Roman’s Pizza was founded by Arthur Nicolakakis in 1993 when he purchased a struggling pizza restaurant, with the intention of turning it around using his extensive knowledge and expertise.

Soon after taking over the store, he realised the product was ridiculously over priced and instead of changing the
price, he decided to rather keep the same price, but give two pizzas for the price of one. That is when Little Caesar’s came into being. As public demand grew for the competitively priced products, it lead to the opening of Little Caesar’s in other locations in Pretoria and surrounding areas.

In 2002 Little Caesar’s underwent a name change which favourably lead to the “birth” of Roman’s Pizza. Since then the company has gone from strength to strength due to the franchisor’s hands-on approach.

At Roman’s Pizza we strive to provide the best quality meals at the best value for money. As founders of the 2 pizzas for 1 low price we have set an industry benchmark in terms of value for money. We offer the consumer a choice of either pan base (thick base), or traditional base (thin base) pizza.

The company’s ambition is to offer consumers superior quality, affordable meals while ensuring that franchisees earn a return on their investment. On average, Roman’s Pizza record the highest sales per square metre in the industry.

There is a combination of restaurants and takeaways as well as takeaways only, in the group. Our current focus is on setting up takeaways only, as they are far easier for franchisees to manage and for the franchisor to control.

With the franchise growth and consumer demand for the products, the franchise has ever-increasing purchasing power with its suppliers.