Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Investment | 1624000 - 449800 | 0 - 0 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | ||
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | California Pizza Kitchen | |
| 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. | |
Financing Options |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Training | Your ownership group and senior management staff will train for three weeks at our Shroom University training facility in Douglasville, Georgia prior to opening. When your store opens our training staff will assist you for a week prior to opening, and for two weeks after the opening. Shroom University offers a comprehensive program designed to teach you about the Front of House, Back of House, and Administrative aspects of running a Mellow Mushroom. You and your managers will learn how to make food, place orders, hire and retain personnel & maintain your POS system and mine the data it collects. A special emphasis is given to teaching you proven methods of supervising your store to decrease food and labor costs and increase cash flow. Quality control systems are also shared with you at Shroom University, and you will be provided with several financial and cost management spreadsheets. | |
| Support | Members of our operations team will visit your store(s) to ensure that our standards and practices are being upheld. These visits are also opportunities for us to continue to train your staff and help train any new employees. Our operations team will also help you implement new initiatives that are developed in conjunction with the marketing department. Our marketing team will advise you on coordinating local promotions and create collection-wide campaigns in which your store can participate. The marketing team will also provide you with designs for business cards, banners, stickers, magnets, and spec ads for use in your local market. | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | California Pizza Kitchen | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 2% |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Year Founded | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| California Pizza Kitchen | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| California Pizza Kitchen | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 15 years +5 |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| 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. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | No |
| California Pizza Kitchen | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza} | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Your ownership group and senior management staff will train for three weeks at our Shroom University training facility in Douglasville, Georgia prior to opening. When your store opens our training staff will assist you for a week prior to opening, and for two weeks after the opening. Shroom University offers a comprehensive program designed to teach you about the Front of House, Back of House, and Administrative aspects of running a Mellow Mushroom. You and your managers will learn how to make food, place orders, hire and retain personnel & maintain your POS system and mine the data it collects. A special emphasis is given to teaching you proven methods of supervising your store to decrease food and labor costs and increase cash flow. Quality control systems are also shared with you at Shroom University, and you will be provided with several financial and cost management spreadsheets. |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Support | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Members of our operations team will visit your store(s) to ensure that our standards and practices are being upheld. These visits are also opportunities for us to continue to train your staff and help train any new employees. Our operations team will also help you implement new initiatives that are developed in conjunction with the marketing department. Our marketing team will advise you on coordinating local promotions and create collection-wide campaigns in which your store can participate. The marketing team will also provide you with designs for business cards, banners, stickers, magnets, and spec ads for use in your local market. |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Marketing | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Operations | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |
| International Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| California Pizza Kitchen | |