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Namestring
Big Cheese Pizza
Legal namestring
Big Cheese Franchising Inc.
Websiteurl
mybigcheesepizza.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2000
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersHenderson, United States
HQ citystring
Henderson
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices6 records

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
pizza restaurants, quick-service dining, franchise opportunities, online food ordering, chicken wings
Industry1 code
1Pizza QSR
CodeTHAFAAABPrimaryYes
NAICS code2 codes
  • Limited-Service Restaurants722513
  • Restaurants and Other Eating Places72251
SIC code2 codes
  • Retail-Eating Places5812
  • Retail-Eating & Drinking Places5810
Product category
Quick-Service Pizza Restaurants
GTM motion2 records

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model4 records
1Retail Food Sales
TypeTransaction Fee
Description

Direct restaurant sales of pizzas, wings, breadsticks, and cheesy bread through owned locations. Customers order in-store, online via Toasttab, or by phone.

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2Franchise Fees
TypeOne Time License
Description

Initial franchise fee of $25,000 per store. Multi-unit and master franchises available at discounted rates.

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3Royalty Fees
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

5% of Net Sales ongoing royalty. For franchisees who signed in 2015, royalties begin at 3% of Net Sales and increase by 1% per year until 5% limit is reached.

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4Advertising Fund
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

0.25% of Net Sales contributed to advertising fund.

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Marketing channels6 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels3 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Pricing details3 tiers
1Single Unit Franchisee
ModelOne time/ perpetual licenseBilling cadenceMulti-year contract
Notes

Initial franchise fee: $25,000. Minimum Net Worth: $350,000. Unencumbered Liquid Assets: $100,000.

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2Multi-Unit Franchisee (3-5 units)
ModelOne time/ perpetual licenseBilling cadenceMulti-year contract
Notes

Initial franchise fee: $25,000 per store (discounted rates available). Minimum Net Worth: $750,000. Unencumbered Liquid Assets: $150,000.

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3Master/Area Franchisee (12+ units)
ModelOne time/ perpetual licenseBilling cadenceMulti-year contract
Notes

Initial franchise fee: $25,000 per store (discounted rates available). Minimum Net Worth: $1,000,000. Unencumbered Liquid Assets: $250,000. Includes revenue sharing.

mybigcheesepizza.com
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Big Cheese Pizza & Wings operates quick-service pizza restaurants selling handmade, made-from-scratch pizzas, chicken wings, breadsticks, and cheesy bread to local consumers across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The company complements its six restaurant locations with online ordering via the Toasttab platform, a branded mobile app, and a franchise program offering single-unit, multi-unit, and master franchise rights.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Big Cheese Pizza & Wings is a pizza restaurant chain operating under a franchise model, founded in 2000 by Scott and Kim Capman. The company operates six locations across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The core product portfolio centers on handmade pizzas made from scratch daily, complemented by chicken wings, breadsticks, and cheesy bread offerings. The company operates its Fresh and Ready program (introduced in 2001) which keeps popular items ready for quick service without wait times. Big Cheese Pizza offers a mobile app for online ordering integrated with Toast Tab platform, available through Google Play and Apple App Store. The franchising division offers single unit, multi-unit (3-5 units), and master/area franchise (12+ units) opportunities across three store models: Base Carry-Out Unit (minimum 1,200 sq/ft), Mid-Size Unit (1,500-2,000+ sq/ft with drive-thru), and Large Free-Standing Unit (1,600-2,500 sq/ft).

Product and service8 records
1Pizza
CategoryFood - Pizza
2BIG Wings (Chicken Wings)
CategoryFood - Wings
3Breadsticks
CategoryFood - Sides
4BIG Cheesy Bread
CategoryFood - Sides
5Chicken Cheesy Bread
CategoryFood - Sides
6Online Ordering Service
CategoryDigital Ordering Channel
7Big Cheese Pizza & Wings Mobile App
CategoryDigital Ordering Channel
8Big Cheese Pizza Franchise Opportunities
CategoryFranchise Services
Scale indicator3 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership1 partner
1Toasttab
Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

Toasttab provides the online ordering platform for Big Cheese Pizza locations. The company uses Toasttab for website-based online ordering functionality and mobile app integration.

Recent move6 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight4 records

Each record includes

Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Little Caesars
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Little Caesars is the largest carryout-only pizza chain in the US and a major franchise system. It competes directly with Big Cheese on value-priced carryout pizza, and its Hot-N-Ready program is conceptually similar to Big Cheese's Fresh and Ready approach.

2Pieology Pizzeria
TypeEmerging player
Description

Pieology is a fast-casual custom pizza franchise primarily based on the West Coast. Like Big Cheese, it emphasizes fresh ingredients made-to-order, though it operates in a different segment (fast-casual) and geography.

3Blaze Pizza
TypeDirect peer
Description

Blaze Pizza is a fast-casual custom pizza franchise with several hundred locations. It overlaps with Big Cheese in pizza-centric franchise model and dine-in/takeout positioning, though Blaze operates at the fast-casual tier versus Big Cheese's QSR.

4Pizza Hut
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Pizza Hut is one of the largest pizza QSR chains globally, operating dine-in, carryout, and delivery. It directly competes with Big Cheese in the value-priced pizza segment, though at vastly greater scale and brand recognition.

5MOD Pizza
TypeDirect peer
Description

MOD Pizza is a fast-casual artisanal pizza chain with a franchise and corporate-store hybrid model. It competes with Big Cheese in the pizza category with a focus on fresh, made-to-order preparation, similar to Big Cheese's fresh-daily approach.

6Jet's Pizza
TypeDirect peer
Description

Jet's Pizza is a Michigan-based deep-dish and Detroit-style pizza franchise chain with several hundred locations across the Midwest and East Coast. It is comparable to Big Cheese in being a regional franchised pizza brand with a quality-ingredient story.

7Papa John's
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Papa John's is a national pizza QSR chain heavily reliant on franchising and delivery, comparable to Big Cheese's franchise model and pizza-focused menu, but with significantly greater scale, technology investment, and marketing spend.

8Mountain Mike's Pizza
TypeDirect peer
Description

Mountain Mike's is a West Coast-rooted franchised pizza chain expanding nationally. Like Big Cheese, it competes on family-friendly dine-in and takeout pizza with a regional franchise model and a focus on quality ingredients.

9Marco's Pizza
TypeDirect peer
Description

Marco's Pizza is a growing franchised pizza chain headquartered in Toledo, OH, with several hundred locations across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic — overlapping with Big Cheese's NC/SC/VA footprint. Both compete on quality-differentiated pizza via franchising.

10Domino's
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Domino's is the dominant pizza QSR chain globally with the most aggressive delivery and digital ordering platform in the category. It is the primary competitive threat to Big Cheese on delivery, online ordering, and value menu pricing.

Market position
Strengths5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat3 records

Each record includes

Type, Details

Key risks6 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights6 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Segment1 record

Each record includes

Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile2 records

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

Integration3 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Description, Source

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature4 records

Each record includes

Title, Differentiator, Description, Source

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles2 records

Each record includes

Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

No data
No data
Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds1 record

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Big Cheese Pizza

Quick-Service Pizza Restaurantsmybigcheesepizza.com

Big Cheese Pizza firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Big Cheese Pizza
Legal name
Big Cheese Franchising Inc.
Website
https://mybigcheesepizza.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2000
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Big Cheese Pizza industry classification

Industry
Product category
Quick-Service Pizza Restaurants
NAICS
Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)
SIC
Retail-Eating Places (5812), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)
akta.pro primary industry
Pizza QSR (THAFAAAB)

Keywords

  • Pizza restaurants
  • Quick-service dining
  • Franchise opportunities
  • Online food ordering
  • Chicken wings

Where Big Cheese Pizza is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Henderson
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

Big Cheese Pizza business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

  1. Retail Food Sales: Direct restaurant sales of pizzas, wings, breadsticks, and cheesy bread through owned locations. Customers order in-store, online via Toasttab, or by phone.
  2. Franchise Fees: Initial franchise fee of $25,000 per store. Multi-unit and master franchises available at discounted rates.
  3. Royalty Fees: 5% of Net Sales ongoing royalty. For franchisees who signed in 2015, royalties begin at 3% of Net Sales and increase by 1% per year until 5% limit is reached.
  4. Advertising Fund: 0.25% of Net Sales contributed to advertising fund.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
One time/ perpetual licenseMulti-year contractSingle Unit Franchisee
One time/ perpetual licenseMulti-year contractMulti-Unit Franchisee (3-5 units)
One time/ perpetual licenseMulti-year contractMaster/Area Franchisee (12+ units)

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Big Cheese Pizza product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Big Cheese Pizza & Wings operates quick-service pizza restaurants selling handmade, made-from-scratch pizzas, chicken wings, breadsticks, and cheesy bread to local consumers across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The company complements its six restaurant locations with online ordering via the Toasttab platform, a branded mobile app, and a franchise program offering single-unit, multi-unit, and master franchise rights.

Product overview

Big Cheese Pizza & Wings is a pizza restaurant chain operating under a franchise model, founded in 2000 by Scott and Kim Capman. The company operates six locations across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The core product portfolio centers on handmade pizzas made from scratch daily, complemented by chicken wings, breadsticks, and cheesy bread offerings. The company operates its Fresh and Ready program (introduced in 2001) which keeps popular items ready for quick service without wait times. Big Cheese Pizza offers a mobile app for online ordering integrated with Toast Tab platform, available through Google Play and Apple App Store. The franchising division offers single unit, multi-unit (3-5 units), and master/area franchise (12+ units) opportunities across three store models: Base Carry-Out Unit (minimum 1,200 sq/ft), Mid-Size Unit (1,500-2,000+ sq/ft with drive-thru), and Large Free-Standing Unit (1,600-2,500 sq/ft).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Pizza
  • BIG Wings (Chicken Wings)
  • Breadsticks
  • BIG Cheesy Bread
  • Chicken Cheesy Bread
  • Online Ordering Service
  • Big Cheese Pizza & Wings Mobile App
  • Big Cheese Pizza Franchise Opportunities

Companies that use Big Cheese Pizza

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Big Cheese Pizza technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Big Cheese Pizza partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • ToasttabcoreTechnology or IntegrationToasttab provides the online ordering platform for Big Cheese Pizza locations. The company uses Toasttab for website-based online ordering functionality and mobile app integration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Big Cheese Pizza competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Little Caesars: Little Caesars is the largest carryout-only pizza chain in the US and a major franchise system. It competes directly with Big Cheese on value-priced carryout pizza, and its Hot-N-Ready program is conceptually similar to Big Cheese's Fresh and Ready approach.
  • Pizza Hut: Pizza Hut is one of the largest pizza QSR chains globally, operating dine-in, carryout, and delivery. It directly competes with Big Cheese in the value-priced pizza segment, though at vastly greater scale and brand recognition.
  • Papa John's: Papa John's is a national pizza QSR chain heavily reliant on franchising and delivery, comparable to Big Cheese's franchise model and pizza-focused menu, but with significantly greater scale, technology investment, and marketing spend.
  • Domino's: Domino's is the dominant pizza QSR chain globally with the most aggressive delivery and digital ordering platform in the category. It is the primary competitive threat to Big Cheese on delivery, online ordering, and value menu pricing.

Emerging players

  • Pieology Pizzeria: Pieology is a fast-casual custom pizza franchise primarily based on the West Coast. Like Big Cheese, it emphasizes fresh ingredients made-to-order, though it operates in a different segment (fast-casual) and geography.

Direct peers

  • Blaze Pizza: Blaze Pizza is a fast-casual custom pizza franchise with several hundred locations. It overlaps with Big Cheese in pizza-centric franchise model and dine-in/takeout positioning, though Blaze operates at the fast-casual tier versus Big Cheese's QSR.
  • MOD Pizza: MOD Pizza is a fast-casual artisanal pizza chain with a franchise and corporate-store hybrid model. It competes with Big Cheese in the pizza category with a focus on fresh, made-to-order preparation, similar to Big Cheese's fresh-daily approach.
  • Jet's Pizza: Jet's Pizza is a Michigan-based deep-dish and Detroit-style pizza franchise chain with several hundred locations across the Midwest and East Coast. It is comparable to Big Cheese in being a regional franchised pizza brand with a quality-ingredient story.
  • Mountain Mike's Pizza: Mountain Mike's is a West Coast-rooted franchised pizza chain expanding nationally. Like Big Cheese, it competes on family-friendly dine-in and takeout pizza with a regional franchise model and a focus on quality ingredients.
  • Marco's Pizza: Marco's Pizza is a growing franchised pizza chain headquartered in Toledo, OH, with several hundred locations across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic — overlapping with Big Cheese's NC/SC/VA footprint. Both compete on quality-differentiated pizza via franchising.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Big Cheese Pizza social profiles

Digital presence

Big Cheese Pizza financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Big Cheese Pizza leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Big Cheese Pizza funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Big Cheese Pizza M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Big Cheese Pizza

What does Big Cheese Pizza do?

Big Cheese Pizza & Wings operates quick-service pizza restaurants selling handmade, made-from-scratch pizzas, chicken wings, breadsticks, and cheesy bread to local consumers across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The company complements its six restaurant locations with online ordering via the Toasttab platform, a branded mobile app, and a franchise program offering single-unit, multi-unit, and master franchise rights.

Is Big Cheese Pizza a public or private company?

Big Cheese Pizza is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Big Cheese Pizza founded?

Big Cheese Pizza was founded in 2000. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Big Cheese Pizza based?

Big Cheese Pizza is headquartered in Henderson, United States, in the North America region.

How does Big Cheese Pizza make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Retail Food Sales are the primary driver. The others are franchise Fees, royalty Fees and advertising Fund.

Who are Big Cheese Pizza's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Little Caesars, Pizza Hut, Papa John's and Domino's. Pieology Pizzeria is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Blaze Pizza, MOD Pizza, Jet's Pizza, Mountain Mike's Pizza and Marco's Pizza.

Does Big Cheese Pizza have an API?

No public API is recorded for Big Cheese Pizza.

What industry is Big Cheese Pizza in?

Big Cheese Pizza's product category is Quick-Service Pizza Restaurants. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFAAAB, Pizza QSR. Its NAICS code is 722513 and its SIC code is 5812.

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