Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza

FOUNDED: 1989

FOUNDER/CEO: Sami Ladeki

HEADQUARTERS: La Jolla

BUSINESS: Restaurant; 15 locations

REVENUE: $50M

EMPLOYEES: 1,000

WEBSITE: sammyspizza.com and toastedoceanside.com

CONTACT: 858-456-8018

SOCIAL IMPACT: All Sammy’s locations, from San Diego to Sacramento to Nevada, offer military families a 20% discount every day.

NOTABLE: Born in Beirut and educated in Germany, Ladeki got his first job at a hotel in London.