Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Stuft Pizza | Z Pizza | |
| Investment | 350000 - 650000 | 249000 - 359000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1976 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 1985 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Stuft Pizza | Z Pizza | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Stuft Pizza | Z Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Stuft Pizza | Z Pizza | |
| Training | Additional training available as required | |
| Support | Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | The zpizza support system is extremely detailed and begins from the moment your franchise agreement is signed, throughout your development phases, and through your store opening. Training is provided to the operational owners and managers for your store. The zpizza Training Program is a four week program comprehensive of all operational details involved in your business. zpizza provides a team to serve from pre-opening to opening. - Use of brand name, trademarks, recipes, operational systems and methods, and décor - Facility planning on site location and architectural design - Specifications for fixtures, equipment, and leasehold improvements - Assistance in site selection and lease negotiation - Corporate training for Owner/Operator and Director of Operations/General Managers - Kitchen/Back of the House Workflow design - Ongoing support from members of the Training and Operations Team - Ongoing updates for increasing profitability - Products with high industry demand - Favorable national contracts with suppliers of goods and services - Operating manuals, policies, procedures, and business management systems - Annual franchisee meetings - Access to zpizza's proprietary, Internet-based system that acts as a repository for all above-mentioned support materials, manuals, graphics and brand communications. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| 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 | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Stuft Pizza | Z Pizza | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, California, Oregon, Utah, | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Stuft Pizza | 4% |
| Z Pizza | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Z Pizza | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Stuft Pizza | 1976 |
| Z Pizza | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Stuft Pizza | 1985 |
| Z Pizza | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Z Pizza | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Z Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Z Pizza | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Stuft Pizza | No |
| Z Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Stuft Pizza} | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Z Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Z Pizza | Additional training available as required |
| Support | |
| Stuft Pizza | Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Z Pizza | The zpizza support system is extremely detailed and begins from the moment your franchise agreement is signed, throughout your development phases, and through your store opening. Training is provided to the operational owners and managers for your store. The zpizza Training Program is a four week program comprehensive of all operational details involved in your business. zpizza provides a team to serve from pre-opening to opening. - Use of brand name, trademarks, recipes, operational systems and methods, and décor - Facility planning on site location and architectural design - Specifications for fixtures, equipment, and leasehold improvements - Assistance in site selection and lease negotiation - Corporate training for Owner/Operator and Director of Operations/General Managers - Kitchen/Back of the House Workflow design - Ongoing support from members of the Training and Operations Team - Ongoing updates for increasing profitability - Products with high industry demand - Favorable national contracts with suppliers of goods and services - Operating manuals, policies, procedures, and business management systems - Annual franchisee meetings - Access to zpizza's proprietary, Internet-based system that acts as a repository for all above-mentioned support materials, manuals, graphics and brand communications. |
| Marketing | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Z Pizza | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| 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 |
| Z Pizza | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Stuft Pizza | Arizona, California, Oregon, Utah, |
| Z Pizza | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Z Pizza | |
| International Expansion | |
| Stuft Pizza | |
| Z Pizza | |