Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Z Pizza | Orion Food Systems | |
| Investment | 249000 - 359000 | 59500 - 140000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Z Pizza | Orion Food Systems | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Z Pizza | Orion Food Systems | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Z Pizza | Orion Food Systems | |
| Training | Additional training available as required | On-The-Job Training: 45 hours Classroom Training: 9.5 hours |
| 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. | Ongoing Support Newsletter Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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 Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Z Pizza | Orion Food Systems | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Orion Food Systems | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Orion Food Systems | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Z Pizza | 6% |
| Orion Food Systems | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Z Pizza | 3% |
| Orion Food Systems | |
| Year Founded | |
| Z Pizza | 1986 |
| Orion Food Systems | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Z Pizza | 1999 |
| Orion Food Systems | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Z Pizza | 10 years |
| Orion Food Systems | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Orion Food Systems | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Z Pizza | General business experience |
| Orion Food Systems | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Z Pizza | No |
| Orion Food Systems | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Orion Food Systems | |
| Equipment | |
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| Orion Food Systems | |
| Inventory | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Orion Food Systems | |
| Receivables | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Orion Food Systems | |
| Payroll | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Orion Food Systems | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Z Pizza | Additional training available as required |
| Orion Food Systems | On-The-Job Training: 45 hours Classroom Training: 9.5 hours |
| 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. |
| Orion Food Systems | Ongoing Support Newsletter Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Z Pizza | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Orion Food Systems | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) |
| Orion Food Systems | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4 - 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Z Pizza | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, |
| Orion Food Systems | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Orion Food Systems | |
| International Expansion | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Orion Food Systems | |