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In franchising, identifying star performers early and giving them the opportunity to grow in the system is key to long-term success - and it&#39;s an area that <a href="http://toppersfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=toppers-pizza-founder-shares-insight-on-finding-developing-and-promoting-star-employees-2705761" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wisconsin-based pizza concept Toppers Pizza</a> has embraced for more than 25 years. Recently, Pizza Today spoke with Toppers Pizza Founder and President Scott Gittrich about ways the brand has honed talent to drive the franchise&#39;s success. 

&ldquo;Moving up in our growing concept is baked into our cake,&rdquo; Gittrich told Pizza Today. &ldquo;I know the future of our company is in the eyes of the 18- to 25-year-olds I meet in our restaurants all the time.&rdquo; The company has built a solid corporate support team from those who have worked in the brand&#39;s restaurants, and those individuals are better able to support the brand&#39;s growing number of franchisees. &ldquo;We very rarely look outside our company to pull anybody into operations or even field marketing,&rdquo; says Gittrich. 

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Toppers Pizza founder shares insight on finding, developing and promoting star employees

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Toppers Pizza Founder and President Scott Gittrich shares the ways that the brand has honed talent to drive the franchise's success. 

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