Topper's Pizza (Canadian restaurant) explained

Topper's Pizza
Foundation:	Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Founder:	Ronald Toppazzini
Location:	Barrie, Ontario, Canada (Franchise Office) Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Corporate Office)
Locations:	more than 35
Area Served:	Ontario
Key People:	Keith Toppazzini (President & COO) Kelly Toppazzini (Chairman & CEO)
Industry:	Fast food
Products:	Pizza, Wings, TopperSticks™, Topperottis, Salads, Desserts, Drinks, Dipping Sauces

Topper's Pizza Canada is a Canadian chain of pizzerias. The chain was launched in 1982 in Sudbury, Ontario by Ron Toppazzini as Mr. Topper's Pizza. The chain has more than 35 locations throughout Ontario.

Human rights case

On September 14, 2013, Toppers Pizza in Georgetown fired an employee after discovering she was pregnant. The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario determined this was illegal and ordered the store manager to complete a training course on human rights. Toppers was ordered to pay the woman $20,000.^{[1] [2]}

In a statement following the hearing, the company said this was "an isolated incident", claiming it took equal employment policy very seriously and took the necessary precautions for the future.

On May 5, 2022, Ronald Toppazzini, founder of Toppers pizza was charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation of minor, dating back to a claim from 1989.^[3]

See also

• List of pizza chains

Notes and References

1. News: Mandel. Michele. Fired pregnant woman awarded $20Gs from rights tribunal. 12 August 2015. Sun News Network. 11 August 2015.
2. Web site: Georgetown, Ont. woman wins human rights case after firing over pregnancy . Global News . 18 August 2015 . 6 November 2015 . Catherine McDonald.
3. Web site: 2022-05-13 . Founder of Sudbury pizza franchise charged with sexual assault, exploitation . 2022-05-13 . Northern Ontario . en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220514084638/https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/founder-of-sudbury-pizza-franchise-charged-with-sexual-assault-exploitation-1.5901581. May 14, 2022. live.