Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Z Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Investment | 249000 - 359000 | 295000 - 750000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1986 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Z Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Experience | General business experience | 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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| Z Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Z Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Training | Additional training available as required | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification |
| 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) | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Z Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Z Pizza | 6% |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Z Pizza | 3% |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Z Pizza | 1986 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Z Pizza | 1999 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Z Pizza | 10 years |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 10 years+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Z Pizza | General business experience |
| 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 | |
| Z Pizza | No |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
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| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Z Pizza | Additional training available as required |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification |
| 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. |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Marketing | |
| Z Pizza | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| 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) |
| 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 | |
| Z Pizza | Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Z Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |