Finding the Best Pizza Restaurant in Denton:

A Feasibility Report

Prepared for

Liz Hopper

Prepared by

Lauren Snyder

Madden Mengwasser

Kaylee Baggs

December 2012

Table of Contents iii

Table of Contents

Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... iii

Executive Summary ............................................................................................................ v

Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1

Methods for Evaluating the Options ................................................................................... 5

Results of the Evaluation .................................................................................................... 9

Cost of a Large Whole Pizza ........................................................................................... 9

Distance from the University of North Texas ............................................................... 9

Hours of Operation ........................................................................................................ 11

Conclusions........................................................................................................................ 15

Recommendations ............................................................................................................. 19

Executive Summary v

Executive Summary

We have investigated the feasibility of the top pizza restaurants in Denton for the

students of the University of North Texas. Because students enjoy an easy meal on

late nights, we have researched which pizza restaurant will provide the students with

the most enjoyable meal based on price, distance, and hours of operation.

Currently, Denton is home to many pizza restaurants of varying degrees. With the

information in this report, we hope to inform the students of the University of North

Texas which pizza restaurant is best suited for the college-aged customer.

We recommend Crooked Crust as the best pizza restaurant for the students of the

University of North Texas.

Introduction 1

Introduction

College students at the University of North Texas often eat pizza from the Denton

pizza restaurants because it is a cost efficient, fulfilling meal. A prime time for

students to eat pizza is on weekends, late at night. We selected the three most popular

pizza restaurants in Denton to determine the most feasible option.

• Option One: Crooked Crust

• Option Two: Top That! Pizza

• Option Three: Pizza Hut

In the report that follows, we examined these options and recommend the most

efficient choice for the students of the University of North Texas.

Methods for Evaluating the Options 5

Methods for Evaluating the Options

To support our recommendation, we evaluated the feasibility of each option using the

three criteria listed below.

• The cost of one large whole pizza

• The distance the pizza restaurant is from the UNT campus

• The hours of operation of the pizza restaurant on weekend nights

To gather information for the evaluation, we studied the cost of one whole, large pizza.

We compared the distances the pizza restaurants were from campus to determine the

location that was closest for the students of the University of North Texas. Lastly, we

considered the hours of operation of each restaurant on weekends to conclude which

restaurant would be most flexible for college students and their late hours.

Results of the Evaluation 9

Results of the Evaluation

To determine the feasibility of the best pizza restaurant in Denton, we evaluated the

three options according to the criteria of cost, distance, and hours of operation on

weekends.

Cost of a Large Whole Pizza

Option Two is the least expensive while Option One is the most expensive.

Option One: Crooked Crust The price of one large whole pizza at Crooked Crust is $16.00. This option is $7.01

more expensive than the least expensive option, not including tax.

Option Two: Top That! Pizza The price of one large whole pizza at Top That! Pizza is $8.99. This option is the least

expensive choice.

Option Three: Pizza Hut The price of one large whole pizza at Pizza Hut is $10.00. This option is $1.01 more

expensive than the least expensive option, not including tax.

Option Number Pizza Restaurant Price of Whole Large Pizza

1 Crooked Crust $16.00

2 Top That! Pizza $8.99

3 Pizza Hut $10.00

Distance from the University of North Texas

Option One is the closest to the campus of the University of North Texas while Option

Three is the farthest.

Option One: Crooked Crust The distance from the University to North Texas to Crooked Crust on 101 Avenue A

is 0.70 miles. This option is the closest distance to campus.

10 Finding the Best Pizza Restaurant in Denton: A Feasibility Report

Option Two: Top That! Pizza The distance from the University of North Texas to Top That! Pizza on 2170 West

University Drive is 1.10 miles. This option is 0.40 miles farther from campus than the

closest option.

Option Three: Pizza Hut The distance from the University of North Texas to Pizza Hut on 1600 Teasley Lane

is 1.46 miles. This option is 0.76 miles farther from campus than the closest option.

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Hours of Operation

Option One is the restaurant that stays open the longest while Option Two is the

restaurant that stays open the shortest.

Option One: Crooked Crust On weekends, Crooked Crust stays open until 3 AM. This option stays open the

longest.

Option Two: Top That! Pizza On weekends, Top That! Pizza stays open until 9 PM. This option closes 6 hours

earlier than the option that stays open the longest.

Option Three: Pizza Hut On weekends, Pizza Hut stays open until 12 AM. This option closes 3 hours earlier

than the option that stays open the longest.

Option Number Pizza Restaurant Hours of Operation

1 Crooked Crust 3 AM

2 Top That! Pizza 9 PM

3 Pizza Hut 12 AM

Conclusions 15

Conclusions

Each of the three options has its advantages and disadvantages. Option One (Crooked

Crust) is the closest pizza restaurant to the University of North Texas and it is the

restaurant that stays open the longest on weekends. However, Option One is the most

expensive restaurant, charging $16.00 for one large whole pizza. Option Two (Top

That! Pizza) is the least expensive restaurant, charging only $8.99 for a large whole

pizza. However, it was the pizza restaurant that closed the earliest on weekend. Option

Three (Pizza Hut) was the farthest away from the University of North Texas.

Based on our evaluation of the options in light of the criteria, the cost of a whole large

pizza is a secondary issue. We are primarily concerned with the distance the pizza

restaurant is from campus and the hours of operation on weekends.

Recommendations 19

Recommendations

Because Option One is the closest pizza restaurant to the campus of the University of

North Texas and it is the option that has the longest hours of operation on weekends,

we recommend Crooked Crust as the best pizza restaurant in Denton.