Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Investment | 89500 - 593500 | 1145000 - 3017000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 3% |
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1963 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 1968 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Experience | *Ability to manage and motivate people. Food service experience is helpful, but not required. *Ability to locate and acquire rights to sites that meet the Company's criteria. *Ability to properly finance and capitalize the investment. *Commitment to market the product in order to maximize sales and profits. | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | Yes | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 10-20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 70 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Boston Pizza Canada | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 3% |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1% |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1982 |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 1963 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1986 |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 1968 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 20% of current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | *Ability to manage and motivate people. Food service experience is helpful, but not required. *Ability to locate and acquire rights to sites that meet the Company's criteria. *Ability to properly finance and capitalize the investment. *Commitment to market the product in order to maximize sales and profits. |
| Boston Pizza Canada | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | No |
| Boston Pizza Canada | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Equipment | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza} | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Inventory | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Receivables | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Payroll | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Support | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Boston Pizza Canada | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Ad slicks, National media |
| Boston Pizza Canada | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 10-20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 70 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, |
| Boston Pizza Canada | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |