What is the Little Caesars guy supposed to be?

What is the Little Caesars guy supposed to be?

The “Mr. I” reference was to Mike Ilitch, founder of Little Caesars pizza and co-owner of the Red Wings and Detroit Tigers, who died in February at age 87. Contact JC Reindl: 313-222-6631 or [email protected].

What do the Ilitches own?

The Ilitch companies represent leading brands in the food, sports and entertainment industries, including Little Caesars, Blue Line Distribution, the Detroit Red Wings, Olympia Entertainment, the Detroit Tigers, Olympia Development, Little Caesars Fundraising Program, Champion Foods and MotorCity Casino Hotel.

Who is the CEO of Ilitch Holdings?

Christopher Ilitch
Ilitch Holdings/CEO

Who owns Detroit Red Wings?

Olympia Entertainment
Detroit Red Wings/Parent organizations

A friend of the Ilitches named Don Silverstein created the famous logo, first sketching it out on a napkin when the original location opened in 1959.

Do you know what ‘Little Caesars’ means?

The chain it represents is, of course, Little Caesars, which is the third-largest pizza chain in the United States, behind Domino’s and Pizza Hut. Do you know what inspired that phrase? Here are 10 things you may not have known about Little Caesars.

What was the first Little Caesars in Detroit?

The first location opened on May 8 of that year in a strip mall in the Detroit suburb of Garden City (it’s still in business). Mike wanted to call it Pizza Treat but Marian wanted to call it Little Caesars; they compromised and called it Little Caesar’s Pizza Treat, but Marian eventually won out.

Does Little Caesars have a deep dish pizza?

Dish Pizza; and popular limited time offers like soft pretzel pizza and bacon-wrapped deep dish pizza. Little Caesars is the only major national pizza chain that makes its dough fresh in-store daily, producing an average of nearly three million pizzas a day.