Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dolly's Pizza | Buck's Pizza | |
| Investment | 130000 - 230000 | 165450 - 345400 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1966 | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dolly's Pizza | Buck's Pizza | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Dolly's Pizza | Buck's 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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| Dolly's Pizza | Buck's Pizza | |
| Training | If needed | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Toll-Free Line Online Support |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Ad Templates |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 14% 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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| Dolly's Pizza | Buck'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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dolly's Pizza | 5% |
| Buck's Pizza | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Dolly's Pizza | 1966 |
| Buck's Pizza | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dolly's Pizza | 1993 |
| Buck's Pizza | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dolly's Pizza | 10 years |
| Buck's Pizza | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dolly's Pizza | $5K |
| Buck's Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Dolly's Pizza | No |
| Buck's Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Dolly's Pizza} | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Dolly's Pizza | If needed |
| Buck's Pizza | |
| Support | |
| Dolly's Pizza | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Buck's Pizza | Purchasing Co-ops Toll-Free Line Online Support |
| Marketing | |
| Dolly's Pizza | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Buck's Pizza | Ad Templates |
| Operations | |
| Dolly's Pizza | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Buck's Pizza | 14% 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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| US Expansion | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| Buck'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 | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| Buck's Pizza | |