Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Old Chicago | Stuft Pizza | |
| Investment | 1331500 - 2187000 | 350000 - 650000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1976 | 1976 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 1985 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Old Chicago | Stuft Pizza | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Old Chicago | Stuft Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Old Chicago | Stuft Pizza | |
| Training | The Old Chicago training department will provide Franchisees, their management team, and staff, comprehensive training programs that combine both restaurant and classroom training. All Franchise management teams will receive seven weeks of in-store training at a designated Old Chicago training restaurant. On-The-Job Training: 350 hours | |
| Support | A set of comprehensive manuals are provided to an Old Chicago Franchisee upon the signing of the Operating Agreement. These manuals are designed for easy reference and serve as an authoritative source of information about Old Chicago standard operating policies and procedures. These manuals are frequently updated to reflect Old Chicago's response to the changing needs of today's guests. Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software | Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Old Chicago restaurants rely primarily on a Local Restaurant Marketing (LRM) program that allows each store to choose the marketing programs and promotions that match the needs of the individual store's market. Advertising and promotional materials are available at a reasonable cost to Franchisees that support a LRM program. As such we employ our own graphics designer to assist Franchise Partners with their LRM design needs. We also employ a marketing professional to consult with our Franchise Partners. Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 20 90% of current franchisees are owner/operators | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Old Chicago | Stuft 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 | Arizona, California, Oregon, Utah, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Old Chicago | 4% |
| Stuft Pizza | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Old Chicago | 3% |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Year Founded | |
| Old Chicago | 1976 |
| Stuft Pizza | 1976 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Old Chicago | 2000 |
| Stuft Pizza | 1985 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Old Chicago} | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Old Chicago | The Old Chicago training department will provide Franchisees, their management team, and staff, comprehensive training programs that combine both restaurant and classroom training. All Franchise management teams will receive seven weeks of in-store training at a designated Old Chicago training restaurant. On-The-Job Training: 350 hours |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Support | |
| Old Chicago | A set of comprehensive manuals are provided to an Old Chicago Franchisee upon the signing of the Operating Agreement. These manuals are designed for easy reference and serve as an authoritative source of information about Old Chicago standard operating policies and procedures. These manuals are frequently updated to reflect Old Chicago's response to the changing needs of today's guests. Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software |
| Stuft Pizza | Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Old Chicago | Old Chicago restaurants rely primarily on a Local Restaurant Marketing (LRM) program that allows each store to choose the marketing programs and promotions that match the needs of the individual store's market. Advertising and promotional materials are available at a reasonable cost to Franchisees that support a LRM program. As such we employ our own graphics designer to assist Franchise Partners with their LRM design needs. We also employ a marketing professional to consult with our Franchise Partners. Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Operations | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Stuft Pizza | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 20 90% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Old Chicago | 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 |
| Stuft Pizza | Arizona, California, Oregon, Utah, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| International Expansion | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Stuft Pizza | |