Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Investment | 295000 - 750000 | 290600 - 538400 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 5.50% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 7% |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1973 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| 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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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| 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 | Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Training | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification | On-The-Job Training: 138 hours Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: Regional seminars |
| 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 | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. | 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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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | Hungry Howie'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 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 7% |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 5.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 2% |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 7% |
| Year Founded | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1992 |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 1973 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1998 |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 10 years+5 |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| 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 |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen} | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | On-The-Job Training: 138 hours Classroom Training: 44 hours Additional Training: Regional seminars |
| Support | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| 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 |
| Marketing | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 0 |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | |