Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Pizza Express | Happy's Pizza | |
| Investment | 225000 - 240700 | 336500 - 608000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 1.5K/mo |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | Up to 1% |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
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| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Pizza Express | Happy's Pizza | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
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| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Western Pizza Express | Happy's Pizza | |
| Training | 2 weeks training at one of our teaching restaurants in either Regina , Saskatchewan or Calgary, Alberta. | While each of our stores undergoes Happy's classic build out, operators gain admission to The University of Happy's Pizza. After 30-45 days of training in our corporate kitchen and 60-90 days of in-store management training at an open location, graduates are completely groomed for success. Once a store is open, our support staff helps you with marketing, inventory control, staffing, prep and food updates. |
| Support | Site selection, lease negotiations assistance, equipment, fixture, signage and inventory suppliers and even construction standards and assistance. In addition to this, once a new store begins operations, Happy's Pizza provides all stores with an operations manual, continuous updates of our specifications and process and operational advice and assistance by telephone and Internet. | |
| Marketing | We are one of the only restaurants with a toll-free vanity number and we know how to use it. 800 BE HAPPY. Our in-house ad agency will customize individual marketing plans for every store. It starts with coming soon banners, job fairs and a big grand opening push. Once operations are running smoothly, we turn up the marketing machine with TV. Radio, direct mail, mobile and on-line promotions connected with our growing social web presence. | |
| Operations | * 2 or more persons (or companies) may team up to acquire a single restaurant.* At least one trained owner/manager must work at your business full-time. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Western Pizza Express | Happy's 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 | |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Pizza Express | 5% |
| Happy's Pizza | 1.5K/mo |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Pizza Express | 3% |
| Happy's Pizza | Up to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Pizza Express | 0 |
| Happy's Pizza | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Pizza Express | 0 |
| Happy's Pizza | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
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| Happy's Pizza | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
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| Happy's Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Western Pizza Express | 2 weeks training at one of our teaching restaurants in either Regina , Saskatchewan or Calgary, Alberta. |
| Happy's Pizza | While each of our stores undergoes Happy's classic build out, operators gain admission to The University of Happy's Pizza. After 30-45 days of training in our corporate kitchen and 60-90 days of in-store management training at an open location, graduates are completely groomed for success. Once a store is open, our support staff helps you with marketing, inventory control, staffing, prep and food updates. |
| Support | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Happy's Pizza | Site selection, lease negotiations assistance, equipment, fixture, signage and inventory suppliers and even construction standards and assistance. In addition to this, once a new store begins operations, Happy's Pizza provides all stores with an operations manual, continuous updates of our specifications and process and operational advice and assistance by telephone and Internet. |
| Marketing | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Happy's Pizza | We are one of the only restaurants with a toll-free vanity number and we know how to use it. 800 BE HAPPY. Our in-house ad agency will customize individual marketing plans for every store. It starts with coming soon banners, job fairs and a big grand opening push. Once operations are running smoothly, we turn up the marketing machine with TV. Radio, direct mail, mobile and on-line promotions connected with our growing social web presence. |
| Operations | |
| Western Pizza Express | * 2 or more persons (or companies) may team up to acquire a single restaurant.* At least one trained owner/manager must work at your business full-time. |
| Happy's Pizza | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Happy'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 | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Happy's Pizza | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Happy's Pizza | |