Lil Ceaser was founded in 1959 by Mike and Marian Ilitch. The first restaurant was located in suburban Detroit. The restaurant became popular for its pizzas, which were made with a secret sauce. The restaurant expanded rapidly and by the early 1970s, there were more than 100 locations.
The company went public in 1972 and expanded into other areas, such as chicken wings and submarine sandwiches. In the 1980s, the company began to franchise its restaurants. By the mid-1990s, there were more than 2,000 Lil Ceaser restaurants in the United States.
The company has been successful due to its focus on quality and customer service. Lil Ceaser has also been innovative, such as being one of the first pizza chains to offer delivery and online ordering.
The company is still expanding and now has more than 3,500 locations in the United States. Lil Ceaser is also popular in Canada, the United Kingdom, and other countries.
Lil Ceaser was founded in 1959 by Mike and Marian Ilitch. The first location was in a converted garage in Detroit, Michigan. The chain expanded rapidly in the following years, and by the early 1970s, there were over 100 locations across the United States.
Lil Ceaser became known for...