Hunt Brothers Pizza is the largest U.S. pizza chain by location count, with more than 10,000 pickup points, yet it is often absent from common rankings. Domino’s and Pizza Hut lead typical lists by restaurant count, but Hunt Brothers Pizza differs by having no traditional company-owned restaurants. The brand sells packaged pizza that is prepared on-site by the staff of convenience stores and gas stations that contract to carry it. The company was founded in 1991 by four brothers who previously worked in their father’s drive-in and sold pizza supplies before making their own pizzas. The business remains family-run, with CEO Scott Hunt leading since 2009. Its strategy targets smaller rural markets using low-cost in-store preparation.
"Unlike the usual recognizable brands, what makes Hunt Brothers Pizza unique is that it doesn't have any traditional restaurant locations. Rather, it operates as a seller inside convenience stores and gas stations that it doesn't own. The pizza itself is still made by Hunt Brothers (the brand name is clearly on the packaging), but it's prepared directly by the staff of whichever shop has contracted to sell it."
"In 1991, they launched Hunt Brothers Pizza to sell grab-and-go pizzas. While none of the original founders are still with us, the chain is still in the family, now run by CEO Scott Hunt since 2009, with several other relatives serving as executives. The Hunt Brothers' canny strategy has led to the chain's massive success, as they managed to identify a big hole in the pizza market that other companies ignored."
"Using stalls in existing stores and providing an easy, low-cost way for local employees to prepare each pizza allowed Hunt Brothers to capture markets that had previously been considered too small for larger chains to bother with. The brothers saw a rural market that was und"
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