Pizza kits, chocolate or a merch store? What your club keeps.
Per $100 sold, a club keeps about $21 on Little Caesars pizza kits, $15 to $30 on Purdys chocolate and $25 on a Team Drops store. The bigger differences are cash, delivery day and time: pizza kits mean collecting money and a truck at the door, chocolate and a store are paid online, and a store takes about nine weeks.
The side-by-side
| Pizza kits | Chocolate | Team store | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who runs it | Little Caesars | Purdys | Team Drops |
| Club keeps | $7 a kit; kits listed at $32 to $33 | 15% to 30% of seasonal sales, higher as sales grow | 25% of every sale |
| Per $100 sold | About $21 to $22 ($24 on $29 bread kits) | $15 to $30 | $25 |
| Before delivery | The group pays Little Caesars; minimums and freight apply | Nothing; profit from orders as low as $100 | Nothing; no minimum |
| Cash | Sellers take orders on brochures and collect payment; online orders too | None: supporters pay online | None: buyers pay at checkout |
| Delivery day | Refrigerated truck to your door; about one volunteer per 100 items | One shipment to sort and hand out, or shipped home at the buyer's cost | One box, every order in a bag with a name |
| How long | About 2 to 3 weeks of selling | 2 to 4 weeks suggested | 30 days to order, 30 to make; about nine weeks |
| What people get | Pizza | Chocolate | Gear with your crest |
Purdys' share is figured before taxes and shipping, ours before tax; the pizza kit line divides Little Caesars' $7 by the listed kit price. Pizza kit and chocolate terms are from each company's own fundraising site on Nov 7, 2026. Programs change, so check their current terms before you choose.
The math on one sale
$7 on a $33 pizza kit. $4.95 to $9.90 on $33 of chocolate, depending on Purdys' tier. $13.63 on a $54.50 hoodie, or $7.38 on a $29.50 tee. A hoodie earns the most per sale because it costs the most, which is why the per-$100 line above is the fairer comparison.
When pizza kits or chocolate win
- You need money soon. Two to four weeks of selling beats a nine-week store.
- Families know them. Nobody has to pick a size, and a $16 box of chocolate is an easy yes.
- You sell a lot of chocolate. At the top of Purdys' seasonal tiers, 30% beats a store's 25%.
When a store wins
- Nobody wants to handle money. There is nothing to collect, count or send in before delivery.
- Nobody wants a delivery night. No truck to meet and no pickup hour to staff; you get one box of bags with names on them.
- The club wants to be seen. Pizza gets eaten. A hoodie with your crest gets worn to the rink, the field and school all season.
- Nobody has to guess sizes. Each person picks their own, and we make exactly what was ordered. Here is what sizes groups actually order when they do guess.
The trade-off is time and taste. A store takes about nine weeks, and it only works if people want the gear. If families already wear your crest, that is a good sign.
You can run more than one
A store and a food fundraiser sell different things, so one doesn't cancel the other. Give each its own weeks so families aren't asked for two things at once. For hockey groups, here is how a minor hockey store runs, and here is how a team store works in general.
Questions
Which fundraiser makes the most money for a sports team?
Per $100 sold, a club keeps about $21 to $22 on Little Caesars pizza kits, $15 to $30 on Purdys chocolate depending on its sales tier, and $25 on a Team Drops store. How much you raise depends more on how many families buy.
How much does a club make on a Little Caesars pizza kit?
$7 a kit, according to Little Caesars' Canadian fundraising site, which says it may vary by delivery week. Kits were listed at $32 to $33 when we checked on Nov 7, 2026.
How much does a group earn selling Purdys chocolate?
From 15% up to 30% of sales before taxes and shipping, rising as the total grows, paid by e-transfer after delivery, according to Purdys' fundraising site on Nov 7, 2026.
Do we have to handle cash?
With pizza kits, sellers collect payment and the group pays Little Caesars before delivery. Purdys and a Team Drops store take payment online, so there is no cash to collect.
Can we run a team store and another fundraiser?
Yes. They sell different things. Just give each its own weeks so families aren't asked for two things at once.
Sources
- Little Caesars Pizza Kit Fundraising, Canada: fundraising profit, getting started and pizza kits, checked Nov 7, 2026.
- Purdys Chocolatier: seasonal fundraising and FAQ, checked Nov 7, 2026.
- Team Drops terms: how a team store works.
Team Drops is ours. We have no connection to Little Caesars or Purdys.
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