Franchising
Mountain Mike's Pizza signs multi-unit Utah deal, posts strong Q3 sales
November 23, 2021
California-based Mountain Mike's Pizza has announced a multi-store deal in Utah with RVTC Enterprises LLC — owned by Utah residents and prominent area dairy farmers, Robert Viveiros and Tony Cabral.
The agreement paves the way for Mountain Mike's Pizza to add five stores throughout Utah County. RVTC is slated to open its first Mountain Mike's restaurant in Orem before Christmas, which will be followed by a second location in Spanish Fork scheduled to open next spring, according to a press release.
"Although Robert and Tony have been proud Utah residents for two decades, they hail from California where Mountain Mike's Pizza began, and they have a long history of respect for the brand and appreciation for the sensational pizza, especially as longtime dairy farmers who know everything there is to know about quality, freshness and taste," Jamie Cabral, operations director for RVTC Enterprises LLC, said in the release. "As we looked at expanding our family portfolio with businesses to complement dairy farming, we explored many franchise restaurant opportunities, but Mountain Mike's Pizza stood out from the rest, especially given our desire to take a proven recipe for success and replicate it throughout bustling Utah communities."
As Q3 ended, Mountain Mike's continued posting strong 2021 sales gains, reporting third quarter increases in same store sales of 10.2% and total system sales of 19.7% over Q3 2020. AUVs for the brand are approaching $1.1 million systemwide with the top 25% of locations averaging more than $1.6 million and the top 50% averaging nearly $1.4 million. The brand also reported positive year-to-date sales gains with SSS increasing 14.4% and TSS jumping 23.3%.
"We are climbing the mountain alongside experienced and family-minded business leaders like Robert and Tony, whose considerable commitment and vision allow us to deliver our brand and our signature experience of enjoying 'Pizza The Way it Oughta Be' to great states like Utah," Jim Metevier, president and COO, said in the release. "As we track toward $250 million in total system sales and 250 locations, our valued franchise partners continue to fuel our expansion efforts, and we are excited to be an attractive business opportunity for potential new restaurateurs who see extraordinary value in our family- and community-focused brand."
Mountain Mike's operates more than 240 units.
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For over 45 years, Mountain Mike’s Pizza, a leading family-style pizza chain known for its legendary crispy, curly pepperonis and Mountain-sized pizzas, has been quietly building one of the largest regional pizza franchises in the West. Today we're developing coast-to-coast with 300+ restaurants, and we're primed for explosive growth nationwide
