Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | Squisito Pizza | |
| Investment | 295000 - 750000 | 269000 - 596900 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 1% -2% |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | Squisito 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 | Squisito Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | Squisito Pizza | |
| Training | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification | Our initial training program consists of approximately four weeks of classroom and on-site training at one of our affiliate restaurants in Maryland. We request that you and two of your mangers attend training. In addition, we will provide you with one of our trained team members at your site for up to 14 days (to be scheduled around your opening). Your training program is intensive and includes: Recipes and Prep Procedures, Quality and Service Standards, Inventory Procedures, Equipment and Safety, Brand Compliance, Food Safety, and Sanitation and Health Code Compliance. On-The-Job Training: 86 hours Classroom Training: 95 hours |
| Support | Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates 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. | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 10 - 15 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | Squisito 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 | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Squisito Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Squisito Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 7% |
| Squisito Pizza | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 2% |
| Squisito Pizza | 1% -2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1992 |
| Squisito Pizza | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1998 |
| Squisito Pizza | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 10 years+5 |
| Squisito Pizza | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Squisito 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 |
| Squisito Pizza | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Squisito Pizza | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Squisito Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen} | |
| Squisito Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Squisito Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Squisito Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Squisito Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification |
| Squisito Pizza | Our initial training program consists of approximately four weeks of classroom and on-site training at one of our affiliate restaurants in Maryland. We request that you and two of your mangers attend training. In addition, we will provide you with one of our trained team members at your site for up to 14 days (to be scheduled around your opening). Your training program is intensive and includes: Recipes and Prep Procedures, Quality and Service Standards, Inventory Procedures, Equipment and Safety, Brand Compliance, Food Safety, and Sanitation and Health Code Compliance. On-The-Job Training: 86 hours Classroom Training: 95 hours |
| Support | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Squisito Pizza | Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Squisito Pizza | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates 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. |
| Squisito Pizza | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 10 - 15 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Squisito 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 |
| Squisito Pizza | |
| International Expansion | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Squisito Pizza | |