Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Z Pizza | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 249000 - 359000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | Z Pizza | |
| Experience | General business experience | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Z Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | Z Pizza | |
| Training | Additional training available as required | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | The zpizza support system is extremely detailed and begins from the moment your franchise agreement is signed, throughout your development phases, and through your store opening. Training is provided to the operational owners and managers for your store. The zpizza Training Program is a four week program comprehensive of all operational details involved in your business. zpizza provides a team to serve from pre-opening to opening. - Use of brand name, trademarks, recipes, operational systems and methods, and décor - Facility planning on site location and architectural design - Specifications for fixtures, equipment, and leasehold improvements - Assistance in site selection and lease negotiation - Corporate training for Owner/Operator and Director of Operations/General Managers - Kitchen/Back of the House Workflow design - Ongoing support from members of the Training and Operations Team - Ongoing updates for increasing profitability - Products with high industry demand - Favorable national contracts with suppliers of goods and services - Operating manuals, policies, procedures, and business management systems - Annual franchisee meetings - Access to zpizza's proprietary, Internet-based system that acts as a repository for all above-mentioned support materials, manuals, graphics and brand communications. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Amazon Cafe | Z Pizza | |
| US Expansion | North East, South East, | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Z Pizza | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Z Pizza | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Z Pizza | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Z Pizza | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Z Pizza | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Z Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Z Pizza | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Z Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Z Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Z Pizza | Additional training available as required |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Z Pizza | The zpizza support system is extremely detailed and begins from the moment your franchise agreement is signed, throughout your development phases, and through your store opening. Training is provided to the operational owners and managers for your store. The zpizza Training Program is a four week program comprehensive of all operational details involved in your business. zpizza provides a team to serve from pre-opening to opening. - Use of brand name, trademarks, recipes, operational systems and methods, and décor - Facility planning on site location and architectural design - Specifications for fixtures, equipment, and leasehold improvements - Assistance in site selection and lease negotiation - Corporate training for Owner/Operator and Director of Operations/General Managers - Kitchen/Back of the House Workflow design - Ongoing support from members of the Training and Operations Team - Ongoing updates for increasing profitability - Products with high industry demand - Favorable national contracts with suppliers of goods and services - Operating manuals, policies, procedures, and business management systems - Annual franchisee meetings - Access to zpizza's proprietary, Internet-based system that acts as a repository for all above-mentioned support materials, manuals, graphics and brand communications. |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Z Pizza | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Amazon Cafe | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Z Pizza | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Z Pizza | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| Z Pizza | |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Z Pizza | |