History
America's Incredible Pizza Company headquarters is located Springfield, Missouri and is owned by Rick and Cheryl Barsness. The couple entered the pizza business with a single restaurant in Victoria, Texas. In 1975, the Barsnesses owned 11 franchises of Gatti's Pizza.
AIPC grew out of an idea from its founder, Rick Barsness. When Barsness was a hockey player in high school, his high school's hockey team reached the state championships, but his father never attended a game. His father's absence nurtured a boyhood dream of a place where families could eat and have fun together. This was the type of place Barsness wished he could have spent time with his father.
In 2003, years of legal battles came to an end when Rick Barsness agreed to pay Mr. Gatti's a $1 million settlement. Mr. Gatti's had charged that Barsness had violated his franchise contract with them, and had taken trade secrets. In addition to the $1 million payout, Barsness also agreed to pay Mr. Gatti's Inc. 1% of IPC's net sales for the next 10 years.
AIPC started franchising and established its corporate headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2003. It moved the headquarters to Springfield, Missouri in 2009.
AIPC restaurants have an average of 250 employee and it costs $5–9 million to start a restaurant.
America's Incredible Pizza announced that they would close their location in Indianapolis in Lafayette Square Mall, effective March 19, 2012.
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