Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dolly's Pizza | CiCi's Pizza | |
| Investment | 130000 - 230000 | 209962 - 1056527 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4 - 6% |
| Advertising Fee | greater of $2300 or 3% of sales | |
| Year Founded | 1966 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dolly's Pizza | CiCi's Pizza | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Dolly's Pizza | CiCi'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 | CiCi's Pizza | |
| Training | If needed | 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) |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | National advertising |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25-30 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Dolly's Pizza | CiCi's Pizza | |
| US Expansion | Mid West, South, South East, South West, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dolly's Pizza | 5% |
| CiCi's Pizza | 4 - 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | greater of $2300 or 3% of sales |
| Year Founded | |
| Dolly's Pizza | 1966 |
| CiCi's Pizza | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dolly's Pizza | 1993 |
| CiCi's Pizza | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dolly's Pizza | 10 years |
| CiCi's Pizza | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dolly's Pizza | $5K |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Dolly's Pizza | No |
| CiCi's Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Dolly's Pizza} | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Dolly's Pizza | If needed |
| 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) |
| Support | |
| Dolly's Pizza | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| CiCi's Pizza | Newsletter, Meetings, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Dolly's Pizza | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| CiCi's Pizza | National advertising |
| 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) |
| CiCi's Pizza | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25-30 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | Mid West, South, South East, South West, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Dolly's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |