Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Z Pizza | Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| Investment | 249000 - 359000 | 340000 - 450000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 3% |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Z Pizza | Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Z Pizza | Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Z Pizza | Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| Training | Additional training available as required | Expect to have in-store training last about a week after construction is completed prior to opening your location. Employee "live training" via a Friends and Family night or VIP event. |
| 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. | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Z Pizza | Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Z Pizza | 6% |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Z Pizza | 3% |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Z Pizza | 1986 |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Z Pizza | 1999 |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Z Pizza | 10 years |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Z Pizza | General business experience |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Z Pizza | No |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| Equipment | |
| Z Pizza} | |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| Inventory | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| Receivables | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| Payroll | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Z Pizza | Additional training available as required |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | Expect to have in-store training last about a week after construction is completed prior to opening your location. Employee "live training" via a Friends and Family night or VIP event. |
| 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. |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| Marketing | |
| Z Pizza | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| 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) |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Z Pizza | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |
| International Expansion | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Rapid Fired Pizza | |