Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Investment | 89500 - 593500 | 295000 - 750000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| 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. | 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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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| 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 | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| 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 | Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Simple Simon's Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 3% |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1% |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1982 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | 1986 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 10 years+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
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. |
| 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 |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | No |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza} | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification |
| Support | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Marketing | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Ad slicks, National media |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Operations | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Simple Simon's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |