Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| California Pizza Kitchen | Z Pizza | |
| Investment | 0 - 0 | 249000 - 359000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| California Pizza Kitchen | Z Pizza | |
| Experience | * Proven track record in the restaurant industry * Current ownership of multiple restaurants with an established infrastructure, preferably full service U.S. brands * Previous franchise restaurant experience * Strong knowledge of market trends, real estate, governmental issues, distribution and labor * Minimum of $5 Million total net worth * Minimum of $2 Million cash available for investment * Franchise partner must have the resources and be willing to send multiple managers and several key restaurant employees to California for a 3 month training program. * All minimum requirements are subject to California Pizza Kitchen's collective evaluation of the potential franchise partner If you feel you meet the initial criteria and are interested in franchise opportunities, please tell us more about yourself and your company in the following preliminary application. | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| California Pizza Kitchen | Z Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| California Pizza Kitchen | Z Pizza | |
| Training | Additional training available as required | |
| Support | 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, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 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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| California Pizza Kitchen | Z Pizza | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | 1985 |
| Z Pizza | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | 0 |
| Z Pizza | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | * Proven track record in the restaurant industry * Current ownership of multiple restaurants with an established infrastructure, preferably full service U.S. brands * Previous franchise restaurant experience * Strong knowledge of market trends, real estate, governmental issues, distribution and labor * Minimum of $5 Million total net worth * Minimum of $2 Million cash available for investment * Franchise partner must have the resources and be willing to send multiple managers and several key restaurant employees to California for a 3 month training program. * All minimum requirements are subject to California Pizza Kitchen's collective evaluation of the potential franchise partner If you feel you meet the initial criteria and are interested in franchise opportunities, please tell us more about yourself and your company in the following preliminary application. |
| Z Pizza | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| California Pizza Kitchen} | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | Additional training available as required |
| Support | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| 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 | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| 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 | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | |
| International Expansion | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Z Pizza | |