Monical's Pizza
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Headquarters | Bradley, Illinois, US |
Key people | Janelle Reents, President[1] |
| Products | Pizza |
| Website | www |
Monical's Pizza is an American regional pizza chain with locations in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Wisconsin. About half of the restaurants are franchised and the rest are company owned. The chain began in 1959, when the Monical family opened a pizza restaurant in Tolono, Illinois, and its corporate office is in Bradley, Illinois.[2][3]
History
Monical's Pizza began in 1959, when the Monical family opened a thin-crust pizza restaurant in a converted pool hall in Tolono, Illinois. The company later expanded beyond its original location in central Illinois.[4]
Monical Pizza Corporation was incorporated in Illinois in 1982 to operate and franchise Monical's Pizza restaurants, with the corporate office in Bradley, Illinois.[5] By 2025, the company reported 58 restaurants in four Midwestern states, comprising 32 company-owned locations and 26 franchises.[5]
Founder Ralph Monical later sold the Monical's franchise and opened other central Illinois restaurants, including Zelma's in Champaign and Roma Ralph's in Le Roy. He died in 2022.[6][7]
Products
The chain is known for its thin-crust pizza and a red "Sweet & Tart" salad dressing (often referred to as French dressing), which is served as a dipping sauce for pizza and sold by the bottle in retail stores.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ Monical's Pizza - New President. Pizza Marketplace.
- ^ "About Us". Monical's Pizza. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Monical Pizza Corporation Company Profile". D&B Hoovers. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Monical's Pizza Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary". Monical's Pizza. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ a b Remi (8 October 2025). "Monical's Restaurant Franchise FDD, Profits & Costs (2025)". SharpSheets. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ McClure, Julie (28 February 2022). "Ralph Monical, founder of Monical's and Zelma's, passed away this weekend". Smile Politely. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ Haas, Blake (1 March 2022). "Founder of Monical's Pizza passes away". WJBC. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Sweet & Tart Dressing". Monical's Pizza. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ Vlahos, Nick (27 September 2016). "Nick in the Morning: Monical's salad dressing for sale in local stores". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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