Cici's Pizza Looking to Open More St. Louis-Area Stores, Potentially Targeting St. Peters

Cici's Pizza, a national chain, is looking to open four new restaurants in the St. Louis area in the next five years and one of the potential locations is St. Peters. 

According to a report in St. Louis Business Journal, the franchise is specifically targeting locations in Ferguson, O’Fallon, Ballwin, St. Peters and St. Ann. CiCi’s currently has two stores in St. Louis—one in Rock Hill and another in Lindbergh—but none in St. Charles County. 

According to CiCi’s franchise website, average cost of opening a Cici's restaurant is from $370,500 to $625,000. The website said that franchisees must have a minimum of $250,000 in liquid capital and a minimum net worth of $750,000 per unit.

The proposed St. Louis expansion is part of a plan from the Texas-based franchise to open new stores in Los Angeles, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Washington D.C. and Miami. CiCi’s Pizza opened its first restaurant in Plano, Texas, in 1985 and now has 500 restaurants in 34 states.