Jet's Pizza - Wikipedia

American pizza franchise restaurant Jet's America, Inc.

A Jet's Pizza store in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan
Trade name	Jet's Pizza
Company type	Private
Industry	Restaurant
Founded	Sterling Heights, Michigan (1978; 48 years ago (1978))
Founder	Eugene and John Jetts
Headquarters	Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S.
Number of locations	425 (2024)
Area served	United States
Key people	John Jetts (CEO)
Products	Pizza Breadsticks Salads Sandwiches Dessert
Revenue	US$510 million (2022)
Number of employees	16,000 (2023)
Website	jetspizza.com

Jet's America, Inc., doing business as Jet's Pizza, is an American chain of fast food pizza restaurants. Founded in Sterling Heights, Michigan in 1978, Jet's has more than 400 locations across 25 U.S. states, primarily franchised.[1]

History

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The first Jet's Pizza was opened in 1978 by brothers Eugene and John Jetts in Sterling Heights, Michigan.[2] The original location was converted from a vacant party store into a restaurant.[3] The Jetts later opened more locations and formed Jet's America Inc. with their cousins, Jim Galloway, Jr. and Jeff Galloway in 1992.[4]

Jet's is known for its square deep-dish Detroit-style pizza, including an eight-corner pizza which the company has trademarked.[5] When the store first opened, the square pizzas were a novelty in the region. The original recipe came from the Jetts's mother and has not changed since 1978.[3]

The first franchise location was opened in 1990.[6] As of January 2024, Jet's Pizza had 425 franchises in 22 states,[6][7] with restaurant locations in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.[8]

In 2021, Jet's partnered with restaurant technology firm HungerRush to utilize the firm's OrderAI software. The initial rollout of the system allowed customers to place orders via text message.[9] In August 2022, Jet's completed a successful pilot program of OrderAI Talk. Franchisees that opt to use OrderAI Talk will connect phone-in customers to an artificially intelligent phone bot, instead of a live human. The AI system is designed to learn consumer behavior to improve upselling and targeted marketing.[10]

References

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1. ^ "Locations". Jet's Pizza. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
2. ^ "About Jet's Pizza". Jet's Pizza. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
3. ^ a b Skid, Nathan (January 23, 2011). "Jet's Flight Path: From Homegrown Pizza to Becoming National Player". Crain's Detroit Business. Crain Communications, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
4. ^ Welch, Sherri (December 8, 2014). "Jet's Pizza Co-founder Eugene Jetts Jr. Dies at 60". Crain's Detroit Business. Crain Communications, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
5. ^ Young, Rob (April 17, 2013). "Michigan Transplant Jet's Pizza Offers Square Pies". Charleston Scene. The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
6. ^ a b "Jet's Pizza Franchise Information". Entrepreneur. Entrepreneur Media, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
7. ^ "Franchise". Jet's Pizza.
8. ^ "Store Locator". Jet's Pizza. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
9. ^ Berthiaume, Dan (March 29, 2021). "Text-to-order takes flight at Jet's Pizza". Chain Store Age. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
10. ^ Berthiaume, Dan (August 15, 2022). "Jet's Pizza automates order management with phone bot". Chain Store Age. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

External links

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• Media related to Jet's Pizza at Wikimedia Commons

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