Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Investment | 1624000 - 449800 | 295000 - 750000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Experience | No Restaurant experience necessary but helpful Minimum financials are $175K to $400K in investment capital and a $600K to $1.0MM net worth | |
Financing Options |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian 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 | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian 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. | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification |
| 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 | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 2% |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 15 years +5 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 10 years+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | No Restaurant experience necessary but helpful Minimum financials are $175K to $400K in investment capital and a $600K to $1.0MM net worth |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | No |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza} | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian 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. |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification |
| 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. |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Marketing | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Operations | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |