Little Caesars is currently the third-largest pizza chain in the United States and the fastest growing pizza chain in the world. The chain opened its first location in the Detroit suburb of Garden City, Michigan in 1959. This initial location became very popular, encouraging the husband and wife ownership team of Michael and Marian Illitch to open more stores in the region. The original store in Garden City is still operating today, and the Illitch family continues to run the company’s operations. Although Little Caesars experienced some difficulties in the 1990s, the company has rebounded successfully thanks largely to the introduction of the popular Hot-N-Ready pizza deal. Currently there are over 2,400 Little Caesars locations throughout the world, with many more on the way.