Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Investment | 1624000 - 449800 | 138950 - 386800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| 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 | Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| 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. | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (77% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 2% |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Year Founded | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 15 years +5 |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | 20% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | No |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Equipment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza} | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Inventory | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Receivables | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| Payroll | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
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. |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| 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. |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (77% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |
| International Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Papa's Pizza To-Go | |