Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Breadeaux Pizza | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Investment | 69500 - 310000 | 1624000 - 449800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1985 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Breadeaux Pizza | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Breadeaux Pizza | 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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| Breadeaux Pizza | 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, 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 | |
| Operations | 15% 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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| Breadeaux Pizza | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| US Expansion | Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | 5% |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | 1985 |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | 1985 |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | 15 years |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 15 years +5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | 1/4 of then-current fee |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | No |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Breadeaux Pizza} | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | |
| 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 | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, 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 | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Operations | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | 15% 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) |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| International Expansion | |
| Breadeaux Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |