Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Old Chicago | |
| Investment | 89500 - 593500 | 1331500 - 2187000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 3% |
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1976 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Old Chicago | |
| 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. | |
Financing Options |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Old Chicago | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Old Chicago | |
| Training | The Old Chicago training department will provide Franchisees, their management team, and staff, comprehensive training programs that combine both restaurant and classroom training. All Franchise management teams will receive seven weeks of in-store training at a designated Old Chicago training restaurant. On-The-Job Training: 350 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | A set of comprehensive manuals are provided to an Old Chicago Franchisee upon the signing of the Operating Agreement. These manuals are designed for easy reference and serve as an authoritative source of information about Old Chicago standard operating policies and procedures. These manuals are frequently updated to reflect Old Chicago's response to the changing needs of today's guests. Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media | Old Chicago restaurants rely primarily on a Local Restaurant Marketing (LRM) program that allows each store to choose the marketing programs and promotions that match the needs of the individual store's market. Advertising and promotional materials are available at a reasonable cost to Franchisees that support a LRM program. As such we employ our own graphics designer to assist Franchise Partners with their LRM design needs. We also employ a marketing professional to consult with our Franchise Partners. Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Old Chicago | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, | 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 3% |
| Old Chicago | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1% |
| Old Chicago | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1982 |
| Old Chicago | 1976 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1986 |
| Old Chicago | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Old Chicago | |
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. |
| Old Chicago | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | No |
| Old Chicago | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Equipment | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza} | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Inventory | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Receivables | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Old Chicago | |
| Payroll | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Old Chicago | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Old Chicago | The Old Chicago training department will provide Franchisees, their management team, and staff, comprehensive training programs that combine both restaurant and classroom training. All Franchise management teams will receive seven weeks of in-store training at a designated Old Chicago training restaurant. On-The-Job Training: 350 hours |
| Support | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Old Chicago | A set of comprehensive manuals are provided to an Old Chicago Franchisee upon the signing of the Operating Agreement. These manuals are designed for easy reference and serve as an authoritative source of information about Old Chicago standard operating policies and procedures. These manuals are frequently updated to reflect Old Chicago's response to the changing needs of today's guests. Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software |
| Marketing | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Ad slicks, National media |
| Old Chicago | Old Chicago restaurants rely primarily on a Local Restaurant Marketing (LRM) program that allows each store to choose the marketing programs and promotions that match the needs of the individual store's market. Advertising and promotional materials are available at a reasonable cost to Franchisees that support a LRM program. As such we employ our own graphics designer to assist Franchise Partners with their LRM design needs. We also employ a marketing professional to consult with our Franchise Partners. Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Old Chicago | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, |
| Old Chicago | 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 | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Old Chicago | |
| International Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Old Chicago | |