Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Z Pizza | Runza Restaurants | |
| Investment | 249000 - 359000 | 1250000 - 2720000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 1%+up to 4% locally |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 1949 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 1970 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Z Pizza | Runza Restaurants | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Z Pizza | Runza Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Z Pizza | Runza Restaurants | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | Runza Restaurants | |
| 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 | |
| Runza Restaurants | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Runza Restaurants | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Z Pizza | 6% |
| Runza Restaurants | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Z Pizza | 3% |
| Runza Restaurants | 1%+up to 4% locally |
| Year Founded | |
| Z Pizza | 1986 |
| Runza Restaurants | 1949 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Z Pizza | 1999 |
| Runza Restaurants | 1970 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Z Pizza | 10 years |
| Runza Restaurants | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Runza Restaurants | $5,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Z Pizza | General business experience |
| Runza Restaurants | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Z Pizza | No |
| Runza Restaurants | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Runza Restaurants | |
| Equipment | |
| Z Pizza} | |
| Runza Restaurants | |
| Inventory | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Runza Restaurants | |
| Receivables | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Runza Restaurants | |
| Payroll | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Runza Restaurants | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Z Pizza | Additional training available as required |
| Runza Restaurants | |
| 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. |
| Runza Restaurants | |
| Marketing | |
| Z Pizza | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Runza Restaurants | |
| 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) |
| Runza Restaurants | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Z Pizza | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, |
| Runza Restaurants | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Runza Restaurants | |
| International Expansion | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Runza Restaurants | |