Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Boston Pizza Canada | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Investment | 1145000 - 3017000 | 295000 - 750000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1963 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1968 | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Boston Pizza Canada | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Experience | General business experience | No Restaurant experience necessary but helpful Minimum financials are $175K to $400K in investment capital and a $600K to $1.0MM net worth |
Financing Options |
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| Boston Pizza Canada | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Boston Pizza Canada | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Training | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 10-20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 70 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Boston Pizza Canada | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 5% |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 3% |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 1963 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 1968 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 10 years |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 10 years+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 20% of current fee |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | General business experience |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | No Restaurant experience necessary but helpful Minimum financials are $175K to $400K in investment capital and a $600K to $1.0MM net worth |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | No |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| Boston Pizza Canada} | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification |
| Support | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Marketing | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Operations | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 10-20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 70 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 0 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |