Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Investment | 290600 - 538400 | 1624000 - 449800 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5.50% | |
| Advertising Fee | 7% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1973 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Hungry Howie's 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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| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 138 hours Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: Regional seminars | 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 | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | 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 Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Mellow Mushroom 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 | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 5.50% |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 7% |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 1973 |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 1982 |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 10 years |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | 15 years +5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | No |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza} | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | On-The-Job Training: 138 hours Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: Regional seminars |
| 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 | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| 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 | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Operations | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Hungry Howie'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 |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 0 |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |
| International Expansion | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Mellow Mushroom Pizza | |