Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Buck's Pizza | |
| Investment | 89500 - 593500 | 165450 - 345400 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Buck's Pizza | |
| 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. | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Buck's Pizza | |
| 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 | Buck's Pizza | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Toll-Free Line Online Support |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media | Ad Templates |
| Operations | 14% of all franchisees own more than one unit 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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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Buck's Pizza | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 3% |
| Buck's Pizza | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1% |
| Buck's Pizza | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1982 |
| Buck's Pizza | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1986 |
| Buck's Pizza | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
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. |
| Buck's Pizza | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | No |
| Buck's Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza} | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Support | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Buck's Pizza | Purchasing Co-ops Toll-Free Line Online Support |
| Marketing | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Ad slicks, National media |
| Buck's Pizza | Ad Templates |
| Operations | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | 14% of all franchisees own more than one unit 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 | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, |
| Buck's Pizza | 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 | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |