
• Drinks Beverage offerings including Coca-Cola Freestyle fountain drinks (125+ flavors), 20oz bottled pop, 2-liter pop, canned pop, Dasani bottled water, and locally-sourced milk.
• Catering/Large Orders Catering services including Hoagie Party Trays (6 whole hoagies quartered), Box Lunches, Pasta Pans (Family serves 3-6, Full serves 8-12), Lasagna Pans, Group Salads, Desserts by the Case, and Chips by the Case for events and organizations.
• Retail Products Frozen grocery items including five varieties of thin crust frozen pizzas (Pepperoni, Sausage, Pepperoni and Sausage, Four Meat, Supreme), Pizza Sauce, Pasta Sauce, and Shredded Cheeses (Asiago, Romano, Parmesan) available at regional grocery stores and select Davanni's locations.
• Gift Cards Davanni's gift cards available in denominations from $10 to $500, never expire or diminish in value, reloadable, and purchasable in-store or online for mail delivery or eGift.
• Davanni's Rewards Points-based loyalty program with 1 point per $1 spent, a 50-point signup bonus, tiered rewards ($5 off at 100 points, $10 off at 300 points, $20 off at 500 points), double points for dine-in on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, and a mobile app for iOS and Android.
• Party Rooms Free party room bookings at all 19 Davanni's locations, accommodating groups of 10 to 60 people, with LCD TVs and laptop connections and free Wi-Fi at select locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sells more than 415,000 brownies per year from Oven Hearth Bakery
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• My BurgercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Limited-time collaboration with Twin Cities burger favorite My Burger to create a co-branded pizza. The My Burger Pizza brings together My Burger's iconic sauce with Davanni's classic touch, topped with mozzarella and cheddar, seasoned hamburger, onions, and pickles.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Punch Pizza: Twin Cities-based Neapolitan pizza chain with multiple metro locations. Directly competes with Davanni's in the same regional market on dine-in pizza experience, though positioned as a more premium, fast-casual artisan concept.
• Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom: Regional pizza and casual dining chain with locations across the Midwest and beyond. Comparable to Davanni's in offering pizza, pasta, and group dining with party/event spaces, though at broader geographic scale and with stronger bar/taproom positioning.
• Pizza Luce: Minneapolis-based pizza chain operating multiple Twin Cities locations with dine-in, delivery, and a broad Italian menu. Directly competes with Davanni's in the same geographic market with overlapping product categories including pizza, hoagies, salads, and vegan options.
• Jet's Pizza: Detroit-style regional pizza chain founded in 1978 with 400+ locations. Comparable to Davanni's as a privately held, founder-led pizza chain specializing in a signature style (Detroit square) with dine-in, delivery, and catering operations similar in scope to Davanni's multi-channel approach.
• Marco's Pizza: Regional pizza franchise founded in 1978 with over 1,000 locations across 30+ states. Comparable to Davanni's in product focus (pizza, hoagies/subs, salads) and family-style casual dining model, though at much larger scale and franchise-driven footprint.
• Godfather's Pizza: Regional pizza chain founded in 1973 with locations across multiple states, known for original-style pizza, breadsticks, and a similar Italian-American menu breadth. Comparable to Davanni's as a long-standing regional competitor with comparable menu (pizza, pasta, sides) and dine-in/takeout/delivery mix.
• Donatos Pizza: Family-founded regional pizza chain established in 1963 with locations across multiple states. Comparable to Davanni's as a privately rooted pizza brand with thin crust specialty, sub sandwiches, salads, and family-style casual menu across dine-in, delivery, and catering.
• Aurelio's Pizza: Family-owned regional pizza chain founded in 1959 with locations across Illinois, Indiana, and Florida. Comparable to Davanni's as a multi-generational, privately held pizza operator with thin crust specialty, dine-in and delivery model, and similar scale profile.

Broad incumbents

• Domino's Pizza: Largest pizza chain in the US by global retail sales with 20,000+ stores. Competes with Davanni's on delivery, online ordering, and pizza share-of-stomach in the Twin Cities market, but operates at fundamentally larger scale with a tech-forward, delivery-centric model rather than dine-in casual dining.
• Pizza Hut: Iconic national pizza chain founded in 1958 with 18,000+ global restaurants. Competes with Davanni's across dine-in, delivery, and pizza occasion in the Twin Cities, though positioned as a broader, mass-market chain rather than a regional family-style operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/davannis
• Facebookfacebook.com/davannis
• Instagraminstagram.com/davannis
• TikToktiktok.com/@davannis

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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