Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Western Pizza Express | Z Pizza | |
| Investment | 225000 - 240700 | 249000 - 359000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 3% |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Western Pizza Express | Z Pizza | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Western Pizza Express | Z Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Western Pizza Express | Z Pizza | |
| Training | 2 weeks training at one of our teaching restaurants in either Regina , Saskatchewan or Calgary, Alberta. | Additional training available as required |
| Support | 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 | * 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. | 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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| Western Pizza Express | Z Pizza | |
| US Expansion | 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 | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Western Pizza Express | 5% |
| Z Pizza | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Western Pizza Express | 3% |
| Z Pizza | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Western Pizza Express | 0 |
| Z Pizza | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Western Pizza Express | 0 |
| Z Pizza | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Z Pizza | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Z Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Z Pizza | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Western Pizza Express} | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Z 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. |
| Z Pizza | Additional training available as required |
| Support | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| 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 | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Z Pizza | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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. |
| 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 | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Z Pizza | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Z Pizza | |
| International Expansion | |
| Western Pizza Express | |
| Z Pizza | |