LITTLE CAESARS® LOVE KITCHEN® CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF SERVICE AND ITS 4 MILLIONTH GUEST IN ITS HOMETOWN OF DETROIT
This year's annual Detroit stops were especially significant as the brand celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Love Kitchen program. Recently, at Durfee Elementary-Middle School, the Little Caesars Love Kitchen proudly served its four millionth guest—a powerful moment that underscored the Love Kitchen's mission to serve love, comfort, and hot pizza to those who need it most.
Throughout its 2025 hometown tour, the Love Kitchen visited numerous community organizations across Detroit and its suburbs, including Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, the Salvation Army, Central United Methodist Church, St. Patrick Center, SAY Detroit, Boys & Girls Club, Michigan Veterans Foundation, Capuchin Soup Kitchen, COTS, Make-A-Wish Michigan, and several first responder locations.
Since its founding in 1985, the Love Kitchen has responded to national crises—from natural disasters like hurricanes and floods to times of social need like the COVID-19 pandemic. The program has brought its mobile pizza kitchen to all 48 contiguous U.S. states and four Canadian provinces, serving pizza with warmth, care, and a sense of dignity.
The Love Kitchen also partnered with the NFL for a memorable event during the NFL Draft in Green Bay. Together, they visited the New Community Shelter, where guests were served a celebratory pizza lunch, bringing smiles, full stomachs, and a continued commitment to community.
'This year, as we reflect on 40 years of service and celebrate serving our 4 millionth guest, we're reminded of what the Love Kitchen truly represents,' said David Scrivano, CEO of Little Caesars. 'It's not just about pizza—it's about showing up for our communities and sharing a slice of love when it's needed most. That mission is only possible because of the people who power it.'
Over the past four decades, more than 50,000 Little Caesars franchise owners, team members, and colleagues have generously donated their time, food, and labor to support Love Kitchen servings in the neighborhoods where the brand operates. Their passion and dedication are what keep the wheels turning—literally and figuratively—on this long-running initiative.
As the Love Kitchen enters its next chapter, the commitment remains the same: to feed communities, support neighbors, and keep serving love, one slice at a time.
About Little Caesars®
Little Caesars, the Best Value in Pizza*, was founded by Mike and Marian Ilitch as a single, family-owned restaurant in 1959 and is headquartered in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is the third-largest pizza chain in the world, with restaurants in each of the 50 U.S. states and 29 countries and territories.
Known for its HOT-N-READY® pizza, Crazy Puffs®, and famed Crazy Bread®, Little Caesars uses quality ingredients, like fresh, never-frozen mozzarella and Muenster cheese and sauce made from fresh-packed, vine-ripened California crushed tomatoes. The brand is known for innovation and is home to the exclusive Pizza Portal® pickup, a heated, self-service mobile order pickup station. Little Caesars is also the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL.
A high-growth company with over 65 years in the $150 billion worldwide pizza industry, Little Caesars continually looks for franchisee candidates to join the team in markets worldwide. In addition to providing the opportunity for entrepreneurial independence in a franchise system, Little Caesars offers a simple operating system, a reputation for taste and value, and strong brand awareness with one of the most recognized characters in the country, Little Caesar. Little Caesars is proud to be part of the Ilitch Companies family of businesses.
For more, visit LittleCaesars.com and follow Little Caesars on TikTok, Instagram, and X.
*Limited to top 4 national pizza chains
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