Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Boston Pizza Canada | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Investment | 1145000 - 3017000 | 1624000 - 449800 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1963 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1968 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Boston Pizza Canada | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Boston Pizza Canada | Mellow Mushroom 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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| Boston Pizza Canada | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Training | Your ownership group and senior management staff will train for three weeks at our Shroom University training facility in Douglasville, Georgia prior to opening. When your store opens our training staff will assist you for a week prior to opening, and for two weeks after the opening. Shroom University offers a comprehensive program designed to teach you about the Front of House, Back of House, and Administrative aspects of running a Mellow Mushroom. You and your managers will learn how to make food, place orders, hire and retain personnel & maintain your POS system and mine the data it collects. A special emphasis is given to teaching you proven methods of supervising your store to decrease food and labor costs and increase cash flow. Quality control systems are also shared with you at Shroom University, and you will be provided with several financial and cost management spreadsheets. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Members of our operations team will visit your store(s) to ensure that our standards and practices are being upheld. These visits are also opportunities for us to continue to train your staff and help train any new employees. Our operations team will also help you implement new initiatives that are developed in conjunction with the marketing department. Our marketing team will advise you on coordinating local promotions and create collection-wide campaigns in which your store can participate. The marketing team will also provide you with designs for business cards, banners, stickers, magnets, and spec ads for use in your local market. |
| Marketing | 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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| Boston Pizza Canada | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| US Expansion | 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 | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 5% |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 3% |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 1963 |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 1968 |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 10 years |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 15 years +5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 20% of current fee |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | General business experience |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | No |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Boston Pizza Canada} | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Your ownership group and senior management staff will train for three weeks at our Shroom University training facility in Douglasville, Georgia prior to opening. When your store opens our training staff will assist you for a week prior to opening, and for two weeks after the opening. Shroom University offers a comprehensive program designed to teach you about the Front of House, Back of House, and Administrative aspects of running a Mellow Mushroom. You and your managers will learn how to make food, place orders, hire and retain personnel & maintain your POS system and mine the data it collects. A special emphasis is given to teaching you proven methods of supervising your store to decrease food and labor costs and increase cash flow. Quality control systems are also shared with you at Shroom University, and you will be provided with several financial and cost management spreadsheets. |
| Support | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | Members of our operations team will visit your store(s) to ensure that our standards and practices are being upheld. These visits are also opportunities for us to continue to train your staff and help train any new employees. Our operations team will also help you implement new initiatives that are developed in conjunction with the marketing department. Our marketing team will advise you on coordinating local promotions and create collection-wide campaigns in which your store can participate. The marketing team will also provide you with designs for business cards, banners, stickers, magnets, and spec ads for use in your local market. |
| Marketing | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Operations | |
| 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. |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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, |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 0 |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| International Expansion | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |