Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant

What Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant does

Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant is a fourth-generation, family-owned pizza chain founded in October 1954 in Hibbing, Minnesota, currently operating 14 dine-in locations across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota. The company has served more than 25 million pizzas over its 68+ year operating history, with menu offerings centered on proprietary family pizza recipes. Core operations are consumer-facing full-service and counter-service restaurant dining.

Name

Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant

Legal name

Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant

Website

https://mysammys.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant is a fourth-generation, family-owned pizza chain operating 14 dine-in locations across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota, with additional revenue from frozen pizza e-commerce, third-party delivery, and branded merchandise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pizza Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Retail Bakeries (311811)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Pizza Fast Casual (THAFABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen Pizza & Flatbreads (CRADADAB), Family-Style Restaurants (THAFACAC)

Keywords

• Pizza restaurant chain
• Casual Italian dining
• Frozen pizza retail
• Restaurant delivery service
• Family restaurant

Headquarters

HQ city

International Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. In-restaurant dining and takeout: Traditional pizza restaurant revenue from dine-in and takeout orders at 14 locations. Each restaurant is locally owned and operated by family members.
2. Third-party delivery: Delivery orders through DoorDash platform integration.
3. Frozen pizza sales: Pre-made frozen pizzas sold at restaurant locations and shipped nationally through Goldbelly e-commerce platform.
4. Gift cards: Gift cards sold online and at all restaurant locations.
5. Apparel and merchandise: Sammy's branded apparel sold through online store and at restaurant locations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant is a family-owned pizza restaurant chain operating 14 locations across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota. The company serves signature square-cut pizza made from Grandpa Sam Perrella's original 1954 recipes, offering dine-in, carryout, and delivery service. The brand also sells frozen pizzas nationally through Goldbelly, gift cards, and branded apparel.

Product overview

Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant is a family-owned pizza chain operating 14 locations across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota. The company offers a unified dine-in restaurant experience with dine-in service, carryout, and delivery options, complemented by consumer packaged goods including frozen pizzas and gift cards. The product portfolio consists of the core restaurant service (in-restaurant dining with Italian favorites and signature square-cut pizza), a frozen pizza retail line (shipped nationwide), merchandise/apparel, and gift cards. All locations use the original recipes from founders Sam and Louise Perrella and are locally owned and operated by family members or close friends.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sammy's Pizza Restaurant Service Full-service pizza restaurant offering dine-in, carryout, and delivery with signature square-cut pizza and Italian favorites. Operates 14 locations across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota.
• Sammy's Frozen Pizzas Frozen pizzas made with the same signature dough, signature sauce, and fresh ingredients as served in Sammy's restaurants, available for purchase online and shipped nationwide through the Goldbelly e-commerce platform.
• Sammy's Gift Cards
• Sammy's Pizza Apparel

Quantifiable outcome

• 25+ million pizzas served over 68+ years of operation

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DoorDashcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDoorDash integration for online ordering and delivery services across multiple Sammy's Pizza locations, allowing customers to order for pickup and delivery through the DoorDash platform.
• GoldbellycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGoldbelly platform partnership for national distribution of Sammy's frozen pizzas, enabling nationwide shipping of products made with the same signature sauce and fresh ingredients as in-restaurant offerings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Donatos Pizza: Ohio-based regional pizza chain with ~170 locations, family heritage dating to 1963, edge-to-edge toppings positioning. Comparable as a multi-generational regional pizza brand competing with national chains.
• Godfather's Pizza: Omaha-based pizza chain with hundreds of franchise locations, primarily across the Midwest and Great Plains. Competes directly in the regional family pizza category with dine-in and takeout service.
• Aurelio's Pizza: Chicago-area regional pizza chain with a small number of family-operated locations, known for thin-crust pizza heritage. Comparable family-owned regional model with strong brand identity tied to Chicago/Italian pizza traditions.
• Marco's Pizza: Ohio-based regional pizza franchise with 1,000+ locations primarily in the Midwest and South. Similar positioning as a quality-focused regional pizza alternative to national chains with dine-in/takeout/delivery.
• Jet's Pizza: Michigan-based regional pizza chain with ~400 locations across the Midwest and beyond, specializing in deep-dish square pizza. Closely comparable operating model (dine-in, takeout, delivery) and Midwest regional brand positioning.
• Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream: Family-owned Midwest pizza chain headquartered in Iowa with locations across the Midwest. Similar family heritage, family-friendly dining positioning, and regional Midwestern footprint make it a strong direct comparable.
• Pizza Ranch: Iowa-based regional pizza chain with ~200 locations concentrated in the Midwest, similar family-owned heritage, dine-in/takeout/delivery model, and Midwestern community positioning. Operates in the same regional pizza QSR/casual space as Sammy's.

Others

• Goldbelly: E-commerce marketplace for shipping artisanal foods nationwide. Partner rather than competitor, but operates a curated catalog of regional restaurant brands including Sammy's — comparable in positioning as a distribution channel for heritage regional food brands.

Regional players

• Mountain Mike's Pizza: California-based regional pizza chain with ~250+ locations. Operates in a similar family-casual pizza restaurant model but on the West Coast; comparable in scale and concept though geographically distinct.

Broad incumbents

• Domino's Pizza: Largest U.S. pizza chain by retail sales with national delivery infrastructure. Competes with Sammy's in every market for delivery and takeout share; relevant as the dominant incumbent defining the category experience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/_SammysPizza
• Facebookfacebook.com/sammyspizza

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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