Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Z Pizza | Mustard Cafe | |
| Investment | 249000 - 359000 | 304600 - 426000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Z Pizza | Mustard Cafe | |
| Experience | General business experience | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Z Pizza | Mustard Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Z Pizza | Mustard Cafe | |
| Training | Additional training available as required | |
| Support | The zpizza support system is extremely detailed and begins from the moment your franchise agreement is signed, throughout your development phases, and through your store opening. Training is provided to the operational owners and managers for your store. The zpizza Training Program is a four week program comprehensive of all operational details involved in your business. zpizza provides a team to serve from pre-opening to opening. - Use of brand name, trademarks, recipes, operational systems and methods, and décor - Facility planning on site location and architectural design - Specifications for fixtures, equipment, and leasehold improvements - Assistance in site selection and lease negotiation - Corporate training for Owner/Operator and Director of Operations/General Managers - Kitchen/Back of the House Workflow design - Ongoing support from members of the Training and Operations Team - Ongoing updates for increasing profitability - Products with high industry demand - Favorable national contracts with suppliers of goods and services - Operating manuals, policies, procedures, and business management systems - Annual franchisee meetings - Access to zpizza's proprietary, Internet-based system that acts as a repository for all above-mentioned support materials, manuals, graphics and brand communications. | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Z Pizza | Mustard Cafe | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, | California, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Mustard Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Mustard Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Z Pizza | 6% |
| Mustard Cafe | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Z Pizza | 3% |
| Mustard Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Z Pizza | 1986 |
| Mustard Cafe | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Z Pizza | 1999 |
| Mustard Cafe | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Z Pizza | 10 years |
| Mustard Cafe | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Mustard Cafe | $5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Z Pizza | General business experience |
| Mustard Cafe | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Z Pizza | No |
| Mustard Cafe | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Mustard Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Z Pizza} | |
| Mustard Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Mustard Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Mustard Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Mustard Cafe | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Z Pizza | Additional training available as required |
| Mustard Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Z Pizza | The zpizza support system is extremely detailed and begins from the moment your franchise agreement is signed, throughout your development phases, and through your store opening. Training is provided to the operational owners and managers for your store. The zpizza Training Program is a four week program comprehensive of all operational details involved in your business. zpizza provides a team to serve from pre-opening to opening. - Use of brand name, trademarks, recipes, operational systems and methods, and décor - Facility planning on site location and architectural design - Specifications for fixtures, equipment, and leasehold improvements - Assistance in site selection and lease negotiation - Corporate training for Owner/Operator and Director of Operations/General Managers - Kitchen/Back of the House Workflow design - Ongoing support from members of the Training and Operations Team - Ongoing updates for increasing profitability - Products with high industry demand - Favorable national contracts with suppliers of goods and services - Operating manuals, policies, procedures, and business management systems - Annual franchisee meetings - Access to zpizza's proprietary, Internet-based system that acts as a repository for all above-mentioned support materials, manuals, graphics and brand communications. |
| Mustard Cafe | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Z Pizza | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Mustard Cafe | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | |
| Z Pizza | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Mustard Cafe | Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Z Pizza | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, |
| Mustard Cafe | California, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Mustard Cafe | |
| International Expansion | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Mustard Cafe | |