Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Pizza Ranch | Happy's Pizza | |
| Investment | 769200 - 3459498 | 336500 - 608000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 1.5K/mo |
| Advertising Fee | 2.25% | Up to 1% |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Pizza Ranch | Happy's Pizza | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Pizza Ranch | Happy's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Pizza Ranch | Happy's Pizza | |
| Training | 4-week manager training program. General managers/operators split their time between classroom training at our Restaurant Support Center in Orange City, IA and hands-on training at one of our training stores. In addition, a Pizza Ranch Store Opening Team provides pre-opening in-store training for your staff and will work with your team during and after the restaurant opening. | While each of our stores undergoes Happy's classic build out, operators gain admission to The University of Happy's Pizza. After 30-45 days of training in our corporate kitchen and 60-90 days of in-store management training at an open location, graduates are completely groomed for success. Once a store is open, our support staff helps you with marketing, inventory control, staffing, prep and food updates. |
| Support | Site selection, lease negotiations assistance, equipment, fixture, signage and inventory suppliers and even construction standards and assistance. In addition to this, once a new store begins operations, Happy's Pizza provides all stores with an operations manual, continuous updates of our specifications and process and operational advice and assistance by telephone and Internet. | |
| Marketing | We are one of the only restaurants with a toll-free vanity number and we know how to use it. 800 BE HAPPY. Our in-house ad agency will customize individual marketing plans for every store. It starts with coming soon banners, job fairs and a big grand opening push. Once operations are running smoothly, we turn up the marketing machine with TV. Radio, direct mail, mobile and on-line promotions connected with our growing social web presence. | |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Pizza Ranch | Happy'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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Pizza Ranch | 4% |
| Happy's Pizza | 1.5K/mo |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Pizza Ranch | 2.25% |
| Happy's Pizza | Up to 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Pizza Ranch | 1981 |
| Happy's Pizza | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Pizza Ranch | 1984 |
| Happy's Pizza | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Pizza Ranch | 10 years |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Pizza Ranch | $2,500 |
| Happy's Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Pizza Ranch | No |
| Happy's Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Pizza Ranch} | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Pizza Ranch | 4-week manager training program. General managers/operators split their time between classroom training at our Restaurant Support Center in Orange City, IA and hands-on training at one of our training stores. In addition, a Pizza Ranch Store Opening Team provides pre-opening in-store training for your staff and will work with your team during and after the restaurant opening. |
| Happy's Pizza | While each of our stores undergoes Happy's classic build out, operators gain admission to The University of Happy's Pizza. After 30-45 days of training in our corporate kitchen and 60-90 days of in-store management training at an open location, graduates are completely groomed for success. Once a store is open, our support staff helps you with marketing, inventory control, staffing, prep and food updates. |
| Support | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Happy's Pizza | Site selection, lease negotiations assistance, equipment, fixture, signage and inventory suppliers and even construction standards and assistance. In addition to this, once a new store begins operations, Happy's Pizza provides all stores with an operations manual, continuous updates of our specifications and process and operational advice and assistance by telephone and Internet. |
| Marketing | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Happy's Pizza | We are one of the only restaurants with a toll-free vanity number and we know how to use it. 800 BE HAPPY. Our in-house ad agency will customize individual marketing plans for every store. It starts with coming soon banners, job fairs and a big grand opening push. Once operations are running smoothly, we turn up the marketing machine with TV. Radio, direct mail, mobile and on-line promotions connected with our growing social web presence. |
| Operations | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Happy's Pizza | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Happy'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 | |
| Pizza Ranch | 0 |
| Happy's Pizza | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Pizza Ranch | |
| Happy's Pizza | |