Start-Up Costs and Fees |
| Investment |
200000 - 350000 |
209200 - 462500 |
| Franchise Fee |
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| Royalty Fee |
5% |
5% |
| Advertising Fee |
3% |
1% |
| Year Founded |
1948 |
1994 |
| Year Franchised |
1986 |
2000 |
| Term Of Agreement |
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| Term Of Agreement |
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| Renewal Fee |
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Business Experience Requirements |
| Experience |
A minimum net worth of $100,000
A minimum of $60,000 in liquid assets or financing or a combination thereof
Five Star Customer Service for staff and customers alike
Product Quality " using only approved ingredients and the amounts set forth by the Cottage Inn Standard Operating Procedures
Professional Image " uniforms should be clean and pressed, and employees should be well-groomed at all times.
The Right Personality
As a member of the food service industry, our franchisees must have the right personality, too. We look for clean-cut professionals who will take pride in being a Cottage Inn franchisee. We also look for candidates who are strong leaders, can motivate a staff, and treat customers with the utmost care and respect. In the food service industry, it s important that your store pass the white glove test every day. Safety is always a concern when it comes to proper food handling.
To be a successful Cottage Inn franchisee you must also understand profit and loss statements. You need to input tools to measure your expenses on an on-going basis. We lay out what has been successful for Cottage Inn throughout our corporate stores and we want to make sure each franchisee who joins the Cottage Inn family follows the same equation to success. |
Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees |
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No |
| Start-up Costs |
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No |
| Equipment |
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No |
| Inventory |
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No |
| Receivables |
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No |
| Payroll |
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No |
Training & Support |
| Training |
Cottage Inn offers a world-class training program
On-The-Job Training: 240 hours
Classroom Training: 6 hours
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While our pizza may be extreme, you don’t have to be. The Extreme Team is dedicated to providing you everything you need for success. All Extreme Pizza franchisees are thoroughly trained in all facets of the business operations, marketing, finance, inventory control, food preparation, purchasing and scheduling. Our training, combined with our negotiated vendor pricing, allow our restaurants to maintain impressive overall cost controls.
Our intensive and extensive 6-week training program we believe prepares you for everything that might come your way while owning a local fast-fresh, made-to-order pizza business. Prior to opening a new location, we require that all franchisees be thoroughly trained in all facets of running a pizza business. As part of the initial franchise fee, we provide hands-on training at our Extreme Pizza corporate offices and restaurants in San Francisco and on location as well.
While in San Francisco, new franchisees work with the corporate training team for up to 4 weeks where they learn food and product preparation, food and labor management, human resource management, customer relations, financial management, inventory and cost control and marketing. Additional on-site training in the new restaurant for 2 weeks solidifies the training in your actual local restaurant kitchen and community. |
| Support |
On-going support to keep your store running successfully and smoothly. We want you to succeed, which is why we offer our support and advice gained from years of experience in the pizza industry. We ve been in the business since 1948 and operate 40 locations in two states, so it s safe to say we know how to run a business.
Purchasing Co-ops
Newsletter
Meetings/Conventions
Toll-Free Line
Grand Opening
Online Support
Security/Safety Procedures
Field Operations
Site Selection
Proprietary Software
Franchisee Intranet Platform
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Of course it’s impossible to learn everything in six weeks that our team has learned in more than twenty years of a doing business. Which is why we provide you with a rock-solid support system to help you throughout your entire Extreme Pizza franchise experience.
Once your store is up and running, an Extreme Pizza business coach, and the rest of the corporate team, will be available for ongoing support and training. As necessary, we will make visits to your location to provide one-on-one counsel. Additionally we will provide group training sessions open to all franchisees throughout the year, and will offer the opportunity to attend regional meetings and seminars that will enable you to meet and mingle with other franchisees in the Extreme Pizza system. |
| Marketing |
We collaborate with a digital marketing agency to help make Cottage Inn the top-ranked pizza company in relevant markets across Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.
Cottage Inn employs an in-house creative team and offsite agency to produce a myriad of digital marketing vehicles, including e-blasts, mobile CRM, social media (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, FourSquare, Instagram). We also leverage traditional print solutions such as bulk mail menus, EDDM (every day direct mail) cards, magnets, box toppers and door hangers.
We also invest in branding the Cottage Inn name, making us more desirable across all relevant markets. Cottage Inn is the Preferred Pizza Provider at MIS (Michigan International Speedway) where we serve over 100,000 guests at NASCAR events and the Country Music Festival.
Cottage Inn engages franchisees in strategic marketing meetings to receive their input on marketing campaigns and new product development. We also help franchisees market their specific stores via community fairs, business expos, entertainment venues and more.
We are family first at Cottage Inn, having been owned by the same family for over 65 years!
How we market each of our franchises:
Dynamic corporate website with pages dedicated to each franchise location
Convenient online ordering
A loyalty program to attract and retain customers
Mobile marketing to engage with the on-the-go world
E-marketing to offer the best deals to our dedicated customers
Traditional print marketing menus, direct mail, door hangers, box toppers, magnets and specialty pieces
Social media to engage our most dedicated consumers.
Branding by way of special event sponsorships
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Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations |
Cottage Inn maintains control of its product and distribution by operating a 22,000 square foot commissary in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Fresh products are delivered weekly and our warehouse staff is always on call in case of emergency.
Cottage Inn produces fresh dough daily. For locations more than 200 miles away from Ann Arbor, we encourage and assist franchisees with setting up their own dough production. This assures a fresh, high-quality product and will help you secure a customer for life.
Absentee Ownership Allowed
Number of Employees Required to Run: 15
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Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
| US Expansion |
Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
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| Canada Expansion |
Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
0 |
| International Expansion |
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Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
| Investment |
|
|
| Franchise Fee |
|
|
| Royalty Fee |
| 5% |
| 5% |
| Advertising Fee |
| 3% |
| 1% |
| Year Founded |
| 1948 |
| 1994 |
| Year Franchised |
| 1986 |
| 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement |
|
| 15 years |
| Renewal Fee |
|
|
Business Experience Requirements |
| Experience |
| A minimum net worth of $100,000
A minimum of $60,000 in liquid assets or financing or a combination thereof
Five Star Customer Service for staff and customers alike
Product Quality " using only approved ingredients and the amounts set forth by the Cottage Inn Standard Operating Procedures
Professional Image " uniforms should be clean and pressed, and employees should be well-groomed at all times.
The Right Personality
As a member of the food service industry, our franchisees must have the right personality, too. We look for clean-cut professionals who will take pride in being a Cottage Inn franchisee. We also look for candidates who are strong leaders, can motivate a staff, and treat customers with the utmost care and respect. In the food service industry, it s important that your store pass the white glove test every day. Safety is always a concern when it comes to proper food handling.
To be a successful Cottage Inn franchisee you must also understand profit and loss statements. You need to input tools to measure your expenses on an on-going basis. We lay out what has been successful for Cottage Inn throughout our corporate stores and we want to make sure each franchisee who joins the Cottage Inn family follows the same equation to success. |
| Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
| |
|
| Franchise Fees |
|
|
| Start-up Costs |
|
|
| Equipment |
|
|
| Inventory |
|
|
| Receivables |
|
|
| Payroll |
|
|
Training & Support |
| Training |
| Cottage Inn offers a world-class training program
On-The-Job Training: 240 hours
Classroom Training: 6 hours
|
| While our pizza may be extreme, you don’t have to be. The Extreme Team is dedicated to providing you everything you need for success. All Extreme Pizza franchisees are thoroughly trained in all facets of the business operations, marketing, finance, inventory control, food preparation, purchasing and scheduling. Our training, combined with our negotiated vendor pricing, allow our restaurants to maintain impressive overall cost controls.
Our intensive and extensive 6-week training program we believe prepares you for everything that might come your way while owning a local fast-fresh, made-to-order pizza business. Prior to opening a new location, we require that all franchisees be thoroughly trained in all facets of running a pizza business. As part of the initial franchise fee, we provide hands-on training at our Extreme Pizza corporate offices and restaurants in San Francisco and on location as well.
While in San Francisco, new franchisees work with the corporate training team for up to 4 weeks where they learn food and product preparation, food and labor management, human resource management, customer relations, financial management, inventory and cost control and marketing. Additional on-site training in the new restaurant for 2 weeks solidifies the training in your actual local restaurant kitchen and community. |
| Support |
| On-going support to keep your store running successfully and smoothly. We want you to succeed, which is why we offer our support and advice gained from years of experience in the pizza industry. We ve been in the business since 1948 and operate 40 locations in two states, so it s safe to say we know how to run a business.
Purchasing Co-ops
Newsletter
Meetings/Conventions
Toll-Free Line
Grand Opening
Online Support
Security/Safety Procedures
Field Operations
Site Selection
Proprietary Software
Franchisee Intranet Platform
|
| Of course it’s impossible to learn everything in six weeks that our team has learned in more than twenty years of a doing business. Which is why we provide you with a rock-solid support system to help you throughout your entire Extreme Pizza franchise experience.
Once your store is up and running, an Extreme Pizza business coach, and the rest of the corporate team, will be available for ongoing support and training. As necessary, we will make visits to your location to provide one-on-one counsel. Additionally we will provide group training sessions open to all franchisees throughout the year, and will offer the opportunity to attend regional meetings and seminars that will enable you to meet and mingle with other franchisees in the Extreme Pizza system. |
| Marketing |
| We collaborate with a digital marketing agency to help make Cottage Inn the top-ranked pizza company in relevant markets across Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.
Cottage Inn employs an in-house creative team and offsite agency to produce a myriad of digital marketing vehicles, including e-blasts, mobile CRM, social media (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, FourSquare, Instagram). We also leverage traditional print solutions such as bulk mail menus, EDDM (every day direct mail) cards, magnets, box toppers and door hangers.
We also invest in branding the Cottage Inn name, making us more desirable across all relevant markets. Cottage Inn is the Preferred Pizza Provider at MIS (Michigan International Speedway) where we serve over 100,000 guests at NASCAR events and the Country Music Festival.
Cottage Inn engages franchisees in strategic marketing meetings to receive their input on marketing campaigns and new product development. We also help franchisees market their specific stores via community fairs, business expos, entertainment venues and more.
We are family first at Cottage Inn, having been owned by the same family for over 65 years!
How we market each of our franchises:
Dynamic corporate website with pages dedicated to each franchise location
Convenient online ordering
A loyalty program to attract and retain customers
Mobile marketing to engage with the on-the-go world
E-marketing to offer the best deals to our dedicated customers
Traditional print marketing menus, direct mail, door hangers, box toppers, magnets and specialty pieces
Social media to engage our most dedicated consumers.
Branding by way of special event sponsorships
|
| Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations |
| Cottage Inn maintains control of its product and distribution by operating a 22,000 square foot commissary in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Fresh products are delivered weekly and our warehouse staff is always on call in case of emergency.
Cottage Inn produces fresh dough daily. For locations more than 200 miles away from Ann Arbor, we encourage and assist franchisees with setting up their own dough production. This assures a fresh, high-quality product and will help you secure a customer for life.
Absentee Ownership Allowed
Number of Employees Required to Run: 15
|
|
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
| US Expansion |
| Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
|
| Canada Expansion |
| Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| 0 |
| International Expansion |
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