David scrivano biography

Fifty years ago, Michael and Marian Ilitch opened the first Little Caesars in Garden City, Michigan. The restaurant might have changed the décor from its original turquoise and orange color scheme to orange and yellow, and it might have narrowed its focus from several menu items to the pizza it’s known for today, but one thing is the same: The Ilitches are still very much a part of the company.

“They started out with the intent of having a carryout pizza place and having a great product for a great price,” says David Scrivano, president of Little Caesars Enterprises Inc.

“Of the top 150 family-owned businesses in America today, Mike and Marian Ilitch are the only founding couple that are still active in the business years later.”

While the couple plays a less formal role than they did in their founding days, they still serve as consultants for Scrivano and the rest of the Little Caesars team.

Sometimes Michael Ilitch will pick up the phone to share a new idea for the chain