Today, more than ever, people are looking for excellent opportunities for growth and financial independence by owning a proven franchise business. Yet becoming a voiceless franchisee and paying excessive royalties in some other organizations may be the end of your independence. At Straw Hat, we think there’s a better way to do business and help our owners to succeed. We’re a one-of-a-kind ‘cooperative’ organization; and although we may look a lot like a franchise, we do business in a much better way.

The Straw Hat organization, known as the Straw Hat Cooperative Corporation, is made up of independent restaurant operators who value the entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no massive franchisor charging outrageous royalties. Instead, the Straw Hat Cooperative offers you a growing and proven system, with easily implemented procedures, and arguably the best pizza anywhere. In short, we exist to help our members be successful and our guests happy; and we take pride in the doing things in a very different and improved way than those big franchise conglomerates. That’s why Straw Hat is honorably deemed the “Un-Franchise, Franchise.”

The Cooperative is a long standing recipient of the prestigious seal of Fair Franchising by the American Association Franchisees & Dealers (AAFD). Straw Hat was the second company to receive this honor, and shares it with very few other chains. It is a reflection of the pride and satisfaction Straw Hat owners hold in their company. Straw Hat is a model organization in the industry.

This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy a franchise. Straw Hat Pizza is organized as a Cooperative Corporation and is made up and owned by a membership. Offers for membership in the Straw Hat Cooperative are made only through a printed offering circular. This internet site is for information only.