Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| Investment | 1624000 - 449800 | 338050 - 610000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 0 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| 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. | Training is about 6 weeks long at a Pickleman's Corporate Location. Pickleman s does not charge for the initial training program for you and 1 designated manager. You are responsible for wages, travel, and living expenses for the duration of training. |
| 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 | Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 2% |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 15 years +5 |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | No |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza} | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
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. |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | Training is about 6 weeks long at a Pickleman's Corporate Location. Pickleman s does not charge for the initial training program for you and 1 designated manager. You are responsible for wages, travel, and living expenses for the duration of training. |
| 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. |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| Marketing | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| Operations | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | 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 | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | |
| International Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe | Worldwide, |