Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | CiCi's Pizza | |
| Investment | 89500 - 593500 | 209962 - 1056527 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 4 - 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | greater of $2300 or 3% of sales |
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | CiCi's Pizza | |
| Experience | *Ability to manage and motivate people. Food service experience is helpful, but not required. *Ability to locate and acquire rights to sites that meet the Company's criteria. *Ability to properly finance and capitalize the investment. *Commitment to market the product in order to maximize sales and profits. | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | CiCi's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | Yes | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | CiCi's Pizza | |
| Training | 8-12 week training process (the VP of Training may require additional training at his/her discretion, as successful completion of training is based on proficiency) | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media | National advertising |
| Operations | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25-30 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | CiCi's Pizza | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, | Mid West, South, South East, South West, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 3% |
| CiCi's Pizza | 4 - 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1% |
| CiCi's Pizza | greater of $2300 or 3% of sales |
| Year Founded | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1982 |
| CiCi's Pizza | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1986 |
| CiCi's Pizza | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | *Ability to manage and motivate people. Food service experience is helpful, but not required. *Ability to locate and acquire rights to sites that meet the Company's criteria. *Ability to properly finance and capitalize the investment. *Commitment to market the product in order to maximize sales and profits. |
| CiCi's Pizza | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | No |
| CiCi's Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza} | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 8-12 week training process (the VP of Training may require additional training at his/her discretion, as successful completion of training is based on proficiency) |
| Support | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| CiCi's Pizza | Newsletter, Meetings, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Ad slicks, National media |
| CiCi's Pizza | National advertising |
| Operations | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25-30 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, |
| CiCi's Pizza | Mid West, South, South East, South West, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| CiCi's Pizza | |