Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Happy's Pizza | Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Investment | 336500 - 608000 | 290600 - 538400 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 1.5K/mo | 5.50% |
| Advertising Fee | Up to 1% | 7% |
| Year Founded | 1996 | 1973 |
| Year Franchised | 2007 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Happy's Pizza | Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Happy's Pizza | Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Happy's Pizza | Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Training | While each of our stores undergoes Happy's classic build out, operators gain admission to The University of Happy's Pizza. After 30-45 days of training in our corporate kitchen and 60-90 days of in-store management training at an open location, graduates are completely groomed for success. Once a store is open, our support staff helps you with marketing, inventory control, staffing, prep and food updates. | On-The-Job Training: 138 hours Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: Regional seminars |
| Support | Site selection, lease negotiations assistance, equipment, fixture, signage and inventory suppliers and even construction standards and assistance. In addition to this, once a new store begins operations, Happy's Pizza provides all stores with an operations manual, continuous updates of our specifications and process and operational advice and assistance by telephone and Internet. | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | We are one of the only restaurants with a toll-free vanity number and we know how to use it. 800 BE HAPPY. Our in-house ad agency will customize individual marketing plans for every store. It starts with coming soon banners, job fairs and a big grand opening push. Once operations are running smoothly, we turn up the marketing machine with TV. Radio, direct mail, mobile and on-line promotions connected with our growing social web presence. | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Happy's Pizza | Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| 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 | 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Happy's Pizza | 1.5K/mo |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 5.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Happy's Pizza | Up to 1% |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 7% |
| Year Founded | |
| Happy's Pizza | 1996 |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 1973 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Happy's Pizza | 2007 |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
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| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Happy's Pizza | While each of our stores undergoes Happy's classic build out, operators gain admission to The University of Happy's Pizza. After 30-45 days of training in our corporate kitchen and 60-90 days of in-store management training at an open location, graduates are completely groomed for success. Once a store is open, our support staff helps you with marketing, inventory control, staffing, prep and food updates. |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | On-The-Job Training: 138 hours Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: Regional seminars |
| Support | |
| Happy's Pizza | Site selection, lease negotiations assistance, equipment, fixture, signage and inventory suppliers and even construction standards and assistance. In addition to this, once a new store begins operations, Happy's Pizza provides all stores with an operations manual, continuous updates of our specifications and process and operational advice and assistance by telephone and Internet. |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Happy's Pizza | We are one of the only restaurants with a toll-free vanity number and we know how to use it. 800 BE HAPPY. Our in-house ad agency will customize individual marketing plans for every store. It starts with coming soon banners, job fairs and a big grand opening push. Once operations are running smoothly, we turn up the marketing machine with TV. Radio, direct mail, mobile and on-line promotions connected with our growing social web presence. |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Happy's Pizza | 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 |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 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 | |
| Happy's Pizza | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |