Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Investment | 295000 - 750000 | 1145000 - 3017000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 3% |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1963 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 1968 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Experience | No Restaurant experience necessary but helpful Minimum financials are $175K to $400K in investment capital and a $600K to $1.0MM net worth | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Training | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. | 10-20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 70 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | Boston Pizza Canada | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 7% |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 2% |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1992 |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 1963 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1998 |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 1968 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 10 years+5 |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 20% of current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| 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 |
| Boston Pizza Canada | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Equipment | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen} | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Inventory | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Receivables | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Payroll | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |
| Support | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 10-20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 70 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 0 |
| Boston Pizza Canada | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Boston Pizza Canada | |