Little Caesars - The Rise and Fall...And Rise Again

Little Caesars is traditionally one of the four largest pizza chains and in my opinion, they do a good job in separating themselves from the others. They're the cheapest AND the fastest, which is especially important for a fast food chain. But from the early 1990's to the mid 2000's, they had some major troubles. This video profiles their rise to popularity, their decline during those years, and how they brought it all back.
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[@denimchicken104]

“Pizza! Pizza!” Has been burned into my brain from when I was young. Stupid brilliant.

[@SpudEater]

Alex Schock So simple but very effective and I’ve never even had a Little Ceaser’s pizza.

[@mattdelvecchio1537]

likewise. and where i lived they were all rectangular pizzas, for square pieces, which we loved. don’t see it in these commercial clips tho

[@OFFlClALYOUTUBE]

I thought he said "Piece of Pizza"

[@JP-il6jz]

That's how I say good morning in the office too, "Good Morning, Good Morning," lol

[@razkable]

pizza guys is pretty good...but overpriced

[@briancarter1597]

She wanted to call it Little Caesars, he wanted to call it Pizza Treat so they compromised and called it Little Caesars.

[@Nik-cg6qr]

😂

[@on_another_level5661]

😂

[@tinhinnh]

she called him lil caesar in bed

[@seanthorton3054]

I wanted to have Little Caesars, but I compromised, I had grilled cheese off the radiator.

[@blue1111111100]

Pretty much a textbook case of compromise in a marriage

[@endymallorn]

The fact that Mike Ilitch supported Rosa Parks at the end of her life without once making a big deal out of it, brought affordable, safe, edible food and jobs to the hood, and used pizza as a vehicle to make the world a better place says that while they're #3 in sales, Little Caesar's will always be #1 in my book. You ask me what pizza I want, it'll always be them, because I believe that their money supports an overall good business practice and a positive community impact.

[@martinrodriquez3304]

Endy Mallorn and their pizzas are actually good, definitely not as good as say a mom and pop legit New York style pizza but much better than Pizza Hut imo

[@jcross1215]

@@martinrodriquez3304 I think almost anything is better than Pizza Hut.

[@juliusc.8]

@@martinrodriquez3304 Pizza hut was so good in the mid 2000s.

[@abandonedchannel6819]

Little Caesar's has always been one of my favorite pizza places. I grew up with it and out of the three pizza places I'd eat from in my childhood LC stuck. I don't ever remember having Papa John's (when apparently i did) and another that i barely remember (i think it was called Mugs). I have so many memories of me and my father getting Little Caesar's all the time. It was THE summer pizza , if that makes sense. It holds a special place in my heart and now hearing this , something i didn't know before , makes me feel even better saying it's my number 1 favorite pizza place!

[@iamacatperson7226]

Vash Crawssover Yea, even like Casey’s pizza is better, then again, Casey’s gas station pizza isn’t bad...

[@jaredtower1118]

As someone who grew up in a struggling household in flint Michigan, I personally will be a lifelong customer. Little Caesar’s used to donate to our local schools and give us free tickets for red wings and tigers games, They’ve made an effort to support my community for years so that alone is commendable

[@DMalltheway]

They are based in Detroit, I would certainly expect them to make those commitments.

[@Hollarious]

I'm from Flint too and have to agree!

[@kian3527]

@@DMallthewayyou seem tough to please lol

[@DMalltheway]

@@kian3527 Helping the local community is common sense

[@redacted428]

@@DMalltheway And yet most businesses don't

[@TheGuyATX]

I lived near Detroit in the 80s - early 90s, I still remember the excitement I would feel when dad or mom came home with that big ass two pizza package and a bag of crazy bread. It was gonna be a good night! I loved ripping that paper apart to reveal two pizzas, they were sitting there, looking at me, just asking for it. Now I'm in Texas and have watched LC pop up all over the place over the last 10-15 years. Not, gonna lie, I pop in and get a hot n ready every now and then...it brings back all the good feels from when I was a kid.

[@dylanowens7902]

TheGuyATX that’s awesome!

[@marshallrichardson3246]

That’s wholesome. Appreciate you sharing your story.

[@javierdelarosa697]

Has the taste changed much?

[@billballaro6039]

TheGuyATX I agree, it’s amazing how our memories are awakened from foo, smells etc. great way to put it

[@freedomfest2741]

I remember those pizzas, I wish they still had them, and the pizza was delicious, it just tasteless and it's not the same anymore, they were better than domino's and pizza hut back then .

[@fartmaster8929]

Their bread sticks are IMMACULATE, me and my friend would walk to Little Caesar’s after school once a week just to get bread sticks!

[@loganbrightwell780]

I orgasm at the thought of there breadsticks

[@chunkysoup5849]

There's just something about those breadsticks that make me hungry lmao

[@projectblitz7290]

Lucky you. I have one near me and they make meh pizza, used to be some of the best pizza for a franchise restaurant, but employees turned over so now they're meh, but their breadsticks have always been pure ass. Like misshapened blobs of dough that was flattened and baked until they're cooked but still white then cut. You ripped a piece off and that shit looked like a dumb bell or Quasimodo stretched out.

[@loganbrightwell780]

@@projectblitz7290 are you do have stupid

[@moonlobotomy9061]

@@loganbrightwell780 how is that related to the comment? you didn't even get the meme right too.

[@OasisMusicOfficial]

Little Caesars is like an old friend. Always there for you, and not for your money

[@matthewkrislow3442]

What are you talking about. It’s a business. They solely exist to make money from you

[@asdfasdf7199]

@@matthewkrislow3442 he's referencing their low prices you autist

[@matthewkrislow3442]

@@asdfasdf7199 I understand that but I don’t understand who actually eats that garbage

[@OasisMusicOfficial]

@@matthewkrislow3442 My brother in Christ, i was referring to the price.

[@fumothfan9]

It's a lot of friend group's 5th friend. There since elementary or middle school

[@SledgesHammer123]

Did y’all know that the CEO of little Caesar’s used to pay off Rosa Park’s rent when she was in Jail? That is why I support Caesars more than many other pizza chains

[@thatweirdguynoah]

@@treemoderator7312 I'm in Canada, and I love my local Little Caesars. My cat was very sick for awhile, and the vet was right next to the little ceasers. While my cat was having tests done, twice a week, I would walk over to ceasers, while being very depressed. The guy who was always working there was always loudly singing and dancing in the back. Never failed to put a smile on my face during sad times.

[@branden71479]

qz.com/912541/mike-ilitch-owner-of-little-caesars-and-the-detroit-tigers-paid-rosa-parks-apartment-rent-for-11-years/

[@alexhayes6868]

All of these stories are awesome ... thanks y’all

[@amandamarklandyoga]

So glad someone already shared this. I remember reading that article when Mike Ilitch died in 2017. I like spending my money with them because of this. The fact their pizzas are super cheap is a huge draw too, obviously. 🙂

[@mr.gogetter1828]

That was true when Mike Illitch paid Rosa Parks' rent. However, it was during her last years when she lived in a high-rise riverfront apartment building in downtown Detroit.

[@feynman9959]

You see pizza dough is flat. However, when baked it rises. However, once removed from the oven it falls down a bit again. That is the rise and fall of Little Cesar's Pizza.

[@jackpotdadon]

I love how you compare their success and failure to pizza dough lol

[@soullessSiIence]

Wow

[@elizabethashley42]

This punderful allegory wins the internet.

[@feynman9959]

@@elizabethashley42 The sad this is I got a Domino's ad before the video started.

[@feynman9959]

@@elizabethashley42 The wonderful thing of the internet is how a 14 year old can impress adults.

[@joshuadaye3453]

Little caesars has one advantage over all the others..... *THE HOOD*

[@ibanvazquez238]

Joshua Daye LMAOOOOOOO YOOO FOR REAL

[@queenteeteeeditx9971]

Yessirrr

[@shipmint5487]

Stop cappin

[@leapoffaith21]

Fernando Andres Soto Coello Yeah that’s true. That’s all we ate anytime we had a school party.

[@Ruby0465]

FACTS!

[@vaibanez17]

Little Caesars is the story of a legitimately good, non-super villain guy starting a large corporation and never changing who he was. He did so much good in his life. He paid Rosa Parks rent and never told anybody, he did it just to do good.

[@chedelirio6984]

Sounds like the sort of business leader that should be held up as example. Too many nowadays who want to be some sort of cult figure.

[@Bloodglas]

he was one of many people that paid into a trust fund for Rosa Parks at someone else's behest. he didn't just decide to do it all on his own.

[@sitcomchristian6886]

@@Bloodglas like....did you really just try to frame his charity as a bad thing?

[@Bloodglas]

@@sitcomchristian6886 no. I'm just adding context.

[@redacted428]

"Paid Rosa Parks rent" ? Wtf are u talking about?

[@Thor-Orion]

“You can’t dine in a Little ceaser’s.” Nope, you have to eat it on the curb straight out of the box.

[@sebastianabsolution655]

saves lettuce that way.😂😂😂

[@You2be-Sucks]

Wait…you got yours in a box?

[@leerjet8784]

You gotta eat it standing up in the lobby

[@_bb_colton_1003]

Not on the curb you eat on one of the parking blocks

[@daquansbussy4288]

@@You2be-Sucks y'all eating out here?

[@Zabs_Mcgee]

How are you not going to spend atleast 20 seconds explaining how Hot-N-Ready literally resurrected the company?

[@2009TNT]

Zabs McGee seriously that part was completely insane at the time and he just mentioned it as an afterthought

[@jdjewellpa]

Yup, that's exactly why I went back and go to little cesars

[@Sandman_10372]

And the pizza portal is brilliant in and out in 30 seconds!

[@toptenguy1]

There are 2 Little Caesars in my region. One of them basically NEVER has anything ready and just makes the pizzas as the orders come in. I once frustratingly told them that it kind of beats the purpose of "Hot and Ready!" lol

[@dylanwoods2418]

@@toptenguy1 hmmm... wait ten minutes and get a fresh hot pizza or get a "hot and ready" one that was cooked 20 minutes ago that's barely even warm...

[@danieltobin4498]

The pizza actually is kinda good for the price.

[@catalinad6982]

It IS good! 👍

[@doug9066]

It is good & has improves even when the stuff crust promotion is around that is good pizza, cheaper than Pizza Hut stuffed crust. I want to try & will.try the $9.00 5 mest pizza.

[@justindorthewonderwizard645]

it's my fave

[@csdigitaldesign]

Ewwww. Worst pizza ever.

[@jons2]

CSDigitalDesign why its amazing m8, bad taste in pizza boy

[@roovoid]

I do feel something you left out in the “fall” part was how having so many locations linked to the dying K-Mart turned a strategic benefit to detriment.

[@littlesongbird1]

Agreed. I only really remember them at Kmarts when I was growing up (maybe they had some that were not in Kmarts in my area but I honestly don't remember). And TBH, I actually like their pizza now. It's not fancy nor healthy but if I just want a cheap pizza I go them and I find them tasty!

[@bdt5096]

Exactly my thoughts

[@Lady_Kunoichi]

I was thinking that too. It used to be such a luxury when I was a kid going to LC after grocery shopping in K-MART.

[@Savage2344Sup]

Fr as a kid I used to always get pizza from kmart miss the old days

[@tylerp3327]

“Wanna get Little Caesers? It’s hot n ready!” “Is it good?” “It’s HOT, and it’s READY”

[@mewesquirrel6720]

It be like that

[@colinj5291]

It was good drunk food when we were young and didn't have a lot of money. Rest of the money went towards booze and cigarettes and we only needed 5 dollars for a pizza.

[@daquansbussy4288]

@@colinj5291 why you bringing back my repressed memories

[@BackcountryForward]

Exactly what I came down here to say. Lol

[@jrussellcase]

They should use that in the commercials. 😂

[@Dick_Valparaiso]

Little Caesars in my area is basically known as the place to go for something to fill you up if you're next to broke, needing to feed a ton of mouths on the cheap, or you just want to pinch some pennies. And, none of that is meant to demean LC's in the slightest. Quite honestly it's a genius business model. LC's thrives in low-income areas. They are the Dollar General of fast food.

[@davidsandlin9686]

Bob Bop Perano for real. I mean if you have a couple kids and your in a hurry. Where else can you go and feed them for 5$. McDonald’s is gonna be a cool 20$ if you have three kids.

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@davidsandlin9686 yep

[@TheKewlPerson]

Where I’m from, I’ve never even seen a Little Caesar’s

[@HoopyAmero]

When I was a poor college student I lived off LC $5 pizza and Costco's rotisserie chicken. Sometimes I'd get Costco's cheap hot dog but would skip on when money really was tight, $1.50 for one meal? Get out of here with that. To this day I'll still eat LC and it brings back fond memories. Maybe the cheapness of the quality can be offset by nostalgia?

[@User31129]

I'm in Metro Detroit and I feel like a significant percentage of those 5,000 stores are just here. There's like four within easy driving distance of my job if we want to buy several pizzas for the office.

[@AndromedanPrince]

Hot N Ready is what really saved the company

[@daveheel]

brilliant imo.

[@fortunecollector]

More like stale n ready. Horrible pizza thats been sitting long time

[@daveheel]

@@fortunecollector depends on how much traffic the store gets. the pizza here never stays there for long. they make a fresh one when it goes out.

[@tavrosnitram1529]

@@daveheel guess all the little caesers in my home town(s) were a shit ton more popular than I thought, ive only ever had one experience where they should us a stale pizza and that was back when I was like 11, I'm 20 now

[@gregmccauley1687]

Yes because it's essentially fast food, or even faster than going through a drive thru. Fast food costs around 10$ now if you don't order from the value menu. You can get an entire pizza from LC for 6$ that feeds two people.

[@Vinikis]

Bruh the little Caesar dude looks like one of those guys in pink panther.

[@A_Random_Rat]

Lmfao

[@iarp4965]

He does tho

[@danialhowe9814]

artist was same

[@randomnonsense2259]

I am so glad i was not the only one who thought that 😂

[@clppzy9976]

Exactly, that is what makes it special and unique.

[@christopheryang6318]

The crazy bread and pizza sauce were delicious growing up as a kid. I don't think any other pizza chain had a tastier breadstick combo.

[@greedo2009]

Facts no printer

[@BoundaryBreak]

in my home town Little Ceasers tanked and had to close its shop in our towns most popular plaza. maybe a full decade later, they took that spot back and still have a restaurant there today. This video almost perfectly examples that journey

[@tchitchouan]

I love boundary break

[@djtrankilo231]

They tore down the building where my hometown's old Little Caesar's was. However, they brought back Little Caesar's in a different location. It's still going strong today.

[@MariahGeri]

Shesez it’s weird seeing you here lol

[@shillin65]

Shesez didn't expect you here

[@novathefallenstarwarrior]

make a boundary break on Little Caesars

[@greeny5549]

“$5 hot and ready pizza!” “Is it good?” “It’s hot. And it’s ready.”

[@leepennell7026]

My store at certain times mainly between 4pm and 6pm every pizza is made fresh due to dinner rush

[@damienquintana3047]

Stolen

[@zenycho]

Blitzkrieg Bop-It: “I like this comment.” Me: “Is it yours?” Blitzkrieg Bop-It: *”Yes.”* Me: *”No.”*

[@oreocookie8213]

Stooooiooollllllleeeeennnnnnnn

[@bananaduck9849]

Zenycho whooo cares

[@wolframwolf9554]

I worked there for a little over a year. Wether you like their pizza or not, the ingredients arent bad. The dough is mixed in an old school mixer from flour, salt, yeast, sugar and water every night and morning (small batch at night to have dough for morning pizzas) it is never frozen. The sauce is also mixed every morning. The toppings are usually quality and fresh. It may not be the best tasting, but it definitely isnt low quality

[@-F4K3-]

I think alot of people come to assumptions based on the price and that it's a pizza chain, but they really do put in the work to make it fresh. The new Little Caesars in my town is great and they have the back opened up enough where you can see the mixer and a wall of bagged flour beside it, which is great. Shows the customers that they don't use frozen already made dough.

[@Steroid_Legend]

I've been working at Little Caesars for the past 2 and a half years and honestly I would say the quality of the pizza comes down to the care whoever makes it, gives it. Knowing this, it makes sense that the quality of the food is affected by the high expectations towards the company for delivering the service as quickly as possible, and having pizzas hot n' ready. If you expect good quality pizza that is hot and ready, don't. What you will likely get is hot n' sweaty. Try to get a fresh pizza and it will make a difference. If you want it to be fresh, fast, and don't want to feel like you are bothering people by asking for fresh food, you should try ordering something like a half pepperoni and half cheese because we don't have those ready, but they are really easy and fast to make. It should only take about 5 minutes for a great improvement in quality.

[@brandonbowman8619]

It's better quality then all the frozen crap at pizza hit or dominoes

[@lemons2lemonade884]

WolframWolf They definitely have improved with the taste and the crust!! I’m picky about my pizzas cause I LOVE PIZZA and idk what they didzzzbut compared to what it was 2 years ago they have increased the price but the quality is much much better 👍🏽I’ve actually started going there instead of Pizza Inn the last few months

[@andrewvincent7299]

That's great to know!! I actually LOVE their pizza. Especially the 6 dollar extra most cheese an pepperoni pizza!!

[@terratheterribl]

Little Caesars: introduces $5 pizza, business skyrockets Subway: cancels 5 dollar foot long, business plummets Take notice companies

[@RickJames1983]

That's how mafia works

[@krauzz1611]

@@RickJames1983 HAHAHA damn this is good comment.

[@robdugas4476]

It could be all the child raping that hurt Subway.

[@listenbro3673]

Phillip The Thrillip subway is a over priced McDonald’s sandwich

[@sandking9918]

If you call it “5 dollar footlong” paying $12 a damn meal

[@Kurby99]

as a college student i will admit that the $5 Hot n' Ready pizzas come in clutch plus its pretty decent compared to the competition

[@10easilyamused]

My friends and i in high school would walk there after school and share a pizza. Good times

[@rigovalentine]

@@10easilyamused Same for me, but it was middle school. Hopefully I will have great times like you did in high school

[@natsudragneel9611]

I’m high school me and my buddy would go get a $5 hot n ready pizza and gram of bud over the weekend. Good times.

[@DbladeMedic]

I just love their breadsticks and marinara

[@juancontrerasalvarado1788]

Third world country college student here. Having a meal for 2 people (if both are big dudes) for $5 (my country uses USD) is a life saver when you have less than 20 minutes to eat before getting into class again. It's not just the convenience but it's actually good, even if it isn't the best.

[@joelbell7261]

I can’t be the only one that genuinely likes the taste of the pizza more than the other three at the beginning. Then the background of it and price just tops it all off.

[@QTheRabbit]

I'm with you on that. Granted, I grew up eating Little Caesars and rarely eating the others, so that might be part of the reason why, but they got damn good pizza and the price just makes it so much better.

[@notsure6351]

i feel like maybe its just the places in my town, but little caesars is the ony one with a good pizza. i cant even eat the dominoes pizza in my town.

[@SunhatAshTrUsTinJeSuS]

I've had all when growing up. The thing is the the illusion of the more expensive pizza being better, as the case with Papa Johns, stays until you disregard the price and realize the quality of the pizza. And that's where Little Caesars comes in.

[@bazinga9473]

Yessss! Little Caesars is so much better than the other big chains.

[@iamacatperson7226]

Excluding like dominos, I love little chasers the most

[@fishyfern]

Y’all can admit.. the crazy bread is mad good tho

[@TehDenizenz]

Crazy bread with the sauce and holy fuck it's a gift from god

[@yesi726]

crazy bread yum

[@786CQhqKQKWTrGFNnfqcXD1BtCA3So]

Serpentine Fire that’s just facts

[@lankygangster2839]

Nah a few years ago they were really good but now not anymore

[@matz0rz4o8]

Lanky Gangster what happened ? Did quality go down.. I noticed this too they are whack and plain

[@jv_8483]

Imagine after economically suffering for years, 2 words increases your sales by $1,420,000,000

[@davidcobb7446]

"Pizza Pizza" was catchy and quite effective. Every time I would see one of their stores that phrase would automatically come to mind, even during the years when they discontinued using it.

[@shardtheduraludon]

heheh 420 million nice

[@drunkencowboi7934]

Was it corna virus?

[@shardtheduraludon]

@@drunkencowboi7934 No, you like-fishing shitstick.

[@habibbialikafe339]

doubling profit lol

[@Green-pn7kq]

I always thought "pizza pizza" was their slogan, never knew it was a deal.

[@moistygibs]

same lol

[@katiatannus3146]

Pizza pizza is a pizza chain in Canada

[@vizzini2510]

From 1978-1980, I attended a hoity toity private school with Mike Ilitch's kids. At that time, the Little Caesar's-sponsored hockey team had won some sort of championship, and Mike Ilitch offered to pay for the entire team to attend the same school as his own kids. These were mostly inner-city kids would could never pay the $8,000 for tuition and boarding. Overnight, the school's hockey team was greatly improved!

[@toddyoung569]

The $5 hot and ready is a game changer when you have 2 dozen kids to feed at some activity. It saves a lot of money and makes it a go-to spot when on a budget... and the kids are oblivious to price point and quality level.

[@freddybanuelos6132]

Todd Young pretty true until they hit their teens but even then most will get that childhood memory when eating and still like it

[@rainfeather2997]

It's good when you just want something to grab on the way home for dinner. Kids are thrilled it's pizza, parents are thrilled you can get two larges for $10 plus tax, everyone's happy.

[@Razzy1312]

And honestly, the quality isn't bad at all as long as you eat it fresh. I like LC's more than Pizza Hut.

[@formerctgovernordannelmall1452]

I love how nobody really has a problem with Little Caesar’s. At most, people will just say they don’t really prefer it, but on the other hand people have no problem absolutely tearing into Dominoes and Pizza Hut for mediocre pizza. People’s reaction to Little Caesar’s is almost always either “I love it!” or “meh.” Which says a lot about how appealing the brand is

[@xXsugarFr33catZXx]

Seriously, when you’re charging $5-$10 more for a marginal increase in quality, people are definitely going to feel like they’re being duped! Little Caesar’s is good in my opinion and definitely great for the money!

[@SugaryPhoenixxx]

Pizza hut is shit. at least in my town little ceasars is better quality than pizza hut.

[@clintonleonard5187]

Idk, I think Little Caesars is pretty bad. It's almost microwave tier pizza.

[@xXsugarFr33catZXx]

Clinton Leonard Depends on your area, really. Some Franchisees don’t care about the quality and I’ll say if you do get a bad item from Little Caesar’s it is really bad.

[@TheRedKnight101]

$5 ain't bad for slightly above microwave quality pizza especially if you don't want to spend the time cooking the pizza yourself.

[@Ruby0465]

It’s a good pizza for a good price when I don’t feel like cooking.

[@dlobelow760]

I hear that

[@mr.crunch27yearsago25]

Jazzy Bella Amen 🙏

[@matthannah4621]

The only pizza you can still taste when you burp 2 days after eating some

[@neven8043]

This is the most accurate statement I have ever seen!

[@chelseaedwards6805]

Oddly accurate

[@Zo-hc2fn]

I am thinking about a new type of restaurants: eating-spots in eating-spots, food keeps changing, chefs also rotate this is opposed to current restaurants, thanks to this rotation of food and chefs, eating-spots are more powerful than restaurants, along with that, there is an app, people vote for the food that will be cooked in the next days menu is influenced by the live input of the people via an app.

[@semper_equus]

It's what they call "a long finish".

[@KaiTheBreadBoi]

@@Zo-hc2fn that’s actually a pretty good idea.

[@jacob_90s]

I hope whoever came up with the "Pizza! Pizza!" phrase got a bonus cuz it is catchy as hell. I almost never eat Little Caesars, but that phrase pops into my head all the time. Even better for them, unlike a lot of other ads, I've never found it irritating.

[@guriausa]

I worked at one in a college town in the 90s. We were one of the few locations that delivered. We delivered pizza with no cell phones and no GPS, just a huge map on the wall lol. You got two pizzas but it was virtually by taking the ingredients for one pizza and dividing it between two pies. I miss the cream cheese spread that came with the crazy bread back then. After I left, I found out that one day the employees showed up for work and there was a padlock on the door. They could see inside that the ovens were gone. They never got their paychecks. I eventually went to work delivering for Papa John's. They paid minimum wage plus tips. I made a killing as a college student. I always had cash. I think it's outsourced today.

[@melodysaysplutoisaplanet]

Can't speak for all locations, but delivery at my local PJs isn't entirely outsourced. They have drivers, but not as many as they need, so they use Doordash to fill the gaps. We all prefer a driver take it, but that doesn't always work out anymore.

[@melodysaysplutoisaplanet]

That's crazy about that Little Cesar's, though. What a scam fr 😬

[@ermakers1297]

DoorDash has almost entirely taken over PJ's delivery.

[@sojjjer]

little caesers: Its hot and it’s ready me: but is it good? little caesers: its HOT and it’s READY

[@anthonycolon9012]

Its cheap af too

[@Cameron-uu6bs]

HEY... that's my pick up line

[@PinballCollection]

And it's IN YOUR AREA

[@brickman409]

I've heard this joke before. It's good, because even though it's riffing on Little Caesars, it highlights what makes them successful. They just focus on what they're good at, and what other companies don't focus as much on, and they found a nice little niche for themselves. It doesn't need to be the best pizza because its the quickest and the cheapest, and surprisingly not many other pizza places focus on just those two things.

[@EliteGeeks]

It IMO is not Pizza, it is Chewy Dough Sticks with Cheese Food and Ketchup

[@anaconda2371]

Little Caesars was a major part of my childhood. Growing up in the Great Recession and only having one parent meant that money was obviously very tight, and little caesars was the best way for my dad to feed his two boys for cheap.

[@slowjamcdub]

💪🏻🇺🇸💪🏻🇺🇸💪🏻🇺🇸💪🏻🇺🇸

[@a.c.1515]

you too huh? as you can imagine the great recession was not a good time economically for parents to divorce so im glad us three siblings still got to enjoy family pizza movie night, we dont really do it anymore because everyone always argues with each other but it's good memories

[@all_the_bad_news5614]

Your dad's a f****** Champ

[@Tropyy]

same here brother

[@nicktorius8910]

The great recession 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ferndiesel]

I never act like I'm too good for Little C's. They were there when Pizza Hut didn't even look at my broke ass. Whenever I feel like grabbing a quick pizza, they're my number one choice. Good for their price? More like damn good for their price.

[@981zASDF]

It's way better than people say... yeah it's a $5 pizza, but that shit is good

[@dacypher22]

Fern At half the price of other pizza chains, they are much better than half as good. So I would say that is good pizza for the money.

[@tofuyuhiko5632]

And their garlic dip is like heaven on Earth. Little Ceaser’s is the bomb

[@dacypher22]

@@tofuyuhiko5632 Ohhh that reminds me! Their "Cheezy Jalapeño" dip is incredible! I will sometimes go by just to buy 4 of those dips and then use them on other restaurant's pizza. It reminds me of skating rink nacho cheese (you know what I am talking about!) but with more cheddar flavor. If you haven't tried it, pick one up and give it a shot.

[@tofuyuhiko5632]

Oh man, I’ve never tried it but now I have to!

[@robtymec2642]

The Hot 'n' Ready was a stroke of brilliance that really saved them. Having pizza ready-to-go made their low-quality pizzas appealing. Only because you didn't have to wait for it to be made. It was just sitting in a heat rack - ready to be served.

[@memejuice7456]

A large pizza for $5 dollars? And it's hot and ready?! You simply cannot beat that. All the pizza places in my area are pricey, granted they're local but Little Caesars has always been there. Shoot, I remember going to one not too long ago and getting TWO large pepperonis for not even $10, that's an absolute CRAZY price for the amazing pizza you get.

[@redacted428]

I prefer some of the mom and pop independently owned pizza places local to me in terms of quality, but in terms of value for the money Little Ceasars can't be beat.

[@hotwax9376]

As a Michigan native, I can tell you something that a lot of people don't know about Mike and Marian Ilitch: their family is still involved with Little Caesars and have given back a lot to Metro Detroit. They helped pay Rosa Parks' rent for many years, and LCs offers "Little Caesars Pizza Kits" to sell at fundraisers. Mike and Marian's daughter Denise is even a regent for the University of Michigan. So regardless of how you feel about the Red Wings, the Tigers, or Little Caesars, you can't help but appreciate the Ilitches' philanthropy and community service over the years.

[@loaf911]

The Ilitch family is a class act, that's for sure. Mike also started the movement to save historic buildings in the D with the Fox theater back in the 80s. I have massive respect for the family, and anytime I'm looking for a cheap, decent pizza, Little Caesar's is my only choice!

[@taipeijoey101]

@@loaf911 Fellow Michiganders

[@vicsaurus]

Right? Just another reason to support them over the other chains imo.

[@JakobKaine_BrickJAK]

Northern Michigan native who moved to Buffalo NY for the milder winters. (- People laugh at that until I start showing them pictures of snow drifts so big that wild turkeys are eating from the six foot tall bird feeder outside my folks front window. -) Buffalo has amazing local pizza. But I still give LC my money every once in awhile knowing the company history. And DAMN that pretzel crust pizza from a few years back ...

[@Suetekh27]

That's absolutely why LC's is my favorite pizza chain - I don't really hear about the amazing ethics of other companies, but I could be wrong.

[@wrabit79]

Thanks to Little Caesars all the pizza joints had to lowered their prices....!

[@iTzKiNG1]

True lol

[@vice2792ocl]

oh my goodness, you're Right!

[@BridgetteTurco]

I tend to compare any purchase I make the Little Caesars' pizzas.... like if something is $30, I think "I could get 6 pizzas for that!"

[@NeoDarkling]

😂 😂 😂

[@cameronwilliams9272]

Lol

[@FamousWolfe]

Buddy of mine in college literally thinks the same thing too! He compares everything to LC pizzas..."Okay, so this pair of jeans costs 4 pizzas..." LMAO!!

[@sickomodeproductions5291]

Porcelain ME TOO LMAO

[@d3str0i3r]

it's an effective comparison especially when you're hard on cash, and if you know how long the pizza will last you, essentially putting it in the range of "do i need food more than i need this item" or "these shoes will cost me lunch for a month"

[@scot8472]

Your analysis is spot on with my experience. I worked at Little Caesars from 2000 to 2006. In the early days of my employment there, sales were lackluster and customers were confused about the current advertising, about “pizza pizza” no longer being a thing. Then once Hot N Ready started, everything changed. Sales went through the roof and everyday felt like a busy Friday night.

[@gibberconfirm425]

Smart move that saved the company. They can still sell slices for $1 in NY (I think just recently went to $1.50) and pay NY rents, competition pushes prices so low. So NY dollar pizzerias just move slice after slice after slice. And other places can't really claim to be MUCH better in quality (plus they made the pizza at noon and it's been sitting there for hours, vs. dollar pizza being hot and ready!) Not sure if MBAs were looking at the NY pizza market, but it's kinda fascinating (NY is expensive but dollar pizza lunch is $2, maybe $1, and the dollar pizzeria is thriving--none have gone out of business.)

[@doriangraye1971]

In the 80’s, my mom and I would clean the house on Thursdays, Order Little Caesar’s, and watch the NBC Thursday night line up. I LOVED Thursday nights!

[@disciple1723]

Yup, Friday nights were always grab a pizza pizza and rent some new vhs movies. Those were the days.

[@fallout4883]

in the 90's as a kid I loved little ceaser and blockbuster fridays! I feel like my childhood was way better than kids nowadays!

[@masterstoner666]

man we all have those happy memories my mom worked friday night so we would go out to eat chinesse or that pizza all you can eat then go to the dollar store and stuff got shopping then drop me off at my grandmaws and she would pick me up taco bell i really remmber getting taco bell at watching that star wars animated thing on cartoon network about 2002 i think maybe later

[@chrisj197438]

Michael Johnson Friday was us hiding knowing our dad would come home drunk and beat our mom and one of us. We never had a VCR because he always broke them. Life never got better until my mom killed him.

[@dog8668]

sounds comfy

[@SomeScruffian]

When I was using leftover subsidary loan funds to feed myself, there were 3 things you learned. 1: The hills on the way to campus are steeper on bike. 2: 6 bucks can feed you pizza and breadsticks for 2 nights. 3: Cookout is the true treasure of the South.

[@hse6144]

Cookout tray is where its at. $5 for a double hamburger, two chicken wraps, and a milkshake to wash it down.

[@R1ppedM0nk]

Cookout is amazing

[@GoneInSpace]

facts, people sleep on cookout

[@kristian5489]

cookout is absolutely a godsend

[@Zo-hc2fn]

I am thinking about a new type of restaurants : eating-spots, in eating-spots, food keeps changing, chefs also rotate, this is opposed to current restaurants, thanks to this rotation of food and chefs, eating-spots are more powerful than restaurants, along with that, there is an app, people vote for the food that will be cooked in the next days, menu is influenced by the live input of the people via an app

[@chrisicisms8497]

One thing that yo might not have had the time to go into that may not have even existed outside of the Detroit area. But in the '90s, there actually WERE Little Caesars locations you could eat inside of. Caesarland was the company's attempt to have its own Chuck-E-Cheese (they opened in several old Chuck E. Cheese restaurants). They were quite large -- arcades, giant play sets. They even had characters of Caesar, Crazy Bread and others that had talking animatronics throughout the building. As a kid, I loved it. But I wonder if that was part of the drain on them. They didn't last super long. As a father, I've found the Hot and Ready's to be a lifesaver with kids. It's an easy fix when dinner doesn't go right or you're rushing.

[@christianfortner]

Everyone hyped about the $5 Hot-N-Ready for good reason, but it’s the $8 Stuffed Crust that gets me!

[@christianfortner]

Serpentine Fire Amen to that

[@anthonydoesstuff]

@@christianfortner ye

[@monicar.l.6309]

To me is the thin crust! MMmm..

[@JayV98]

True!!!!!

[@HaikyuuNoodleSoup]

@@monicar.l.6309 oomg yessss, I need to get some todayy. 😫

[@ChefJeff003]

Little Caesars has a special place in my heart. Its the only pizza to ever give me heartburn. The sauce is LETHAL.

[@willlewis5531]

It's really just depends on who makes the sauce they all don't do it the correct way and can cause that

[@anastasia-x3q]

Will Lewis yeah sometimes if they add too much acidity like salt or too many tomatoes

[@willlewis5531]

@@anastasia-x3q yeah it just depends I always try to make it even so that doesn't happen

[@takondwabondwe5412]

😂😂

[@ThisguySL]

The pun to end all puns, right here.

[@TheAlmightyDoge]

Little Caesar’s is the McDonalds of pizza. They embrace their simplicity and use it to their advantage by making their food delicious in a cheap way and being honest about it instead of pretending to be something they’re not. And you know what? I’m ok with that.

[@alansmlth7989]

NO NO NO, THOSE ARE 2 DIFFERENT ANIMALS & LITTLE CAESAR'S CANNOT BE COMPARED TO A RESTAURANT AS CRAPPY MC DONALD'S! LITTLE CAESAR'S HAS GREAT PIZZA! PIZZA! PIZZA!

[@philipnedeltchev8679]

alan smlth McDonald’s isn’t too bad just depends which one you go to

[@hydrochl0rid3420]

Pizza pizza 😎

[@iamacatperson7226]

Also little Caesar’s is far better Han anything you can get from McDonalds (in my opinion)

[@alansmlth7989]

@@philipnedeltchev8679 IT'S NOT THE SAME!

[@Slaegar]

My sister needed food for her Halloween party. We walked into a Little Caesars and walked out with 5 pizzas. The only wait was our time in line. Drunk people dressed as pirates aren't picky when it comes to food.

[@idrivedirty]

How about a dark side of .... series? Talking about companies that have a dark past (or present)

[@Lucas-qx3fo]

Yeah like Siemens

[@Lucas-qx3fo]

Or a vid about why Huawei are banned in the US Government when they are larger than Apple!

[@idrivedirty]

Yeah or nestle

[@biggiesmallsnumber11]

Bnp parabas. I think thats the sketchy foreign bank with american branches.

[@williamhendriks1982]

Yes, that would be amazing

[@smc4600]

I work as a manager right now at Little Caesars, while in college. I’ll tell you in my personal store the management is a wreck. Specifically the higher management. But man, our place gets slammed every evening. Nothing is stopping business.

[@xmanforever2552]

I know what you mean man I used to be a crew member. Almost became an assistant manager but declined because of upper management

[@Ryan.......]

What were/are the issues?

[@juanenrique7367]

I used to work in the busiest store in our area and we would get absolutely raped almost everyday. Although, It was fun while I worked there.

[@louiepatouie4168]

Wow, I want to get raped at work too, where do I sign up?

[@User-nu6km]

the white house@@louiepatouie4168

[@deferencetodusk]

You neglected to mention Mike secretly paying Rosa Parks' rent for life, that story contributed to me going to Little Caesars

[@gabrielmckee1093]

Doesnt sound like much of a secret...

[@TimPoitevin]

@@gabrielmckee1093 It wasn't revealed until after Rosa Parks died, so yeah, it was a secret. Mike was a good dude.

[@BlackHammer0891]

Damn son....going to grab one tomorrow now

[@donkeykong4983]

Ian V Damn I love little caesars even more now

[@crazysoulja]

I was like, yeah that is cool. I remember the story went that she couldn't afford to stay there anymore and he found out and told her she never had to worry about affording to stay there ever again. He didn't want it let out. Somehow the story got out after Rosa Parks passed.

[@kittyhawk3831]

This is very interesting stuff. I grew up eating Little Caesars, it's all my family could afford, besides CiCi's. So I always thought it was good food, in my opinion anyway. I recently started working at a LC joint and they seem to treat their workers extremely well. Just thought I'd share my experience :) To the very few people, if anyone, who read this, thank you, and have a great day!

[@notlucas6859]

if u complain about a good lc pizza you are certified spoiled

[@Azrael69605]

I went through the same thing growing up, it was always little Caesar’s, also bruh idk what store you’re at but little Caesar’s does not treat their worker’s good💀some owners are cheap and refuse to buy stuff like crushed peppers(that’s why you don’t see them in some stores)which causes arguments between customers and employees and makes it harder for us, we’re not allowed to get free pizza which makes no sense because we work for them and make them money and half the shit that gets thrown in the oven gets dumped in the trash anyways so no one loses but they don’t see it that way ofc, some take forever to fix stuff that really needs to be fixed like the AC or the vent above the oven that allows the hot air to escape, but I’m glad you found a store you like hopefully you’re not still working there and you found a better job or if you enjoyed working there I hope you got promoted or something

[@idkjustchangingmyname7343]

I know this is 8 months later but I hope you had a good today too!

[@chronicexistentialcrisis4290]

@@Azrael69605 oh god i feel that. our store is exactly the same, took them 2 months to fix the AC... during a texas summer... with a 475 degree oven running the whole day. not to mention how often we have to get the ceiling tiles replaced because they don't want to actually fix the roof. or the fact the wage starts out a dollar above minimum, they work you in 6-7 hour shifts so they're not legally obligated to give you breaks and the only ones who get offered benefits are store or co managers... just... the people i work with make it bearable but little ceasars doesn't treat their stores or employees decently at all over here.

[@Azrael69605]

@@chronicexistentialcrisis4290 Finally someone who understands, half the people I know that work at a little Caesar’s are people who either don’t care about the job or just don’t work enough to see what goes on so they think the job is awesome. Fr bruh they lag on fixing stuff in the store, I get that it’s a business and there’s other things that the owner has to worry about but it’s their job. They wanted to buy it, they gotta take care of it. That’s like me going clocking into work but not going anything you feel me? I live in Cali, the pays not bad and I usually didn’t mind long shifts but sometimes I’d be tired and wanting to go home and I’d be nice and stay past my scheduled time to help out but if I wanted to leave they’d give me shit about it even tho I’m the only person who volunteered to stay while all the other employees left. The employees at my old store were alright, I only got a long with a few because the store was very toxic and were always trying to start something. I moved recently tho for college so now I’m working at another location but same job at little Caesar’s. It’s only for a bit so I figured why not, I’ve got experience. It’s easier here, not much rushes or anything and everyone’s cool. But yeah little Caesar’s is shit when it comes to their employees, they’re shit when it comes to everything actually💀the pizza is only good cuz it’s cheap. Like when you work there you see everything that goes on and it hits different.

[@toomanybears_]

They never missed a lick during the COVID panic because their business model was already optimized for the situation they found themselves in. An update to see where these chains rank today would be interesting.

[@dullicecream]

I think its quite okay. Sometimes you just feel like having Little Caesars, even though it's definitely not the best.

[@chaserpg1238]

dull icecream definitely feel that

[@somerandomguy1522]

dull icecream right I’ve definitely been like man I want some ceasers idk if it’s nostalgia but it’s not that bad if def eat a dif pizza if it was a daily thing but it’s really good time to time

[@ctts9946]

Foet Lucky I get mine cold sometimes. When you heat it up it tastes nice

[@ctts9946]

ChaosKirby idk but I want some

[@flowerboi1815]

Seriously. I crave it sometimes and it's ridiculously cheap.

[@jam3896]

I don't care what you say: Little Caesars has a damn good pepperoni

[@ticcytoccy6961]

Period

[@jam3896]

@@ticcytoccy6961 Glad someone agrees

[@bananya6020]

it does.

[@WantBadtime]

I don't get why tf people hate their pizza? I like it, especially their bread sticks and their crust!

[@JasonEmerson711]

Try an Italian Cheese Bread with pepperoni. You will not be disappointed.

[@rainbow_vader]

I actually really like the pizza. I've had far better, sure, but I especially like their cheese. It's a combo of mozzarella and muenster which is pretty unique and has a great taste

[@nickadz5490]

Who remembers when they had Little Caesars inside Kmart

[@ShOGun142]

Still do in Guam and it’s always packed

[@egwgsdgwegfqweqwrfqwef9877]

They are putting a Little Caesars in the newly built super Walmart near me! (California)

[@dustyrose9679]

That was my first job, yo. L'il Ceezee in Marshalltown, IA.

[@sunspotmill1291]

@J D A Kmart in my town is also closing up too.

[@erik_gerhard]

I do! And yeah, I think Kmart is folding.

[@Fennexin]

I'm in college. Whenever I am having a DND night or hanging out with friends, I always get pizza from here. Only $5 and a damn good use of $5. Not getting it because it's my favorite, but it tastes good enough (after all, it's pizza) and it's cheap. Perfect for a college student.

[@sambridgers9543]

Agreed.

[@iamacatperson7226]

Little Caesars-The only pizza place that helps college students eat things other than ramen

[@rayminishi689]

@@iamacatperson7226 College students using student debt and not working part times, thats for sure. 😂😂

[@iamacatperson7226]

RayMinishi fair lol

[@ke69ify]

Hell yeah

[@davidricci9894]

LC: "we got Hot n Ready pizzas" Me: is it Good? LC: "it's HOT and it's READY"

[@ntienseudo3933]

Lol😂

[@dereknutz6766]

Lol

[@ddwow566]

It’s good.

[@Rob-lj5wy]

So is horse shit!

[@ryazortheeyezor1548]

David Ricci stolen

[@Jr-ro3jy]

I agree I think it's a great business model. Large pizza for $5 they have all the up sells they need available. In addition menu now offers the deep dish, extra most bestest and thin crust. which is only $1 or $2 more and well worth the price so for the customers willing to pay a little bit extra for better pizza they have that option as well. Those new menu options are the reason for their new found success. They have the budget pizza market locked in ready.

[@taxidriver1111]

I know the guy who started the “ hot and ready “ phrase and promotion It was a little Ceasar’s in Waukegan IL , managed by a Hispanic man named isai A gonzaga He was given management of that store as a “ run it till it dies “ type of deal and he single handedly drove the sales of that store up so much it was the most profitable little Ceasar’s in the US , later all little Ceasar’s followed in the” $5 hot and ready “ promotion that they’re known for now Just a small fun fact for the man who saved a then dying franchise

[@dixienormis9256]

Shit which one? I live in Waukegan

[@v4n1ty92]

Is Waukegan pronounced like walk-again? Genuine question, I've never seen that town name before now.

[@bowhite783]

@@v4n1ty92 it sounds like walk neegan without the n

[@dixienormis9256]

@@v4n1ty92 wal-kee-gen

[@v4n1ty92]

@@dixienormis9256 I see, that makes a lot more sense lol

[@skadigemini]

Yo, eating Little Caesar’s every Friday with my dad was a tradition up until my siblings and I graduated high school. I like their pizza and the quality has gotten MUCH better over the years!

[@joshlewis575]

No it hasn't

[@theechiefhillgaming5393]

damn same here my guy every friday... makes me miss those good timessss!!

[@oxy8821]

To be honest their quality is better than Pizza Hut it’s so greasy

[@SumDumGai5]

The quality has gotten worse. Get your taste buds checked out.

[@cassthenerd6023]

Growing up poor in the 90's meant pizzza night was from Little Ceasers lol, when I was a kid I loved it.

[@trashman7906]

That was the same with my family, the only pizza I ever ate when I was a kid was the schools pizza and little Caesars.

[@YoMama123-p3s]

Chessie bread

[@ibanvazquez238]

Cass the Nerd shit it be like that in the 2010’s

[@andrewfornes5458]

@@trashman7906 I live in NYC now but little Caesar's has a nostalgic touch. Even though it is outdone by tons of local shops... I still have a soft spot

[@lisawardein]

Awe, true to Caesar

[@ShockerTopper]

Their $5 pizza's were the best timing ever, I graduated High School the same year they started it. I ate many-a stoned pizza's my first half of college lol...better than eating Top Ramen every day!

[@thebeldam5823]

Facts man pizza and crazy bread got me through college. Still love it

[@gamebotpocket]

Oh my god as someone who works at Little Caesars you have no idea how much of our sales depend on the stoners, bless you

[@P.H691]

Good idea guys, I start college and that sounds like a great idea. I've been eating nothing but taco bell and bubble tea when I'm doing college work, so little Caesars sounds like a good alternative.

[@thebeldam5823]

@@P.H691 Good choice Paul👍 Pizza and Ramen lol

[@itztuck7042]

Chill ramen goes crazy

[@TheTrueMac]

My grandma used to take me to K-Mart after school, when she needed to do shopping (before K-Mart became the epitome of shittiness) and would buy me the little individual pizza meal. They used to have you say "Pizza! Pizza!" to get a little toy. I still have the Little Ceasars pogs somewhere, from when they would give those away instead of toys. That was epic.

[@johnrife7134]

Wonderful memory

[@bluetextonwhitebg]

i miss their chocolate ravioli.

[@hamschh]

i'd tell em to suck a dick if they made me say some stupid shit for a toy

[@chillypingu8574]

Haha 😆 I remember this I was just thinking about it lol I use to pick my from work at k-mart and I remember they had a lil Cesar’s in there

[@maliwey2653]

Sears bought kmart and thats why theyre shitty

[@donnyjohnson9179]

Love the history part of how company come about and how they last for so long.Branding is a big part of Business that people will remember if the product is good.

[@TopMemesof]

Little Ceasers is the GOAT pizza. Cheap pizza is cheap pizza, if you aren't going to a nice restaurant, Little Ceasers is a much better bang for your buck than any competitors.

[@Zeldarw104]

Hello! Pizza.... Pizza.😊

[@drunkroku4054]

And by that, it's the top pizza to feed to goats.

[@Code7Unltd]

You can make your own, with the ingredients costing a minimum of 8 bucks. And that's good for two of 'em. Mia pizza crusts (12-inch) are US$3.94 for one pack of two (and it's got two sauce sachets, so you don't need to pick that up). Cheddar and Mozzarella cheese from Kraft is US$4.72 for one pound. The total is US$8.66, which is far cheaper than buying one for 5 bucks. Another thing is you can get cheaper for pizza if you want to make one on bread instead.

[@crystalvarnadore1936]

Pizza hut pick up for a large is only 7 bucks and its way better than Little Caesar's.

[@BeyondDaX]

@@Code7Unltd I rather spend 5 than 9 kid.

[@Lucas-qx3fo]

#TheRiseOfCompanyMan Please do a vid on decline of Yahoo!

[@bjanderson_09]

YES! That would be very interesting.

[@safir2241]

Mmhmm!

[@dougmcdonald6771]

Yes

[@sojjjer]

BUMP

[@ryansunderman8764]

yes

[@gargervon8697]

I was particularly curious when I saw you made a video about this chain, because I remember it being a common "fun" dinner choice for my family and I when I was a youngster. We all noticed when they seemed to be fading, and lamented it. As they were becoming more of a fond memory than anything, we were tickled to find we were seeing them again. This video definitely fits the timeline. Glad to hear they have actually found ways to fix their problems instead of just collapsing like so many other businesses I remember from my childhood.

[@slendersblender]

i actually preferred little caesars more than other pizzas...

[@ethang.8238]

Same if they make it right and not poop its amazing

[@gubadagoober]

I fucking hate it

[@kevinroybal9925]

Bruh

[@Gokuh.]

I like them because they dont put a ton of sauce on them

[@gunk6406]

*nobody* outpizzas the hut.

[@Shippoyasha]

I live among some legendary New York pizza places and I still crave a cheap pizza now and then

[@RealObed312]

First name Last name little caesars isn’t frozen? Lol I worked there

[@voiceofreason466]

@First name Last name definitely not frozen cause my shoulders definitely wouldn't hurt as much .. dough is definitely made in house and I hated having to round dough balls. Curse anyone who was lucky enough to have a rounder btw lol

[@ibanvazquez238]

Shippoyasha little Cesar’s is better than $1 Dollar Two Bro’s Pizza 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@SMA2343]

Makes sense, even now Little Ceasars got so big, they bought the license for the Little Ceasars' Arena in Detroit

[@dirtgangarizona]

Anti Mapping 😂

[@flatoutinsult1826]

@Anti Mapping it's not too bad. Just be wary of the cracked out ghouls. They'll steal anything

[@pjvalenciano]

I thought they owned the Pistons lol

[@monicamckenzie6746]

Little Caesars owns the Arena just as they own Fox Theaters. It's the home of the Detroit Red Wings. The Pistons use it for all their home games.

[@idahosteelheads7859]

the owner of the red wings(the team that plays there) is the owner of little caesars

[@nikkid1759]

Why does every sentence sound like he's asking a question??

[@javianwestmoreland3681]

You're British aren't you?

[@VechsDavion]

It's the upward inflection at the end of his sentences.

[@esol4044]

Its called rising intonation. contact a linguist near you to find out more! (Or go to google)

[@esol4044]

@@VechsDavion Ayy boi, i used to watch ur stuff a long time ago. Did you ever complete your space engineers series?

[@RhodianColossus]

he needs a little investment in charisma the next time he levels up, the anxiety's getting to him

[@skibalovesya]

I remember as a kid in the late 90s even though we didn't eat at Little Caesar's, I noticed that the ads disappeared, and asked my mom where the "pizza pizza" guy went. It was that noticeable that they dropped the ads.

[@Shadowfox24]

As a veteran of 2 different pizza chains (1 being LC's) I can say that the $5 Hot and Ready revolutionized the US pizza industry and is what has been killing Pizza Hut ever since. PH tried to race them to the bottom and lost, BIG TIME. Now everybody has a low cost, instant or near instant pick up option. Little Caesars changed the game.

[@Foxxie0kun]

And that's the heart and soul of it in the end. Competition forces companies to match each other or change the game. Little Caesar's changed the game by absolutely demolishing the premise of having to wait for your pizza, and the damned-low price point helps them stay ahead even if the competition tries to take that idea themselves.

[@DarkBykeTwitch]

It's $6 now. Inflation.

[@davidallen3158]

I prefer Domino's anyway. Swore off Pizza Hut after some exceptionally bad service that involved calling 4 times to see what.happened to our pizza and then being hung up on with laughing in the background on the 5th call. Called the manager the next day and was basically called a liar. I'd walk by a free Pizza Hut meal just to pay for something else.

[@abrahamkim1078]

David in Barstow you should go to corporate or ask who their regional manager is/franchisee.

[@Juwar1974]

In my mind, I think of Pizza Hut as casual dining pizza. When I think of eating pizza in a restaurant atmosphere, I think PH. When I think of cheap, quick cardboard pizza, I think LC. When I think of spicy pizza, I think of Dominos. I stay away from Papa John's altogether--it's just pure shit. However, when I'm in a big city like New York or DC or Philly, I never go to any of these places for pizza.

[@billstrader4326]

Worked there in 1990. It was my first job and the owner taught me lessons about business that I use to this day. They had really good pita bread sandwiches where the pita bread was made by doubling over a small crust and baking it. I can still remember the taste after all this time. Also they did a demonstration where we stacked 24 of our pepperoni slices next to our local competition, and found that ours were twice as high. Also, when cooked ours came out about the same size, while the competitor was greasy and shriveled. I never felt that the ingredients lacked quality, as we made our own dough, cut our own cheese on site and all of our vegetables were fresh. A great working experience.

[@MrJuvefrank]

I'm glad to read that. If I'm not mistaken, I think the pizza you baked is a source of energy.

[@francogunasekera1315]

Thanks for sharing your experience. I am planning to open up a pizza place with the same business model. Would you be able to help me with some advice?

[@billstrader4326]

@@francogunasekera1315 Don't tell a customer no. Instead, provide alternatives. Don't say "is this bad?" or "is this expired?" in front of a customer. If they hear that, the answer better be "yes" and they get something fresh. We would always say "is this dough out"? as code. Also, it's not that you are working, it is that you LOOK like you are working. A customer waiting for service can tell when an employee does not look busy. Finally, a customer can take all the time they want deciding, but once they have made their decision, they want to conclude their business and leave. They judge you on how fast you get them out the door because now you are wasting "their" time.

[@Jeff-uq7iu]

Those sandwiches were great 👍 also a completely butter soaked order of crazy bread was awesome now the crazy bread can double as a dog chew toy

[@Andinus3000]

I swear there is something different about their crust nowadays. It doesn't have the same distinct flavor or texture I remember when I was growing up in the 80s and 90s. Am I just crazy or did something change?

[@Imagawa43]

Worked there for over 7 years. Can honestly say it’s good pizza. Management sucked, but the ingredients were good where I worked and we made the dough every single morning so it was fresh. However the vegetables are not fresh they’re pre packaged and while I don’t think it effects the taste as much, that might be a turn off for others. But I still eat there after all this time.

[@blueham8230]

Boy if the vegetables are prepackaged and still manage to taste so good? Little Caesar's is doing right!

[@Imagawa43]

Alex Demise Yeah, I’ve worked at Papa Johns, and at CiCi’s pizza and honestly I still prefer Little Caesars, it’s also just super cheap which is nice.

[@KasperMcKay]

Austinkain11 worked there too in management. Can confirm everything you said and you’re right about management. Training consisted of “how to save money at the expense of integrity and how to get the most out of your crew members before leaving them in the road when they burn out” and honestly I’ve never hated a job more in my life.

[@bumbalaaa]

I’m not sure how long it’s been since you worked there but corporate is really on our asses now, they created CaesarVision to be a new standardized POS system and back of the house demand estimator so we could see what we needed, but it’s sooo broken cause the people working on it have never even set foot in the stores and don’t know what’s going on with it

[@Imagawa43]

Joshua Pressley , Yes absolutely it’s pretty backwards and they have the biggest turn around I’ve ever seen people quitting and getting picked up left and right. I hated it as well, but pizza was alright.

[@fayescarlet]

Little Caesar's Pizza was my childhood. And here I am, the age of 30, enjoying Little Caesar's again. What a journey.

[@MarshalArnold]

That crazy bread though! So good! Pizza is like cardboard, but love that crazy bread!

[@Sceptonic]

@Ultra Jet Gotta love those spicy wings

[@REY3727]

You make the crazy bread by making bread sticks and adding garlic salt, melted butter, and parmesan cheese.

[@ericspencer8093]

I worked at Little Caesars in college. The crazy bread is just sliced up pizza dough. Same stuff.

[@REY3727]

@@ericspencer8093 I know this and already said this basically.

[@smc4600]

Marshal Arnold I work at Little Caesars and personally think the crazy bread is the worst thing on the menu. We used to have cheese filled breadsticks, and those were great.

[@Jdogg51]

The problem with all these restaurants food chains is they change the ingredients, once u do that the food loses it's identity.

[@RedRum957]

College really made me appreciate Little Caesars. Sometimes I want pizza and not spend almost a 20 on it. Yes I could get higher price pizza, but never mind the taste of Little Caesars. I grew up with it and still enjoy the 5 dollar pizza.

[@_loveableidiot]

its $6 now..

[@duane_313]

@@_loveableidiot its still 5 as far as I know

[@PhxBullyTeam]

Its closer to 8 now...

[@screamrad218]

@@PhxBullyTeam Its still $5. Lol!

[@hotwax9376]

@ReDrUm957 I understand that. Like McDonald's, Little Caesars is a fast food chain you go to for cheap, good-tasting food, not high quality. I don't mind paying more for a better product most of the time, but if you can't afford to go anywhere else then they work well. IMO, chains like LCs and McDs exist solely for this purpose.

[@angelojermainex]

Little caesars is the only fast food pizza chain that Isn’t stingy with cheese

[@miguelizo1]

internetBOY I know right!? Fuckin Pizza Hut tried to charge $2.00 just for an extra string of cheese

[@toastedjoe1013]

I stopped ordering from Pizza Hut because they cheapened their pies up so much. Little Caesar's Deep Dish is great.

[@chriswellz5993]

@@toastedjoe1013 I hate Pizza Hut. I honestly don't understand how people could say that's a good tasting pizza. You know that feeling you get when you eat something that your body is trying to tell you it doesn't agree with almost immediately after you eat it? I experience that with Pizza Hut. Maybe it's the excess of butter or the dough, I don't know. But it just doesn't agree with me.

[@Rayblade45]

@@miguelizo1 Yeah I hear you they are awful tell me why I ordered some garlic bread sticks and they gave me breadsticks with melted(and burnt) cheese on it no seasoning just cheese and bread. Plus Dominos is to small I mean there large looks like a small now. Thankfully a friend of mine told me about Marino's Pizza its all I ever get when I want Pizza and Little Caesar's when I want that Extra Most Bestest.

[@Steroid_Legend]

I work at Little Caesars and the cheese is the most expensive ingredient, and I'm always getting on the new hire's case about using too much of it and wasting money. So it's interesting that we are running the Extra Most Bestest Campaign, but it makes sense that it's a hit because everyone likes their extra cheese. If anyone is wondering, I do recommend the thin crust pizza, it has been my favorite menu item. But don't be surprised that you can probably eat the whole thing if you're not careful.

[@jayell8253]

2021 update: Little Caesars is the bomb.

[@burningforyou6078]

Pepperoni and cheese stuffed crust thats shit fire plus the thin crust I’m happy they are doing good

[@Bsjs7uu]

I can belive how dumb people can be

[@dellscorcho]

In pandemic time and their pizza cheap and good. Everyone knows its not the best but the value and taste are def there

[@dangda-ww7de]

You might want to look up the owner of little pizza will get screw if they enter into a contract with little caesars. Lot of bad press about them. Dont open ls pizza.

[@jayell8253]

@@Bsjs7uu ok, dummy.

[@Ryusuta]

Controversial statement: I will eat a Little Caesar's pizza over a Papa John's one ANY day of the week. (No, not because of the controversy. I just don't like Papa John's.)

[@thatsawrap5235]

You might not like Papa John's, but I don't like Papa John.

[@qempzy3733]

I like them both but little ceasars is what i prefer over papa johns

[@r.u.s.e3586]

Controversy?

[@rockk9753]

What controversy?

[@qempzy3733]

Rockk hes saying it might cause controversy

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

We lost Little Ceasers for most of the 2000s until around 2010 or so. Now we have 4 within a short driving range. They always had good "cheap" pizza. While there are other places like Georgios and some other $5 pizza places, they never beat LC. And I will say LC has a amazing Stuff Crust. I'd say its better than Pizza Huts.

[@espi5632]

SonOfAKing listen man idk where you live but if little Caesars is the best pizza you’ve ever had you haven’t eaten good pizza

[@TMW_ShadowStarr]

The LC cheesy bread is awesome. I wish there was one closer to me that I could just walk to since they don't do delivery.

[@tiburonroano]

I love their Pan pizza and the crazy bread.

[@chuy8356]

@@espi5632 Clearly, you've never tasted LC bro.

[@chuy8356]

Agreed, Pizza Hut and Dominos (yuck, the worst) is shit compared to LC.

[@jhathaway8026]

I think the fact they were associated with Kmart also hurt sales. If nobody's going into Kmart to shop, then nobody is buying pizza. Once they started to close locations in defunct Kmarts, I'm sure it helped.

[@NanceLvr]

Crisp Krinkle Kmart was once a cool place to shop. Sorta like Sears!

[@jhathaway8026]

@@NanceLvr I shopped there many times in my youth.

[@purrpocalypse]

You're not wrong. My Mom absolutely hated K-Mart because she saw it as low class. Guess what we stopped eating once they started showing up in K-Marts?

[@adrianagflores5587]

I don’t shop at Kmart because their prices are way to high for the quality. If they toned down the prices or upped the quality I would gladly shop there.

[@OwninFools2020]

broooo, kmart little ceasars was lit. i remember when they had the slice with soda for like 4$. i still love it now

[@cknorris3644]

Cheap pizza's got me through my 20's without starving to death.

[@MrCashoos]

Dude they're getting incredible BIG here in Mexico, their pizza is decent and they're way cheaper than Pizza Hut and Domino's and that's what it counts on the Mexico market. Their locals have queques almost all the time and whenever you see a person walking in the streets with a pizza box it's either Little Caesar's or a local city franchise.

[@chalicefourman2236]

I am a general manager for a franchised Little Caesars. I include the "McDonalds of pizza" description all the time. But you know what? There's a Golden Arch in every town. Oh and there is no yelling at crew members in my store😊

[@Foxribble19]

Wow that sounds like a general manager I would like to work for I can say that if the general manager is caring and energetic with the employees the business will do well and employees will want to put in 1000% I haven't had a general manager like that before most of the general managers I had in the past hated their lives and we're never happy with their own jobs.

[@MrKerry4371]

So is little I taking caring care of LC'S or the Wings and Tigers???

[@francogunasekera1315]

Hi Chalice, I'm planning to open up a small pizza joint in my city in Sri Lanka. Would be able to help me with some advice? Thanks

[@BigBoyXP4014]

@@francogunasekera1315 Make your dough fresh every day, no exceptions. I work at a lil caesars currently and even if it's cheap pizza we still make the dough everyday. It goes the farthest in making a product people will enjoy. Following that, do your own topping prep rather than buying pre-cut frozen and waiting for it to thaw - although this is acceptable for meat toppings if that's all that is available to you. Like with any food what makes pizza good is the effort that goes into it and the quality of the ingredients. As far as running the business, keep the different number of toppings as low as reasonable to reduce spoilage and waste and give pizza away for free the day you open to get foot traffic and give people a good experience that would make them want to come back. Everything else is just a lot of labor, cleaning, and startup capital.

[@NikkiMKarLen]

Literally just finished a Little Caesar's pizza.

[@whitestguyuknow]

All by yourself?

[@umbrellacorporationwuhanfa3731]

Pizza- pizza

[@Dave-ng9mn]

How???? Me and my friend tried and I thee up after 6 slices

[@shawn914]

Erm y’all are wimps I eat whole pizzas by myself a lot...

[@jomibo21]

Shawn Dietrich umm no comment but wait! This is a comment...

[@risenhoku]

Little Caesers was my first job and I loved getting those Crazy Breads with the Crazy sauce for 50 cents. And I still struggle spelling "caeser."

[@a_monkey766w9]

I’m an employee of the franchise and it’s nice to see the history of the company I work for

[@gabbycustodia1706]

Let's not forget the holy grail of pizza places - Costco

[@BiggestBoss88]

#preach

[@reyvinicio7269]

Lmao

[@sliverfreak9]

YES!!!

[@Christian-wt7xw]

600 calories per slice tho

[@Slooneyy]

YEE

[@zach415]

I think Little Caesar’s is one of those places that you know what you’re getting for the price. It’s a $5-$7 pizza. You’re not expecting a gourmet pizza. It’s great I think when you have to feed a lot of people or just don’t feel like cooking for your family. It’s also my go to pizza for dnd nights

[@Pedro_Kantor]

It's all about the crazy bread. No other pizza place offers something so good.

[@rainfeather2997]

This. If Pizza Hut has a weakness, it's that their breadsticks are freaking terrible. Meanwhile, for cheaper you can get a bag of Crazy Bread and a dish of sauce and be happy you didn't have Pizza Hut breadsticks.

[@anymoose]

@@rainfeather2997 Pizza Hut has great breadsticks you just have to get the ones that are actual bread sticks and not the ones that are basically a pizza base cut into strips

[@anymoose]

I found them on the website they're referred to as "bakery style breadsticks" and you can get them with cheese sauce. That's where it's at

[@The-Red-One]

I adore crazy bread! It's the best bread sticks out there! 💖

[@CEO0FMILFS]

Agreed but Dominos cheesy bread is so good tho..