Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| CiCi's Pizza | Romeo's Pizza | |
| Investment | 209962 - 1056527 | 128000 - 470500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4 - 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | greater of $2300 or 3% of sales | 1-2%co-op 3% local |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| CiCi's Pizza | Romeo's Pizza | |
| Experience | General business experience | We are looking for successful people with a history of business that have the passion to be in the food service industry. Minimally, the following criteria must be met: Single Unit $100,000 in cash or cash equivalents $250,000 in net worth Multi-Unit Development $200,000 in cash or cash equivalents $800,000 net worth Relevant food service operations experience is required by either the potential franchisee or the franchisee's Operating Partner. This is the single most important factor for success. We also require the Operating Partner to have ownership interest in the organization if the franchisee does not have operations experience. |
Financing Options |
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| CiCi's Pizza | Romeo's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| CiCi's Pizza | Romeo's Pizza | |
| Training | 8-12 week training process (the VP of Training may require additional training at his/her discretion, as successful completion of training is based on proficiency) | The training program is 4-6 weeks. This program will provide the skills and knowledge to become a Romeo's franchisee. Training will occur at one of Romeo's Pizza Training Restaurants and the Home Office in Medina, Ohio. The Romeo's training includes education on the following: Station Training Management Skills Problem Solving People Development Financial Analysis Local Store Marketing Relentless Pursuit of Pizza Perfection |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | The Romeo's Executive Team will work to design a program tailored to the specific needs of the potential franchise partner. The potential franchisee and their team will be ready for revenue at the end of the training program. Throughout the process, Romeo's will work with the potential franchisee to complete a business plan. The potential franchisee's team will work with Romeo's franchise development, operations and marketing professionals which will help and assist them in developing, marketing and operating a Romeo's Pizza franchise. |
| Marketing | National advertising | |
| Operations | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25-30 | The franchisee or a designated Operating Partner will be required to actively manage the day-to-day operations of the business. As such, the franchisee or the designated Operating Partner must live in the area to be developed and possess prior restaurant/retail supervisory experience commensuration with the number of restaurants that are planned for development. |
Expansion Plans |
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| CiCi's Pizza | Romeo's Pizza | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, South, South East, South West, | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 4 - 6% |
| Romeo's Pizza | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| CiCi's Pizza | greater of $2300 or 3% of sales |
| Romeo's Pizza | 1-2%co-op 3% local |
| Year Founded | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 1985 |
| Romeo's Pizza | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 1987 |
| Romeo's Pizza | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 10 years |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| CiCi's Pizza | General business experience |
| Romeo's Pizza | We are looking for successful people with a history of business that have the passion to be in the food service industry. Minimally, the following criteria must be met: Single Unit $100,000 in cash or cash equivalents $250,000 in net worth Multi-Unit Development $200,000 in cash or cash equivalents $800,000 net worth Relevant food service operations experience is required by either the potential franchisee or the franchisee's Operating Partner. This is the single most important factor for success. We also require the Operating Partner to have ownership interest in the organization if the franchisee does not have operations experience. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| CiCi's Pizza | No |
| Romeo's Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| CiCi's Pizza} | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 8-12 week training process (the VP of Training may require additional training at his/her discretion, as successful completion of training is based on proficiency) |
| Romeo's Pizza | The training program is 4-6 weeks. This program will provide the skills and knowledge to become a Romeo's franchisee. Training will occur at one of Romeo's Pizza Training Restaurants and the Home Office in Medina, Ohio. The Romeo's training includes education on the following: Station Training Management Skills Problem Solving People Development Financial Analysis Local Store Marketing Relentless Pursuit of Pizza Perfection |
| Support | |
| CiCi's Pizza | Newsletter, Meetings, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Romeo's Pizza | The Romeo's Executive Team will work to design a program tailored to the specific needs of the potential franchise partner. The potential franchisee and their team will be ready for revenue at the end of the training program. Throughout the process, Romeo's will work with the potential franchisee to complete a business plan. The potential franchisee's team will work with Romeo's franchise development, operations and marketing professionals which will help and assist them in developing, marketing and operating a Romeo's Pizza franchise. |
| Marketing | |
| CiCi's Pizza | National advertising |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Operations | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25-30 |
| Romeo's Pizza | The franchisee or a designated Operating Partner will be required to actively manage the day-to-day operations of the business. As such, the franchisee or the designated Operating Partner must live in the area to be developed and possess prior restaurant/retail supervisory experience commensuration with the number of restaurants that are planned for development. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| CiCi's Pizza | Mid West, South, South East, South West, |
| Romeo'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 | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 0 |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| International Expansion | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |