OneSpeed Pizza

What OneSpeed Pizza does

OneSpeed Pizza is a privately held, chef-owned pizza restaurant founded in 2009 by Rick Mahan and located at 4818 Folsom Boulevard in East Sacramento, California. The restaurant's core product is California-style thin-crust pizza made from organic flour with a DiNapoli tomato sauce and produce sourced from more than a dozen local organic farms including Soil Born Farms, Full Belly Farm, Root 64 Sacramento, and Azolla Farms. The menu extends beyond pizza to antipasti, house-made pasta entrées such as saffron tagliolini and osso buco, desserts, and a beverage program anchored by Haarmeyer and Vino Noceto wines plus Pachamama coffee. The business is organized around a single dine-in location operating Tuesday through Sunday evenings, complemented by Square-powered take-out ordering, online delivery via order.online, digital gift cards, and a private dining room for events.

Revenue is generated through direct-to-consumer transactions across dine-in, take-out, delivery, and a recurring Take-Out Tuesday pairing (chef-curated pizza, salad, and bottle of wine priced around $42-$46). Customer acquisition relies almost entirely on organic channels: Instagram, an email newsletter, neighborhood foot traffic, and earned media from outlets including Thrillist, Culture Trip, Pizza Today, and local Sacramento press. There is no institutional capital, no parent company, and no B2B contract base; the company is founder-controlled, with Mahan's parallel operation of The Waterboy (opened 1996) as a related sister concept. A second location is under construction at Sacramento International Airport Terminal B with a July 2026 target opening, which represents the first physical expansion in the company's 15-plus year history.

Name

OneSpeed Pizza

Legal name

OneSpeed Pizza

Website

https://onespeedpizza.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant / Pizzeria

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Pizza Fast Casual (THAFABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• California-style pizza
• Artisan pizzeria
• Organic pizza restaurant
• Farm-to-table pizza
• Italian restaurant

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Service: Revenue generated from customers dining on-site at the East Sacramento restaurant location during operating hours (Tues-Fri 4-9pm, Sat-Sun 3-9pm).
2. Take-out Orders: Revenue from take-out orders placed via their Square website or in-person, including their Take-Out Tuesday special pairing at $46.
3. Delivery Orders: Revenue from delivery orders placed through their online ordering platform.
4. Gift Cards: Digital gift cards sold through Square, available for instant download.
5. Private Events: Revenue from hosting private events in their private dining room, inquiries sent to [email protected].

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

OneSpeed Pizza is a pizza-centric restaurant in East Sacramento that crafts California-style thin, chewy crust pizzas using organic flour, organic DiNapoli tomato sauce, and locally-sourced organic ingredients from nearby farms. The restaurant complements its pizza menu with antipasti, house-made pasta entrées, desserts, and a beverage program featuring local wine, beer, and coffee, served via on-site dining, take-out, and delivery, plus a weekly Take-Out Tuesday chef-paired special.

Product overview

OneSpeed Pizza is a pizza-centric restaurant offering California-style thin, chewy crust pizzas as its core product, complemented by antipasti, house-made pasta entrées, and desserts. The restaurant operates a Take-Out Tuesday program featuring chef-paired pizza, salad, and wine specials. Additional services include private dining room rentals for events, and digital gift cards. The company also provides delivery and take-out ordering through online platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pizza
• Antipasti Starters including Marinated Olives, Focaccia with Red Pepper Hummus, cured meats, pickled vegetables, cheese, crostini, Tuna Carpaccio, Crispy Smashed New Potatoes, Fritto Misto, and Mortadella Trio.
• Entrées Entrée dishes including Rigatoni all'Ortolana, Saffron Tagliolini with Seared Scallops, Osso Buco, and a hamburger made with Richard's Ranch Grass Fed Beef.
• Desserts Desserts including Panna Cotta with Mint-Berry Gelée, Lemon Tiramisu, Summer Fruit Crostata with Vanilla Gelato, Sorbet, Old Fashioned Soda Floats, and Affogato.
• Beverages Wine (white, red, dessert), draft and bottled beer, hard cider, aperitifs, and non-alcoholic options including locally roasted coffee from Pachamama.
• Take-Out Tuesday Special
• Private Events / Private Dining Private dining room available for meetings, parties, and special events. Inquiries are handled via [email protected].
• Gift Cards

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Soil Born FarmscoreOthersLocal organic farm partner providing fresh produce for OneSpeed Pizza's seasonal menu. One of the primary farm partnerships highlighted on the Friends page.
• Full Belly FarmcoreOthersOrganic farm in Guinda, CA providing produce for OneSpeed's locally-sourced ingredients. Highlighted in press coverage as a key farm partnership.
• Root 64 SacramentocoreOthersLocal Sacramento farm partner contributing to OneSpeed's commitment to fresh, regional ingredients.
• Azolla FarmsminorOthersLocal farm partner providing specialty produce for OneSpeed's menu.
• Rancho Llano SecominorOthersPartner farm providing ingredients for OneSpeed Pizza.
• Five Dot RanchminorOthersRanch partner providing quality protein sources for the restaurant.
• Corti Bros.minorOthersLocal specialty food retailer and purveyor partner.
• Produce ExpressminorOthersProduce distribution partner helping source fresh ingredients from local farms.
• Clover StornettaminorOthersDairy partner providing quality dairy products.
• Pachamama CoffeeminorOthersLocally roasted coffee partner. Coffee served at OneSpeed is sourced and roasted by Pachamama, featuring on their dessert/beverage menu.
• Haarmeyer Wine CellarscoreOthersWine partner providing house white and other wines featured on OneSpeed's wine list. Featured as house wine selection.
• Vino NocetocoreOthersWine partner providing house red wine selection featured on OneSpeed's wine list.
• The WaterboycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister restaurant to OneSpeed Pizza, also owned by Chef Rick Mahan. Referenced as '@sac_waterboy' on Instagram. Same ownership group and culinary philosophy.
• Sacramento International AirportcoreOthersUpcoming second location opening at Terminal B of Sacramento International Airport. Construction underway targeting summer opening.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Pieology: California-based fast-casual personal pizza chain offering customizable artisan-style pizzas, comparable California roots but operating at a much broader, franchised scale than OneSpeed's chef-owned model.
• California Pizza Kitchen: Founded in Beverly Hills as a pioneer of California-style pizza; serves as the broad incumbent reference point for OneSpeed's California-style positioning, though at much larger scale and lower price points.

Regional players

• Hot Italian: Sacramento-based Italian restaurant with artisanal pizza focus, directly competing in the same Sacramento metro market as OneSpeed with a similar casual, design-forward dining experience.
• Masullo's Pizza: Sacramento neighborhood wood-fired pizzeria with a similar casual, local-ingredient approach and direct overlap in the East Sacramento / midtown customer base.

Emerging players

• &pizza: East Coast fast-casual pizza chain with design-forward branding and tech-enabled ordering, comparable to OneSpeed's modern, design-led pizza positioning but operating at a younger, multi-unit scale.

Direct peers

• Tony's Pizza Napoletana: San Francisco destination pizzeria with multiple pizza styles and Italian plates, comparable to OneSpeed's blend of artisanal pizza with broader Italian menu items and similar national reputation.
• Pizzeria Bianco: Phoenix-based artisanal wood-fired pizzeria widely regarded as a top American pizza destination, with a comparable farm-to-table, chef-driven, nationally acclaimed operating model and similar single-city destination positioning.
• A16: San Francisco California-style pizza and Italian restaurant focused on regional Italian sourcing, very similar to OneSpeed's California-style thin crust approach with locally-sourced ingredients and a full Italian menu beyond pizza.
• Roberta's: Brooklyn-based destination pizzeria known for wood-fired pizza with locally-sourced ingredients, comparable national press recognition and chef-driven farm-to-table positioning.

Others

• The Waterboy: Sacramento neighborhood restaurant under the same chef-owner (Rick Mahan), sharing culinary philosophy, supplier relationships, and operational know-how that directly enable OneSpeed's model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/onespeedpizza
• Xx.com/onespeedpizza
• Facebookfacebook.com/OneSpeedPizza
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onespeed-pizza-l.l.c.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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