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Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
Considered the oldest family name in Chicago pizza, Lou Malnati's Pizzeria is a family-owned company famous for deep dish pizza and staying true to the original Chicago-style pizza recipe. Since 1971, Lou Malnati's has been bringing people together and creating memories from moments big and small with handcrafted meals made from a secret family recipe handed down through four generations. The company stresses consistency in quality, service, and food, offered in a unique environment by a staff that is committed to one another, the customer, and the community. Lou Malnati's is passionate about pizza and people, and proud to support the local communities they serve one deep dish at a time. There are 70 locations in the Chicagoland area, Arizona, and Wisconsin.
Additional Culture Details
Lou Malnati’s has been committed to building strong culture since first opening its doors in 1971. In the more than half a century since, the company has grown to 70 locations across four markets, but the culture has remained intact. A big reason for this is the company standing firm on its care values of THE GIFT (Teamwork, Hospitality, Excellence, Growth, Integrity, Family, & Tradition). These values have been instilled in every team member who has joined the company in those 55 years, which has led to 22% of their full-time staff having a retention rate of 10 years or more, well above industry average. This commitment & loyalty from their people, along with the constant investment in both personal & professional growth by the company, allows Lou’s to reward their most outstanding workers through internal promotions. The VP of Ops & Lou’s Regional Directors, along with several District Managers, started with the company in entry level positions. This is something Lou’s takes a great deal of pride in & is an excellent way of maintaining the strong culture they pride themselves on. Those who stay are of course recognized for their loyalty to the Lou’s brand in more ways than promotions. Each year, team members at all levels of the company are celebrated for their milestone anniversaries (5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years) & receive a gift from the company as their way of saying thank you for all they have done for Lou’s. “Care” has been a word used by the company from 1971.
Values
- Teamwork
- We believe we are strongest and most successful when we work together as a team. We set and achieve goals that benefit the team.
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