Ilitch Principles with Denise Ilitch, Owner of Ilitch Family Companies

You're invited to join us at our 2023-2024 Event Kickoff featuring Denise Ilitch. Denise Ilitch, Owner of Ilitch Family Companies, is the daughter of Michigan family business entreprenuers Mike and Marian Ilitch. Mike and Marian invested their family savings in 1959 to open the first Little Caesars store in Garden City, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. That single mom-and-pop pizza shop grew into the third largest pizza chain in the world with stores in more than 27 countries and territories worldwide, including in each of the 50 U.S. states. Denise will share how the success of the business was built upon the exceptional quality and value of the Little Caesars menu and Mike’s marketing savvy and imaginative ideas in production. Additionally, she will provide insight on how the growth of Little Caesars helped her parents create other leading brands in the food, sports and entertainment industries. The Ilitch companies represent many leading brands including Blue Line Distribution, the Detroit Red Wings, Ilitch Sports + Entertainment, the Detroit Tigers, Olympia Development, Little Caesars Fundraising Program, Champion Foods and MotorCity Casino Hotel. This Event is Free to all Family Business owners and their guests. Registration is required to attend. To register, please visit: svsu.edu/scfb/majorevents/ Or contact Event Coordinator, Andrea Henning at anhennin@svsu.edu for assitance in registering.