Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Investment | 1624000 - 449800 | 290600 - 538400 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5.50% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 7% |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1973 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| 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. | On-The-Job Training: 138 hours Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: Regional seminars |
| 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. | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | 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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| Mellow Mushroom 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 | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 5.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 2% |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 7% |
| Year Founded | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 1973 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 15 years +5 |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | No |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza} | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| 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. |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | On-The-Job Training: 138 hours Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: Regional seminars |
| 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. |
| 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 | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Mellow Mushroom 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 | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| 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 | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |