Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Pizza Forum | Mark's Pizzeria | |
| Investment | 574000 - 983500 | 125000 - 150000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1994 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 1994 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Pizza Forum | Mark's Pizzeria | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Pizza Forum | Mark's Pizzeria | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Pizza Forum | Mark's Pizzeria | |
| Training | As needed | |
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Pizza Forum | Mark's Pizzeria | |
| 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 | Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Vermont, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Pizza Forum | |
| Mark's Pizzeria | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Pizza Forum | |
| Mark's Pizzeria | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Pizza Forum | |
| Mark's Pizzeria | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Pizza Forum | |
| Mark's Pizzeria | |
| Year Founded | |
| Pizza Forum | 1994 |
| Mark's Pizzeria | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Pizza Forum | 1994 |
| Mark's Pizzeria | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Pizza Forum | |
| Mark's Pizzeria | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Pizza Forum | |
| Mark's Pizzeria | 1/3 current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Financing Options |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Pizza Forum | |
| Mark's Pizzeria | As needed |
| Support | |
| Pizza Forum | |
| Mark's Pizzeria | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Pizza Forum | |
| Mark's Pizzeria | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Pizza Forum | |
| Mark's Pizzeria | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Pizza Forum | 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 |
| Mark's Pizzeria | Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Vermont, |
| Canada Expansion | |
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| International Expansion | |
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