Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Investment | 290600 - 538400 | 295000 - 750000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5.50% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 7% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1973 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Experience | No Restaurant experience necessary but helpful Minimum financials are $175K to $400K in investment capital and a $600K to $1.0MM net worth | |
Financing Options |
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| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 138 hours Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: Regional seminars | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| 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) | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| 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 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 5.50% |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 7% |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 1973 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 1982 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 10 years |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 10 years+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | No Restaurant experience necessary but helpful Minimum financials are $175K to $400K in investment capital and a $600K to $1.0MM net worth |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | No |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza} | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | On-The-Job Training: 138 hours Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: Regional seminars |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification |
| 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 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Marketing | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| 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) |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. |
Expansion Plans |
|
| 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 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 0 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |